Mike Kennedy
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamElon
ConferenceCAA
Record836–652–3 (.562)
Biographical details
Born (1969-05-21) May 21, 1969 (age 54)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1988–1990Elon
1990Modesto A's
1990Arizona League Athletics
1991Southern Oregon A's
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1996Elon (asst.)
1997–presentElon
Head coaching record
Overall836–652–3 (.562)
TournamentsNCAA: 4–10
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 1× SoCon Tournament (2008)
  • 5× SoCon Regular season (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011)
  • 1× CAA Regular season (2019)

Michael D. Kennedy (born May 21, 1969) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head coach of the Elon Phoenix.

Career

Kennedy played college baseball at Elon for coaches Rick Jones and Mike Harden from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1][2] Kennedy played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 2 seasons from 1990 to 1991.[3] Under Kennedy, the Phoenix have won four Southern Conference regular season championships, one Southern Conference baseball tournament championship, one Colonial Athletic Association and made five NCAA Regional appearances.[4]

Head coaching record

The following is a table of Kennedy's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[5][6][7][8]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Elon Fightin' Christians (South Atlantic Conference) (1997)
1997 Elon 34–16 16–5 NCAA Regional
Elon: 16–5
Elon Fightin' Christians (Independent) (1998–1998)
1998 Elon 26–22
1999 Elon 20–35–1
Elon:
Elon Phoenix (Big South Conference) (2000–2003)
2000 Elon 33–25 11–10 t-4th Big South Tournament[a]
2001 Elon 30–27 12–9 4th Big South Tournament[a]
2002 Elon 34–23 13–8 2nd NCAA Regional
2003 Elon 34–23–2 12–7 t-2nd Big South Tournament[a]
Elon: 48–34
Elon Phoenix (Southern Conference) (2004–2014)
2004 Elon 31–28 17–13 4th SoCon tournament
2005 Elon 32–25 18–12 t-3rd SoCon tournament
2006 Elon 45–18 21–6 1st NCAA Regional
2007 Elon 32–29 15–12 3rd SoCon tournament[b]
2008 Elon 44–18 19–8 1st NCAA Regional
2009 Elon 41–18 23–4 1st NCAA Regional
2010 Elon 38–24 19–11 t-3rd NCAA Regional
2011 Elon 36–21 23–7 1st SoCon tournament
2012 Elon 33–26 20–10 3rd SoCon tournament
2013 Elon 34–30 18–11 t-2nd NCAA Regional
2014 Elon 27–26 12–15 7th SoCon tournament
Elon: 205–109
Elon Phoenix (Colonial Athletic Association) (2015–present)
2015 Elon 25–28 13–11 4th CAA tournament
2016 Elon 25–29 13–10 3rd CAA tournament
2017 Elon 24–32 12–12 6th CAA tournament
2018 Elon 36–23 16–8 2nd CAA tournament
2019 Elon 33–24 19–5 1st CAA tournament
2020 Elon 7–10 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Elon 22–22 10–8 2nd (South) CAA tournament
2022 Elon 27–28 9–14 7th CAA tournament
2023 Elon 33–22 19–9 2nd CAA tournament
Elon: 836–652–3 (.562) 11–77 (.125)
Total: 836–652–3 (.562)

      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

Notes

  1. ^ a b c In this season, all members of the Big South Conference qualified for the conference tournament.
  2. ^ In this season, all members of the Southern Conference qualified for the conference tournament.

References

  1. ^ Finn, Frank (June 15, 1989). "Sports by Frank Finn". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Player Stats". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "2012 Baseball Coaching Staff". ElonPhonix.com. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  4. ^ "2012 Elon Baseball Quick Facts" (PDF). ElonPhoenix.com. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  5. ^ "2013 Elon Baseball Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). Elon Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  6. ^ "2013 Big South Conference Baseball Record Book". BigSouthSports.com. Big South Conference. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "2013 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Issuu.com. Southern Conference. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  8. ^ "2013 Southern Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved June 7, 2013.

External links

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Elon Phoenix head baseball coaches
Southern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year
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