Mike McGuire (baseball)

Mike McGuire in an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He is the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina Upstate. McGuire played college baseball at the University of Akron from 1990 to 1991 and the University of South Carolina from 1992 to 1993 and played semi-professionally in the Frontier League from 1993 to 1994. He served as head coach of the Morehead State Eagles baseball program from 2013 season to 2019.[1][2][3][4]

For other people with the same name, see Michael McGuire.
Mike McGuire
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUSC Upstate
ConferenceBig South
Record123–65–1
Playing career
1989–1990Akron
1991–1992South Carolina
1993–1994Zanesville Greys
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1996Morehead State (Asst.)
1997–2002Winthrop (Asst.)
2003–2005Lander
2006–2011Winthrop (Asst.)
2012Louisburg
2013–2019Morehead State
2020–presentUSC Upstate
Head coaching record
Overall441–336–1 (NCAA) 52-9 (NJCAA)
TournamentsOhio Valley: 15–9
Big South: 3–4
NCAA: 0–4
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Playing career

McGuire played two seasons for Akron before completing his eligibility at South Carolina. He then played two professional seasons with the Independent Zanesville Greys of the Frontier League.

Coaching career

McGuire began coaching as an assistant for two seasons at Morehead State. He then moved to Winthrop for six seasons. McGuire earned his first head coaching job at Division II Lander. After three seasons with the Bearcats, he returned to Winthrop as associate head coach. After six seasons, he earned another head coaching position at Louisburg, a junior college in North Carolina. After one season, McGuire was hired as head coach at Morehead State.[1][3]

On June 18, 2019, McGuire left Morehead State to become the head coach for the USC Upstate Spartans baseball program.[5]

Head coaching record

This table shows McGuire's record as a head coach at the Division I, Division II , and NJCAA level.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lander University (Peach Belt Conference) (2003–2005)
2003 Lander University 27-2911-18
2004 Lander University 33-2312-15
2005 Lander University 30-2812-19
Lander University: 90-8035-52
Louisburg Hurricanes (Region 10 League) (2012–2012)
2012 Louisburg College 52-9
Louisburg College: 52-9 NJCAA
Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2013–2019)
2013 Morehead State 16–4010–209th
2014 Morehead State 29–2216–14T-4thOhio Valley tournament
2015 Morehead State 38–2820–102ndNCAA Regional
2016 Morehead State 32–2717–134thOhio Valley tournament
2017 Morehead State 36–2318–112ndOhio Valley tournament
2018 Morehead State 37–2419–123rdNCAA Regional
2019 Morehead State 40–2119–11T-2ndOhio Valley tournament
Morehead State: 228–191119–91
USC Upstate Spartans (Big South Conference) (2020–present)
2020 USC Upstate 13–50–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 USC Upstate 37–1628–122ndBig South tournament
2022 USC Upstate 35–22–117–6–12ndBig South tournament
2023 USC Upstate 38–2221–62ndBig South tournament
USC Upstate: 123–65–166–24–1
Total:441–336–1

      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

See also

References
  1. "Mike McGuire Named Head Baseball Coach". Morehead State University Eagles. July 5, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  2. "Mike McGuire Accepts Head Coaching Position At Louisburg (NC) College". Winthrop Eagles. June 10, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  3. Phil Kornblut (June 11, 2011). "Winthrop losing top baseball assistant". Sports Talk South Carolina. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  4. "McGuire returns to Morehead State as head coach". College Baseball Insider. July 6, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  5. Todd Shanesy (June 18, 2019). "Spartans name new baseball coach". www.goupstate.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
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