Cory Thomas Mee (born February 14, 1970) is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman, who is the current associate head baseball coach and catching coach for the Western Michigan Broncos. Mee grew up in Hilton, New York, and graduated from Hilton High School in 1988. He played college baseball at the University of Notre Dame from 1989 to 1992, before playing professionally for the Yakima Bears in 1992. He served as the head coach at the University of Toledo from 2004 to 2019.
_(cropped).jpg) Mee with Toledo in 2018 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach |
| Team | Western Michigan |
| Conference | MAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 14, 1970 Jamestown, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1989–1992 | Notre Dame |
| 1992 | Yakima Bears |
| Position(s) | Third baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993 | Notre Dame (vol. assistant) |
| 1994 | RIT (assistant) |
| 1995–1999 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 2000–2003 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 2004–2019 | Toledo |
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan (assistant) |
| 2021–2022 | Akron (AHC/RC) |
| 2023–present | Western Michigan (AHC/C/H) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 366–513–2 |
| Tournaments | 11–17 (MAC) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MAC West Division (2012) | |
| Awards | |
| MAC Coach of the Year (2010) | |
Coaching career
editMee was named the head coach of the Rockets in 2004.[1] On May 20, 2019, Mee stepped down from his position as head coach at Toledo.[2] On September 4, 2019, Mee was named the volunteer assistant baseball coach at Eastern Michigan University.[3] On July 16, 2020 he was named the associate head coach for the University of Akron.
Head coaching record
editThis table shows Mee's record as a college coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (2004–2019) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Toledo | 20–34 | 8–16 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2005 | Toledo | 15–39 | 5–17 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2006 | Toledo | 26–27 | 11–15 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2007 | Toledo | 26–28 | 14–13 | 4th (West) | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Toledo | 18–31 | 10–13 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2009 | Toledo | 24–30 | 14–12 | 2nd (West) | MAC Tournament[a] | ||||
| 2010 | Toledo | 34–22 | 19–8 | T-2nd (West) | MAC Tournament[b] | ||||
| 2011 | Toledo | 26–29 | 15–12 | 4th (West) | MAC Tournament[c] | ||||
| 2012 | Toledo | 30–27 | 19–8 | 1st (West) | MAC Tournament[d] | ||||
| 2013 | Toledo | 25–33 | 13–14 | 3rd (West) | MAC Tournament[e] | ||||
| 2014 | Toledo | 22–32 | 11–16 | T-3rd (West) | |||||
| 2015 | Toledo | 25–33 | 16–11 | 2nd (West) | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Toledo | 19–38 | 13–11 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 2017 | Toledo | 17–41 | 9–15 | 6th (West) | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Toledo | 22–33–1 | 14–13 | 5th | |||||
| 2019 | Toledo | 17–36–1 | 4–21 | 10th | |||||
| Toledo: | 366–513–2 | 195–215 | |||||||
| Total: | 366–513–2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2009.
- ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2010.
- ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2011.
- ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2012.
- ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2013.
References
edit- ^ "UT baseball coach Mee signs three-year contract". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. December 22, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "UT baseball coach Mee steps down after 16 seasons". www.toledoblade.com. Toledo Blade. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "Baseball Hires Veteran Cory Mee as Volunteer Assistant". www.emueagles.com. Eastern Michigan Athletics. September 4, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Toledo profile