Joe Kinney (baseball)
Joseph A. Kinney III is an American baseball coach and former outfielder. He played college baseball at Lehigh for coach Stan Schultz from 1985 to 1988. He then served as the head coach of the Lafayette Leopards (2000–2020).
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1985–1988 | Lehigh |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1989 | Maplewood (NJ) Columbia (JV) |
| 1990–1992 | Lehigh (asst) |
| 1993–1999 | Navy (asst) |
| 2000–2020 | Lafayette |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 358–593–5 |
| Tournaments | Patriot: 7–16 NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Playing career
Raised in Maplewood, New Jersey, Kinney attended Columbia High School, where he played baseball and football before graduating in 1984. Upon graduation from high school, Kinney enrolled at Lehigh University and majored in economics.[1]
As a freshman at Lehigh University in 1985, Kinney had a .332 batting average, a .402 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .441 SLG.
As a sophomore in 1986, Kinney batted .274 with a .387 SLG, 2 home run, and 6 RBIs.
In the 1987 season as a junior, Kinney hit 2 home runs and had 10 hits.[2]
Kinney served as a team captain as a senior.
Coaching career
On September 19, 1999, Kinney was named the head coach of the Lafayette Leopards baseball program.[3]
Kinney's 2007 team won the Patriot League as well as the 2007 Patriot League baseball tournament, the team's first NCAA Regional berth since 1990.[4]
Kinney announced the fall of 2019, that the 2020 season would be his last before retiring.[5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Leopards (Patriot League) (2000–2020) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Lafayette | 12–27 | 6–16 | 6th | |||||
| 2001 | Lafayette | 10–30 | 5–15 | 6th | |||||
| 2002 | Lafayette | 23–22 | 12–8 | 3rd | Patriot tournament | ||||
| 2003 | Lafayette | 16–24 | 7–13 | 6th | |||||
| 2004 | Lafayette | 23–25 | 11–9 | 2nd | Patriot tournament | ||||
| 2005 | Lafayette | 18–26–1 | 6–10 | 4th | |||||
| 2006 | Lafayette | 27–24 | 11–9 | 3rd | Patriot tournament | ||||
| 2007 | Lafayette | 34–20 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2008 | Lafayette | 25–23 | 8–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2009 | Lafayette | 24–29 | 9–11 | 4th | Patriot tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Lafayette | 15–30 | 7–13 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Lafayette | 18–30–1 | 10–10 | T-3rd | Patriot tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Lafayette | 14–37–1 | 7–13 | T-4th | Patriot tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Lafayette | 10–40 | 6–14 | 5th | |||||
| 2014 | Lafayette | 15–26 | 5–13 | 5th | |||||
| 2015 | Lafayette | 14–27–1 | 9–11 | 4th | Patriot tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Lafayette | 14–29 | 7–13 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Lafayette | 8–44 | 4–17 | 6th | |||||
| 2018 | Lafayette | 16–34–1 | 4–20–1 | 6th | |||||
| 2019 | Lafayette | 19–33 | 12–13 | 4th | Patriot tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Lafayette | 4–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Lafayette: | 358–593–5 | 163-243-1 | |||||||
| Total: | 358–593–5 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Logic, Jack. "Kinney Wants To Add Trophy To Lafayette Baseball History", The Morning Call, September 19, 1999. Accessed November 12, 2018. "Kinney, who hails from Maplewood, Essex County, N.J., was influenced by his father, Joe Jr., an avid baseball fan who followed the exploits of the old Newark, N.J., Bears in the International League.... Baseball was the only sport played by Kinney until he entered Columbia High School. There he added football to his sports resume as a tight end and a cornerback.... After graduating from CHS in 1984, Kinney entered Lehigh, majoring in economics."
- "Joe Kinney". www.lehighsports.com. Lehigh University. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- Jack Logic (September 19, 1999). "Kinney Wants To Add Trophy to Lafayette Baseball History". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- "Lafayette's First Appearance in NCAA Regional Since 1990 Begins with a 5–1 Loss to No. 7 Ranked Virginia". www.patriotleague.com. Patriot League. June 1, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- Keith Groller (April 23, 2020). "Longtime Lafayette baseball coach Joe Kinney didn't expect to go out this way". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved May 8, 2020.