Kyle Hallock
Kyle Hallock (born August 6, 1988) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Bowling Green Falcons. He played college baseball at Kent State for coach Scott Stricklin from 2008 to 2011 before playing professionally from 2011 to 2013.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Bowling Green |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 58–94 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 6, 1988 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2011 | Kent State |
| 2011 | Tri-City ValleyCats |
| 2012 | Lexington Legends |
| 2012 | Gulf Coast League Astros |
| 2013 | Quad Cities River Bandits |
| 2013 | Oklahoma City RedHawks |
| 2013 | Lancaster JetHawks |
| 2013 | Corpus Christi Hooks |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2018 | Malone (P) |
| 2019–2020 | Bowling Green (P) |
| 2021–present | Bowling Green |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–94 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Playing career
Hallock attended Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio, where we played baseball and basketball. He was recruited to play baseball at Kent State, where he would pitch on scholarship. Hallock was drafted in the 49th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, but he declined signing and returned to Kent State. As a senior in 2011, Hallock pitched himself to the Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year Award.[1] Hallock was then drafted in the 10th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft by the Houston Astros.[2]
Coaching career
In 2014, Hallock served as assistant coach of the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3] In the fall of 2014, Hallock was named the pitching coach at Malone University. In the fall of 2018, Hallock was named the pitching coach at Bowling Green State University.[4] On June 3, 2020, Danny Schmitz stepped down as the head baseball coach at Bowling Green, and Hallock was promoted to interim head coach.[5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Falcons (Mid-American Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 20–30 | 18–22 | T-7th | |||||
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 18–34 | 14–24 | 9th | |||||
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 20–30 | 13–17 | T-7th | |||||
| Bowling Green: | 58–94 | 45–63 | |||||||
| Total: | 58–64 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
References
- "EMU Falls to Kent State; Rematch Set with NIU in Elimination Game". www.emueagles.com. Eastern Michigan University. May 26, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- Mark Hazelwood (August 16, 2016). "New London's Ryan Lane commits to Kent State". www.nwweb.libercus.net. Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- "Red Sox Announce Coaching Staff Additions: Y-D will bring on three new assistants for the 2014 season". capecodbaseball.org. May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- Kevin Shields (October 8, 2018). "Hallock brings pro experience to BGSU baseball staff". www.sanduskyregister.com. The Sandusky Register. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- "BGSU promotes Kyle Hallock to interim head baseball coach". www.sanduskyregister.com. The Sandusky Register. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.