Nick Mingione

Nick Mingione
	Mingione as the Head Coach of the Kentucky Wildcats
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Kentucky
Conference	SEC
Record	264–166 (.614)
Annual salary	$705,000
Biographical details
Born	September 10, 1978 (age 46); Tarrytown, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1997–2000	Embry–Riddle
Position(s)	Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002	Florida Gulf Coast (assistant)
2003–2005	Embry-Riddle (assistant)
2006–2007	Kentucky (assistant)
2008	Western Carolina (assistant)
2009–2016	Mississippi State (assistant)
2017–present	Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall	264–166 (.614)
Tournaments	SEC 4–9 (.308) NCAA 14–8 (.636)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	SEC Regular Season (2024)
Awards
	SEC Coach of the Year (2017, 2024); Perfect Game National Coach of the Year (2024); National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Coach of the Year (2024); Dick Howser Award (2024)

Nick Mingione (born September 10, 1978) is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder who is the current head coach for the Kentucky Wildcats. He played college baseball at Embry–Riddle University for coach Greg Guilliams from 1997 to 2000.

Playing career

Mingione played his college career at Embry–Riddle University. He graduated from ERU in 2000 with a degree in aerospace studies.

Coaching career

Kentucky

After serving as an assistant college coach for 13 seasons, Mingione was named head coach of Kentucky for the 2017 season. In his first season as a head coach, he was named SEC Coach of the Year. He also led Kentucky to its first regional win and first super regional appearance in the program's history.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2017–present)
2017	Kentucky	43–23	19–11	2nd (East)	NCAA Super Regional
2018	Kentucky	34–22	13–17	5th (East)
2019	Kentucky	28–29	7–23	7th (East)
2020	Kentucky	11–6	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Kentucky	29–23	12–18	6th (East)
2022	Kentucky	33–26	12–18	6th (East)
2023	Kentucky	40–21	16–14	4th (East)	NCAA Super Regional
2024	Kentucky	46–16	22–8	T–1st (East)	College World Series
Kentucky:		264–166–0 (.614)	101–109–0 (.481)
Total:		264–166–0 (.614)
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

References

^ Hale, Jon (June 10, 2024). "How Kentucky baseball's first College World Series berth affects Nick Mingione's contract". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ Cervino, Vincent; Cozart, Craig. "Collegiate All-Americans & Postseason Awards". Perfect Game. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Letcher, Tim. "Humble Mingione Earns Multiple National Honors". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
^ Assistant Coach Nick Mingione, archived from the original on April 28, 2016, retrieved April 28, 2016
^ "Former @ERAUBaseball Player and Coach Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". Embry Riddle Athletics. Archived from the original on January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
^ "Nick Mingione". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^ "Mingione Named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^ "2017 SEC Baseball Awards announced". Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^ Mussatto, Joe (June 11, 2017). "Kentucky baseball: Nick Mingione has changed the program, players have changed his life". SecCountry.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.

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[1] Hale, Jon (June 10, 2024). "How Kentucky baseball's first College World Series berth affects Nick Mingione's contract". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[PG2024-2] Cervino, Vincent; Cozart, Craig. "Collegiate All-Americans & Postseason Awards". Perfect Game. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

[COY2024-3] Letcher, Tim. "Humble Mingione Earns Multiple National Honors". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on June 14, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

[UKAnnounce-4] "Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

[MSUBio-5] Assistant Coach Nick Mingione, archived from the original on April 28, 2016, retrieved April 28, 2016

[ERU-6] "Former @ERAUBaseball Player and Coach Nick Mingione Named Kentucky Baseball Head Coach". Embry Riddle Athletics. Archived from the original on January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.

[UKBio-7] "Nick Mingione". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.

[UKAth2017SECCoY-8] "Mingione Named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year". University of Kentucky. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.

[2017SECAwards-9] "2017 SEC Baseball Awards announced". Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.

[secCountryMussatto170611-10] Mussatto, Joe (June 11, 2017). "Kentucky baseball: Nick Mingione has changed the program, players have changed his life". SecCountry.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.