Justin McKay is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder and pitcher. McKay was the Interim Head Baseball Coach of the NCAA Division I Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball team during the 2018-2019 year before retiring after the season.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)[1] |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | Briarcliffe College |
| 2008 | Queens College |
| Position(s) | Outfielder & Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2010 | Briarcliffe College (asst.) |
| 2010–2013 | Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.) |
| 2014 | Montclair State (asst.) |
| 2016–2018 | Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.) |
| 2018–2019 | Fairleigh Dickinson (Interim HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–37–1 |
| Tournaments | NEC: 9–15 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2006 USCAA National Champion (player)
2010 USCAA National Champion (asst. coach) (2010) Youngest Recruiting Coordinator NCAA Division I Baseball (age 24) (2014) USA 18u National Team NTIS Task Force Member (2016) Northeast Conference Top Recruiter (2019) Top 5 Youngest Head Coach Baseball - NCAA Division I (age 33) | |
Playing career
editMcKay attended American High School in Fremont, California and Shaker High School in Latham, New York.[2] McKay then enrolled at Briarcliffe College, to play college baseball for the nationally ranked Division I NJCAA Briarcliffe College Seahawks baseball team. He served as team captain of the 2006 USCAA National Championship team.
In the summer of 2006, McKay suffered back and ankle injuries limiting his junior season. Following completion of his degree, he transferred to Queens College, City University of New York for his senior year. McKay won the starting centerfield job in spring of 2008 helping the Knights compile the most wins since 2003. Battling injury throughout the season, McKay scored 21 runs, while hitting .320 with a .454 on-base percentage (OBP) and 21 RBIs.[3] Following his collegiate career, McKay played in the New York State League before retiring shortly after due to previous injury.[4]
Coaching career
editMcKay returned to Briarcliffe College to assist his former head coach Gary Puccio. In the fall of 2010, McKay left Briarcliffe with Puccio to become an assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson.[4] On May 30, 2018, McKay was named the interim head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson.[1] In May of 2019, after a 11 year coaching career and his second child on the way, McKay retired from baseball.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (Northeast Conference) (2019) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 15–37–1 | 9–15 | 6th | |||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson: | 15–37–1 | 9–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–37–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ a b "Justin McKay Named Interim Head Baseball Coach". www.fduknights.com. Fairleigh Dickinson University. May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "7 - Justin McKay". www.queesnknights.com. Queens College, The City University of New York. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Queens College Baseball Stats - 2008". www.queesnknights.com. Queens College, The City University of New York. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Steve Popper (September 11, 2014). "Coach finds a home in baseball". www.northjersey.com. USA Today. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ "Sports agate — May 21, 2019". www.romsentinel.com. Rome Daily Sentinel. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.