Mike Kirby is an American baseball coach who served as the head baseball coach at New Mexico State University.[1][2] Kirby attended college at Cerritos College and California State University, Long Beach, playing on the school college baseball team at both schools. Kirby served as an assistant baseball coach at California State University, Fullerton, Los Angeles City College, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the University of Oregon, and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[3] Kirby was named head baseball coach at New Mexico State University on June 24, 2019.[4][5]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | California State University, Fullerton ('94) |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1989 | Cerritos |
| 1990–1991 | Long Beach State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1995 | Cal State Fullerton (assistant) |
| 1996 | Los Angeles CC (assistant) |
| 1997–1999 | Cal State Fullerton (assistant) |
| 2008–2010 | UNLV (assistant) |
| 2011–2013 | Oregon (assistant) |
| 2012–2014 | Cal State Fullerton (assistant) |
| 2015–2019 | Nebraska (assistant) |
| 2020–2023 | New Mexico State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 56–79 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| WAC Tournament (2022) | |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State Aggies (Western Athletic Conference) (2020–2023) | |||||||||
| 2020 | New Mexico State | 12–4 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 20–34 | 16–20 | 6th | WAC tournament | ||||
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 24–34 | 10–20 | 6th (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 0–7 | 0–0 | ||||||
| New Mexico State: | 56–79 | 26–40 | |||||||
| Total: | 56–79 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ Ochoa, Adrian (June 24, 2019). "Mike Kirby tabbed as new head coach for NMSU baseball team". KVIA. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Curran, Tim (June 24, 2019). "Former NU Baseball Assistant Coach Mike Kirby Named the Head Coach of New Mexico State". KLIN. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Bland, Evan (June 24, 2019). "Former Husker baseball assistant Mike Kirby named New Mexico State head coach". Omaha World-Herald. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Groves, Jason (June 24, 2019). "Mike Kirby hired to head up New Mexico State baseball program". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Groves, Jason (June 27, 2019). "Mike Kirby introduced as New Mexico State baseball coach". Las Cruces Sun-News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.