Mark Scalf
Biographical details
Born (1958-10-03) October 3, 1958 (age 65)
Playing career
1977–1980UNC Wilmington
Position(s)Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1983North Carolina (Asst.)
1984–1991UNC Wilmington (Asst.)
1992–2019UNC Wilmington
Head coaching record
Overall941–686–1
TournamentsNCAA: 15–20
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
CAA Coach of the Year:1995, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012

Mark Scalf (born October 3, 1958) is an American college baseball coach and former player. He served as head coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball program from 1992 to the conclusion of the 2019 season.[1][2]

Background

Scalf is a native of Cary, North Carolina and attended Cary High School.[2] He is a four-time letter winner at second base for UNC Wilmington, from 1977 through 1980.[1] The Seahawks began play in Division I in Scalf's freshman year.[3]

Coaching career

After completing his playing career, Scalf earned a graduate assistant coach position at North Carolina in 1981. He became a full-time assistant the following season, helping the Tar Heels to two ACC tournament titles, an ACC regular season championship, and two NCAA tournament appearances in his three seasons in Chapel Hill. In 1984, he returned to UNC Wilmington as an assistant to Bobby Guthrie. In the summer of 1985, he skippered the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4] In 1992, he succeeded Guthrie as head coach, and has since become the Seahawks all-time win leader. Scalf has earned five Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year Awards, placed 45 players into the professional ranks, and served as an assistant coach on the 2003 and 2007 USA Baseball teams, both of which earned silver medals.[1]

Head coaching record

This table shows Scalf's record as a head coach at the Division I level.[3][5]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UNC Wilmington (Colonial Athletic Association) (1992–2019)
1992 UNC Wilmington 23–28 7–11 6th (7) CAA Tournament[a]
1993 UNC Wilmington 26–29 6–8 4th (7) CAA Tournament[b]
1994 UNC Wilmington 30–28 10–8 4th (7) CAA Tournament[c]
1995 UNC Wilmington 30–25 11–7 2nd (7) CAA Tournament[d]
1996 UNC Wilmington 28–30 9–11 7th (8) CAA Tournament[e]
1997 UNC Wilmington 28–29 7–12 8th (8) CAA Tournament[f]
1998 UNC Wilmington 21–34 6–14 7th (8) CAA Tournament[g]
1999 UNC Wilmington 30–26 8–13 6th (8) CAA Tournament[h]
2000 UNC Wilmington 36–23 13–8 3rd (8) CAA Tournament[i]
2001 UNC Wilmington 33–22 11–9 4th (8) CAA Tournament[j]
2002 UNC Wilmington 36–21 14–7 2nd American (5) CAA Tournament[k]
2003 UNC Wilmington 40–23 15–6 1st American (5) NCAA Regional
2004 UNC Wilmington 40–23 17–6 2nd (9) NCAA Regional
2005 UNC Wilmington 40–19 21–3 1st (9) CAA Tournament[l]
2006 UNC Wilmington 42–22 17–13 5th (11) NCAA Regional
2007 UNC Wilmington 29–27 18–11 4th (11) CAA Tournament[m]
2008 UNC Wilmington 44–17–1 25–4–1 1st (11) NCAA Regional
2009 UNC Wilmington 31–23 10–8 3rd (11) CAA Tournament[n]
2010 UNC Wilmington 33–27 13–11 4th (11) CAA Tournament[o]
2011 UNC Wilmington 31–28 18–12 3rd (11) CAA Tournament[p]
2012 UNC Wilmington 39–23 24–6 1st (11) NCAA Regional
2013 UNC Wilmington 38–23 18–8 1st (10) NCAA Regional
2014 UNC Wilmington 30–27 10–8 3rd (8) CAA tournament
2015 UNC Wilmington 41-18 16-8 2nd NCAA Regional
2016 UNC Wilmington 41-19 16-6 1st NCAA Regional
2017 UNC Wilmington 30-29 16-8 2nd CAA tournament
2018 UNC Wilmington 39-23 14-9 4th NCAA Regional
2019 UNC Wilmington 32-31 12-12 T-3rd (9) NCAA Regional
UNC Wilmington: 941–686–1 382–247–1
Total: 941–686–1

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. ^ All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1992.
  2. ^ All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1993.
  3. ^ All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1994.
  4. ^ All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1995.
  5. ^ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1996.
  6. ^ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1997.
  7. ^ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1998.
  8. ^ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1999.
  9. ^ All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 2000.
  10. ^ All six of the CAA's eligible teams qualified for the tournament in 2001. East Carolina and Richmond were ineligible.
  11. ^ The top six finishers of the CAA's ten teams qualified for the tournament in 2002.
  12. ^ The top six of the CAA's nine teams qualified for the tournament in 2005.
  13. ^ The top six finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2007.
  14. ^ The top six finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2009.
  15. ^ The top four finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2010.
  16. ^ The top four finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2011.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mark Scalf". UNC Wilmington Seahawks. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Chris Wright (May 30, 2013). "Cary native Scalf leads UNC Wilmington to baseball success". Raleigh, NC: The News & Observer. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; Chris Wright (May 22, 2013). "UNCW's Mark Scalf CAA Baseball Coach-of-the-Year". WECT 6. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; Chris Wright (June 3, 2013). "Cary's Scalf builds success at UNCW". Cary News. Cary, NC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; "WWAY's Tuesday night sports - Scalf gets 700, Browns get Bryant & Brunson gets UFC bout". WWAY TV 3. March 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; Brian Haynes (July 31, 2013). "UNCW coach keeps hometown in his heart". Washington Daily News. Washington, NC. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; "UNC System Baseball Contracts". WRAL 5. August 2009. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. ^ a b 2013 Virtual Guide. UNC Wilmington Seahawks. p. 13. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Centennial Cape League Year to begin June 12". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. May 30, 1985. p. 31.
  5. ^ CAA Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
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