John Cohen (baseball)
| John Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Mississippi State |
| Record | 231–159 (.592) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
September 21, 1966 Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1997 1998–2001 2002–2003 2004–2008 2009–present |
Missouri (asst.) Northwestern State Florida (asst.) Kentucky Mississippi State |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
1998 Southland Conference 2001 Southland Conference 2006 Southeastern Conference 2012 SEC Tournament 2013 College World Series Runner-up Governor's Cup Record 3-3 | |
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Awards
1998 Southland Conference Coach of the Year 2001 Southland Conference Coach of the Year 2005 USA Baseball National Team 2006 SEC/ABCA South Region Coach of the Year 2006 National Coach of the Year 2013 ABCA South Region Coach of the Year | |
John Cohen (born September 21, 1966) is the head baseball coach of Mississippi State. He played college baseball at Mississippi State (1988-1990) after spending a single season at Birmingham Southern College in Alabama (1986). He also played on the 1990 College World Series team his senior year at Mississippi State. He then spent two years in the Minnesota Twins farm system (1990-1991). He served as an assistant coach at the University of Missouri from 1992-97 before moving to Northwestern State University from 1998–2001, where he won two conference championships. He moved onto the University of Florida for two seasons (2002-2003) as an assistant before accepting the head coaching job at the University of Kentucky. On June 6, 2008, Cohen was announced as the head coach of his alma mater, Mississippi State. Originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Cohen is one of a handful of Jewish college baseball coaches in the country.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern State Demons (Southland Conference) (1998–2001) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Northwestern State | 40–20 | 15–8 | 1st | |||||
| 1999 | Northwestern State | 38–21 | 18–9 | 2nd | |||||
| 2000 | Northwestern State | 30–26 | 14–13 | T–5th | |||||
| 2001 | Northwestern State | 38–17 | 19–8 | 1st | |||||
| Northwestern State: | 146–84 (.635) | 66–38 (.635) | |||||||
| Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2004–2008) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Kentucky | 24–30 | 7–23 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2005 | Kentucky | 29–27 | 7–22 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2006 | Kentucky | 44–17 | 20–10 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2007 | Kentucky | 34–19–1 | 13–16–1 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2008 | Kentucky | 44–19 | 16–14 | 3rd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Kentucky: | 175–112–1 (.609) | 63–85–1 (.426) | |||||||
| Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2009–present) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Mississippi State | 25–29 | 9–20 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2010 | Mississippi State | 23–33 | 6–24 | 6th (West) | |||||
| 2011 | Mississippi State | 38–25 | 14–16 | T–2nd (West) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2012 | Mississippi State | 40–24 | 16–14 | T–2nd (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Mississippi State | 51–20 | 16–14 | 3rd (West) | College World Series Runner-up | ||||
| 2014 | Mississippi State | 39–24 | 18–12 | 3rd (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Mississippi State | 23–24 | 7–16 | ||||||
| Mississippi State: | 239–179 (.572) | 86–116 (.426) | |||||||
| Total: | 560–375–1 (.599) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
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