Paul Panik
Paul Panik Jr. (born June 7, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher, who is currently an assistant baseball coach at the College of William and Mary. Panik played college baseball at Canisius College for coach Mike McRae from 2007 to 2010. He then served as the head coach of the Iona Gaels (2019–2021).
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | William & Mary |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 7, 1988 Yonkers, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2010 | Canisius |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012 | Western Connecticut State (asst.) |
| 2013 | Butler (asst.) |
| 2014 | Niagara (asst.) |
| 2015–2016 | Canisius (asst.) |
| 2017 | Iona (asst.) |
| 2018 | Albany (asst.) |
| 2019–2021 | Iona |
| 2022–present | William & Mary (H) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–61 |
| Tournaments | MAAC: 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
Panik attended John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction, New York, and played for the school's varsity baseball team for three years. Panik then enrolled at Canisius College, where he played college baseball for the Canisius Golden Griffins baseball team.
As a freshman at Canisius College in 2007, Panik had a .214 batting average, a .391 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .271 SLG.[1]
As a sophomore in 2008, Panik batted .294 with a .510 SLG, 3 home runs, and 11 RBIs.[2]
In the 2009 season as a junior, Panik hit 3 doubles and had 11 RBIs.[3]
Panik had his best season as a senior in 2010, hitting a career high in doubles (7), home runs (5), RBIs (33) and a .481 SLG.[4]
Coaching career
In 2013, Panik spent the season on the Butler Bulldogs baseball staff. In 2014, he joined the Niagara Purple Eagles baseball staff. In late 2014, Panik was named an assistant coach at his alma mater, Canisius College.[5] After two years at Canisius, Panik joined the Iona Gaels baseball staff.[6] Panik accepted a job as the assistant coach of the Albany Great Danes baseball program.[7]
On June 25, 2018, Panik was named the head coach of the Iona program.[8] Just three seasons later, Panik and Iona mutually agreed to part ways.[9]
Panik reunited with Mike McRae in 2022, joining his staff at William & Mary.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2019–2021) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Iona | 14–38 | 8–16 | T-9th | |||||
| 2020 | Iona | 3–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Iona | 3–11 | 3–11 | 11th | |||||
| Iona: | 20–61 | 11–27 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–61 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
Paul is the elder brother of Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder Joe Panik.[5]
References
- "2007 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- "2008 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- "2009 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- "2010 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- Mike Harrington (October 23, 2014). "Brotherly love pushes Giants' Panik". www.buffalonews.com. The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- Stephen Haynes (May 8, 2017). "Joe Panik faces Mets healthy, happy, grounded". www.poughkeepsiejournal.com. Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- "2018 Albany Baseball" (PDF). www.image.cdnllnwn1.xosnetwork.com. University of Albany. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- Charlie Cornacchio (June 26, 2018). "Jay's Panik New Baseball Coach at Iona College". www.hudsonvalleynewsnetwork.com. Hudson Valley News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- "Iona Announces Change In Leadership for Baseball". www.icgaels.com. Iona College Gaels. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.