Eric Madsen

Eric Madsen is an American baseball coach and former player. He played college baseball at Eastern Utah from 1991 to 1992 before transferring to Southern Utah. He then served as the head coach of the Eastern Utah Golden Eagles (1997–2003) and Utah Valley Wolverines (2009–2021).[1][2] Madsen took Utah Valley to its first NCAA Regional in 2016 and during his career has amassed a record of 305–357[3]

Eric Madsen
Biographical details
Alma materBellevue University
Playing career
1991–1992Eastern Utah
1993–1994Southern Utah
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996Eastern Utah (Asst.)
1997–2003Eastern Utah
2004–2008Utah Valley (Asst.)
2009–2021Utah Valley
Head coaching record
Overall305–357
TournamentsGWC: 12–2
WAC: 8–6
NCAA: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
GWC Coach of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012

Playing career

Madsen graduated from Bonneville High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho where he lettered in three sports. In baseball, he was a three-year starter, earned all-City honors twice, and was named Athlete of the Year in his senior season as a pitcher and infielder. He attended Eastern Utah for two seasons then completed his eligibility at Southern Utah.[1]

Coaching career

After his playing days ended in the 1994 season, Madsen returned to Eastern Utah as an assistant coach. After two seasons, he was elevated to the top post. In his seven seasons guiding the Golden Eagles, he coached future MLB pitcher Willie Eyre. After completing his degree at Bellevue University, Madsen became an assistant at Utah Valley, his first four-year coaching position. During his five seasons as a Wolverines assistant, he coached several future professionals, including Kam Mickolio, the first Utah Valley product to reach MLB. In 2009, Madsen became head coach and guided the Wolverines through the final stages of their upgrade to Division I, which was completed in 2010. The Wolverines won the first three Great West Conference regular season and Tournament championships, including a 28–0 regular season in 2012. In that same season, the Wolverines were nationally ranked for the first time in school history, held the nation's longest winning streak at 32 games, led the nation in several offensive categories, and recorded the most wins in Division I prior to the NCAA tournament. Despite this resume, the Wolverines were not invited to compete in the tournament.[4] In 2014, Madsen guided the Wolverines into the Western Athletic Conference.[1] On April 27, 2021, Madsen resigned as the head coach of the Wolverines.[5]

Head coaching record

This table reflects Madsen's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Utah Valley Wolverines (Great West Conference) (2009–2013)
2009 Utah Valley 18–35
2010 Utah Valley 42–1726–21st (8)GWC tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2011 Utah Valley 34–2222–21st (8)GWC tournament[lower-alpha 2]
2012 Utah Valley 47–1228–01st (8)GWC tournament[lower-alpha 3]
2013 Utah Valley 24–3015–94th (8)GWC tournament[lower-alpha 4]
Utah Valley Wolverines (Western Athletic Conference) (2014–2021)
2014 Utah Valley 28–3016–114thWAC tournament
2015 Utah Valley 15–2911–106th (10)WAC tournament
2016 Utah Valley 37–2318–93rd (10)NCAA Regional
2017 Utah Valley 18–3611–134thWAC tournament
2018 Utah Valley 15–378–189th
2019 Utah Valley 15–419–187th
2020 Utah Valley 5–140–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Utah Valley 7–315–1910thWAC tournament
Utah Valley: 305–357171–111
Total:305–357

      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 8 of the GWC's teams qualified for the Tournament in 2010.
  2. All 8 of the GWC's teams qualified for the Tournament in 2011.
  3. All 8 of the GWC's teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.
  4. All 8 of the GWC's teams qualified for the Tournament in 2013.

References
  1. "Eric Madsen Bio". Utah Valley Wolverines. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  2. Clint Burgi (June 12, 2012). "UVU baseball: Coach Eric Madsen signs contract extension". Deseret News. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  3. "Eric Madsen - Head Coach, Baseball - Baseball Coaches".
  4. "UVU baseball not in NCAA tournament". KTVX. May 28, 2012. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  5. David Wells (April 27, 2021). "UVU baseball coach Eric Madsen resigns after 18 years". www.fox13now.com. Scripps Media, Inc. Retrieved May 26, 2021.


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