Richard A. Rembielak is an American college baseball coach, who most recently served as the head coach of the Akron Zips from the 2012 through the 2015 season.[1] As of the end of the 2014 season, his career head coaching record is 574–490–1.[2][3][4]
 Rembielak in 2013 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Massillon (OH) Perry HS |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Miami (OH) |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1981 | Miami (OH) |
| 1981 | Bluefield Orioles |
| 1982 | Miami Marlins |
| 1982–1984 | Hagerstown Suns |
| 1984 | Quad Cities Cubs |
| 1985 | Winston-Salem Spirits |
| 1985 | Pittsfield Cubs |
| Position(s) | Infield |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1988–1993 | Kent State (assistant) |
| 1994–2004 | Kent State |
| 2005–2009 | Wake Forest |
| 2010–2011 | Georgia Tech (vol. asst.) |
| 2012–2015 | Akron |
| 2016–present | Massillon (OH) Perry HS |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 596–514–1 |
| Tournaments | 4–9 (NCAA) |
Playing career
editRembielak played college baseball at Miami (OH) from 1979 to 1981. He was drafted in the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles and played five seasons of minor league baseball in the Orioles and Chicago Cubs organizations.[5][6]
Coaching career
editHe served as the head baseball coach at Kent State of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) from 1994 to 2004, and he had a 373–251–1 (.597) record. This included a 200–100 (.667) record against MAC opponents. He won four regular season MAC championships and three MAC tournament titles. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year in 1996, 2000, and 2003.
Rembielak was the head coach of Wake Forest from 2005 to 2009. In 2007, Rembielak's team finished second in the ACC tournament, losing 1–0 to North Carolina in the championship game. The team earned an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament. At Wake, Rembielak posted a 95–81 record, including a 42–47 record in conference play. Wake Forest replaced Rembielak with Tom Walter.[7]
From 2010–2011, he was a volunteer assistant at Georgia Tech,[8] after being let go by Wake Forest.[9]
Prior to the start of the 2012 season, Rembielak was hired as the head coach at Akron.[10] Following the conclusion of the 2015 season, Akron cancelled the baseball program.
In August 2015, Rembielak was hired to be the head coach at Perry High School in Massillon, Ohio.[11]
Head coaching records
editThe following is a list of Rembielak's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[2][3][4][12]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1994–2004) | |||||||||
| 1994 | Kent State | 33–17 | 18–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1995 | Kent State | 40–18 | 19–10 | 2nd | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 1996 | Kent State | 30–21–1 | 21–7 | 1st | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 1997 | Kent State | 29–28 | 18–13 | 3rd | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 1998 | Kent State | 27–28 | 17–12 | 2nd (East) | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 1999 | Kent State | 33–25 | 19–12 | 3rd (East) | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2000 | Kent State | 40–18 | 20–6 | 1st (East) | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2001 | Kent State | 32–30 | 16–11 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2002 | Kent State | 37–22 | 18–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Kent State | 36–18 | 20–4 | 1st (East) | MAC Tournament | ||||
| 2004 | Kent State | 36–27 | 14–10 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Kent State: | 373–252–1 | 200–100 | |||||||
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2005–2009) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Wake Forest | 28–30 | 12–18 | 8th | |||||
| 2006 | Wake Forest | 33–22 | 16–13 | 4th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2007 | Wake Forest | 34–29 | 14–16 | 4th (Atlantic) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2008 | Wake Forest | 25–31 | 13–16 | 3rd (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2009 | Wake Forest | 22–30 | 6–24 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
| Wake Forest: | 142–142 | 61–87 | |||||||
| Akron Zips (Mid-American Conference) (2012–2015) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Akron | 17–38 | 10–17 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2013 | Akron | 14–39 | 9–18 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2014 | Akron | 28–29 | 12–15 | 5th (East) | MAC tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Akron | 22-24 | 10-11 | 4th (East) | MAC tournament | ||||
| Akron: | 59–106 | 41–61 | |||||||
| Total: | 596–514–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Rick Rembielak". GoZips.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ a b "Coaching Summary" (PDF). KentState.PrestoSports.com. Kent State Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "ACC Annual Standings". 2012 ACC Baseball Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ a b "2012 Mid-American Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "#23 Rick Rembielak". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Richard Rembielak". Baseball-Reference.org. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Tom Walter Named Head Baseball Coach at Wake Forest". WAKE FOREST. June 16, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ "Rick Rembielak Named Georgia Tech Volunteer Assistant Coach". CBS Interactive. September 10, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ "Wake Forest Will Not Renew Rembielak's Contract". WAKE FOREST. May 22, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ "Rick Rembielak". GoZips.com. Akron Sports Information. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Michael Beaven (August 27, 2015). "Perry High School hires Rick Rembielak as baseball coach, assistant AD". www.ohio.com. Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
- ^ "2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.