Kyle Hallock (born August 6, 1988) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Bowling Green Falcons.[1] He played college baseball and won four Mid-American Conference championships at Kent State for coach Scott Stricklin from 2008 to 2011 before advancing to the AAA level professionally with the Houston Astros during his career from 2011-2014.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Bowling Green |
| Conference | MAC |
| Record | 91–114 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 6, 1988 Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2011 | Kent State |
| 2011 | Tri-City ValleyCats |
| 2012 | Lexington Legends |
| 2012 | Gulf Coast League Astros |
| 2013 | Quad Cities River Bandits |
| 2013 | Oklahoma City RedHawks |
| 2013 | Lancaster JetHawks |
| 2013 | Corpus Christi Hooks |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2018 | Malone (P) |
| 2019–2020 | Bowling Green (P) |
| 2021–present | Bowling Green |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 91–114 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Playing career
editHallock attended Perkins High School in Sandusky, Ohio, where he earned 11 varsity letters in baseball, basketball, football and golf. He was named All Ohio in both basketball and baseball during his junior and senior years. In 2018, Hallock was inducted as an inaugural member of the Perkins High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Upon graduation in 2007, Hallock was recruited to play baseball at Kent State, where he would pitch on scholarship. Hallock was drafted in the 49th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, but he declined signing and returned to Kent State. As a senior in 2011, Hallock pitched himself to the Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year Award.[2] Hallock was then drafted in the 10th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft by the Houston Astros.[3]
In 2011, Hallock played for the Class A Short Season Tri-City ValleyCats. He posted a 3–4 record for the Cats while holding a 2.63 earned run average over 61+2⁄3 innings pitched. His played earned him NYP Mid-Season All-Star and MiLB.com Organization All-Star.[4] In 2012, Hallock split the time between the Class A Lexington Legends and Rookie league GCL Astros. He held a combined record 1–3 over 30+2⁄3 innings pitched. In 2013, Hallock started the season in Class A with the Quad City River Bandits where he would appear in just one game before being promoted to the Triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks. For the RedHawks, Hallock had a 1–0 record in nine appearances and a 3.72 earned run average over 19+1⁄3 innings pitched. Hallock would then finish the season between the Class A-Advanced Lancaster JetHawks and Class AA Corpus Christi Hooks. Over three affiliated seasons, Hallock threw 188+2⁄3 innings and struck out 138 batters while holding a 9–13 record.[5]
Coaching career
editIn 2014, Hallock served as assistant coach of the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[6] In the fall of 2014, Hallock was named the pitching coach at Malone University. In the fall of 2018, Hallock was named the pitching coach at Bowling Green State University.[7] On June 3, 2020, Danny Schmitz stepped down as the head baseball coach at Bowling Green, and Hallock was promoted to interim head coach.[8] In 2021, Hallock was the youngest head coach in the country during his first season at the helm.[9] In 2022, Hallock coached the Falcons to a win over Michigan State, the program's first win against a Power 5 opponent since 2014.[10] In 2023, the Falcons defeated No.5 ranked Louisville for their first top five victory in program history.[11] On May 12, 2024, Bowling Green defeated Eastern Michigan 8–6, which secured their first regular season championship since the 2009 season.[12] The 13 game win improvement earned Hallock MAC Coach of the Year honors. He is also the first individual in MAC History to be named MAC Player of the Year as a student-athlete and MAC Coach of the Year as a head coach.[13]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Bowling Green Falcons (Mid-American Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Bowling Green | 20–30 | 18–22 | T–7th | |||||
| 2022 | Bowling Green | 18–34 | 14–24 | 9th | |||||
| 2023 | Bowling Green | 20–30 | 13–17 | T–7th | |||||
| 2024 | Bowling Green | 33–20 | 25–6 | 1st | MAC tournament | ||||
| Bowling Green: | 91–114 (.444) | 70–69 (.504) | |||||||
| Total: | 91–114 (.444) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
References
edit- ^ "Kyle Hallock Head Baseball Coach". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "EMU Falls to Kent State; Rematch Set with NIU in Elimination Game". www.emueagles.com. Eastern Michigan University. May 26, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ Mark Hazelwood (August 16, 2016). "New London's Ryan Lane commits to Kent State". www.nwweb.libercus.net. Norwalk Reflector. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Hallock". MiLB. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Kyle Hallock". baseball-reference. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Red Sox Announce Coaching Staff Additions: Y-D will bring on three new assistants for the 2014 season". capecodbaseball.org. May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Kevin Shields (October 8, 2018). "Hallock brings pro experience to BGSU baseball staff". www.sanduskyregister.com. The Sandusky Register. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ "BGSU promotes Kyle Hallock to interim head baseball coach". www.sanduskyregister.com. The Sandusky Register. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Hallock Head Baseball Coach". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Falcons Best Michigan State For First Power 5 Victory Since 2014". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Falcons Beat No. 5 Louisville For First Top 5 Win In Program History". Bowling Green Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Falcons Tally First Outright MAC Title Since 2009, First Series Win In Ypsilanti Since 1999". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
- ^ "BGSU Baseball Sets Program Record For All-MAC Selections; Nine Falcons Combine For 14 Honors". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-21.