Gabriel Bo Durkac (born December 12, 1972) is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman. He is the hitting and infield coach at the University of South Florida. Durkac played college baseball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992 and Virginia Tech from 1993 to 1995 and Arizona State University before pursuing a professional career. He served as the head baseball coach at Illinois State University from 2015 to 2018.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Infield & hitting coach |
| Team | South Florida |
| Conference | American |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 12, 1972 Kittanning, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1992 | North Carolina |
| 1993–1995 | Virginia Tech |
| 1995 | Will County Claws |
| 1995 | Adirondack Lumberjacks |
| 1996 | Visalia Oaks |
| 1997 | High Desert Mavericks |
| 1998–2000 | Chico Heat |
| 2001 | Long Island Ducks |
| 2001 | Sonoma County Crushers |
| Position(s) | Third baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003–2009 | Charlotte (IF/H) |
| 2010–2014 | Illinois State (IF/H) |
| 2015–2018 | Illinois State |
| 2019 | Miami (FL) (IF/H) |
| 2020–present | South Florida (IF/H) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 82–134 |
| Tournaments | MVC: 3–8 NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
editDurkac began his college career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he hit .226 as a freshman. After being told he would not have much of an opportunity to play much as a sophomore, he transferred to Virginia Tech.[1] While he was at Virginia Tech, he was twice named an All-Metro Conference honoree.
Coaching career
editOn June 10, 2002, Durkac was hired as an assistant at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[2]
In 2009, he was hired by Illinois State as an assistant coach working primarily with hitters and infielders. On June 23, 2014, Durkac was promoted to head baseball coach.[3] He was fired on May 29, 2018, after compiling a 82–134 record.[4]
On July 26, 2018, Durkac was named the volunteer assistant at the University of Miami, working with infielders and hitters.[5] He was then named the infielder and hitting coach at the University of South Florida, as well as recruiting coordinator on July 16, 2019.[6]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State Redbirds (Missouri Valley Conference) (2015–2018) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Illinois State | 27–27 | 9–12 | 5th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Illinois State | 17–37 | 7–13 | T-8th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Illinois State | 16–40 | 2–18 | 8th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Illinois State | 22–30 | 9–12 | 6th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| Illinois State: | 82–134 | 27–55 | |||||||
| Total: | 82–134 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "A Baseball Odyssey - Bo Durkac has traveled all over the country playing baseball, he's written books and journals about the sport and now he's coaching it". www.hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. April 7, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Baseball Hires Bo Durkac As Assistant Coach - Charlotte 49ers". www.charlotte49ers.com. UNC Charlotte. June 10, 2002. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Durkac named Illinois State head baseball coach". www.news.illinoisstate.edu. Illinois State University. June 23, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Randy Reinhardt (May 29, 2018). "Durkac relieved of duties as ISU baseball coach". www.pantagraph.com. Pantagraph Publishing Co. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ Christopher Stock (July 26, 2018). "DiMare Adds Former Illinois State Head Coach Bo Durkac to Staff". www.247sports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Mohl Completes Coaching Staff with Addition of Bo Durkac". www.gousfbulls.com. University of South FLorida. July 16, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- South Florida Bulls bio