Kevin McMullan

Kevin B. "Mac" McMullan is an American baseball coach, currently the assistant baseball coach for the University of Virginia Cavaliers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1]

Kevin McMullan
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamVirginia
ConferenceACC
Biographical details
Born (1968-09-22) September 22, 1968
Playing career
1987–1990IUP
1990Salt Lake City Trappers
1991Fort Lauderdale Yankees
1991Greensboro Hornets
1992Salt Lake City Trappers
Position(s)Catcher / First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996IUP (asst.)
1997–1999St. John's (asst.)
2000–2002East Carolina (asst.)
2003–presentVirginia (asst.)

As a member of the Cavaliers baseball coaching staff, McMullan recruits and trains players to develop the quality of the baseball program at the university; under his tutelage baseball classes have achieved rankings of 12th (2004), 10th (2005), 8th (2006), 13th (2007), and 14th (2008) in inter-college NCAA competitions. Four of five teams coached by McMullan have been placed in USA's top 40 for fielding percentage.[2]

Biography

Raised in Dumont, New Jersey, McMullan graduated from Dumont High School.[3] He studied at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he was a multi-sport athlete. He played as catcher for the IUP baseball baseball team and as linebacker for the IUP football team; he was awarded the honor of All-American for both sports. During his college career, he was a part of six championship teams at IUP. After graduating in 1990 he became a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees (1990–92) and the Salt Lake City Trappers (1990 and 1992). In 1990, he was a Pioneer League All-Star with the Trappers.[2]

McMullan began coaching on the University of Virginia baseball program in 2003. Previously he had coached within other college programs and was a manager and coordinator for the Atlanta Braves, coaching the club's catchers and hitters during spring training.[4] In 2009, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year.[5]

In 2001–02, he was a recruiting coordinator, hitting coach, and catching instructor for the Pirates, East Carolina University's baseball team; he later became the Pirate's acting head coach. Under McMullan's three-year tenure, the Pirates recorded 138 wins and 46 losses, finished within the top 25 teams each year, and won three conference championships and an NCAA Regional Championship.[2]

Players coached by McMullan have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, including Ryan Zimmerman (Washington Nationals), Mark Reynolds (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Joe Koshansky (Colorado Rockies).[6]

References
  1. virginiasports.cstv.com: Kevin McMullan profile Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved March 12, 2011
  2. virginiasports.com: Kevin McMullan Biography, retrieved March 12, 2011
  3. Berman, Zach. "NCAA baseball: Kevin McMullan has brought his Jersey attitude to Virginia", The Star-Ledger, June 10, 2011, updated March 31, 2019. Accessed August 31, 2021. "It’s enough to tranquilize someone from New Jersey — though it didn’t have that effect on McMullan, the son of former Giants offensive lineman John McMullan who was a standout three-sport athlete at Dumont High School in Bergen County and is married to a Jersey girl."
  4. baseballamerica.com: Baseball America Assistant Coach Of The Year, retrieved March 12, 2011
  5. "ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year". www.abca.org. AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. collegebaseball360.com: UVA’s McMullan Named Assistant Coach Of The Year, retrieved March 12, 2011
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