Mark Martinez
Mark Eastman Martinez (born December 18, 1961) is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. He is the former head baseball coach at San Diego State University. Martinez played college baseball at Mesa State College from 1982 to 1984. Martinez was previously assistant coach under Tony Gwynn at San Diego State from 2006 to 2014.[1] Nearly two months after Gwynn's death, San Diego State promoted Martinez to head coach on August 20, 2014.[2] On July 13, 2023, Martinez announced his retirement from coaching.[3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | Aurora, Colorado, U.S. | December 18, 1961
Playing career | |
1982–1984 | Mesa State |
Position(s) | Shortstop |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1985–1988 | Mesa State (assistant) |
1989–2005 | New Mexico (assistant) |
2006–2014 | San Diego State (assistant) |
2015–2023 | San Diego State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 257–211 (.549) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 2–6 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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San Diego State Aztecs (Mountain West Conference) (2015–2023) | |||||||||
2015 | San Diego State | 41–23 | 21–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2016 | San Diego State | 21–38 | 11–19 | 6th | |||||
2017 | San Diego State | 42–21 | 20–10 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | San Diego State | 39–15 | 22–6 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2019 | San Diego State | 32–25 | 16–13 | 2nd | |||||
2020 | San Diego State | 10–6 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | San Diego State | 30–16 | 22–14 | 2nd | |||||
2022 | San Diego State | 18–38 | 10–20 | T–6th | |||||
2023 | San Diego State | 24–29 | 18–11 | T–1st | |||||
San Diego State: | 257–211 (.549) | 122–91 (.573) | |||||||
Total: | 257–211 (.549) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Mark Martinez". San Diego State. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- Kirk Kenney (August 20, 2014). "Martinez will 'carry the torch'". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- "Mark Martinez Retires as Aztec Baseball Head Coach" (Press release). San Diego State Aztecs. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.