Charlie Hickey

Charlie Hickey
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Central Connecticut
Conference NEC
Record 424–347–5
Biographical details
Born (1964-09-24) September 24, 1964
Middletown, Connecticut
Alma mater University of Connecticut '87
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1996 Providence (asst.)
1997–1999 Providence
2000–present Central Connecticut
Head coaching record
Overall 530–408–5
Tournaments NCAA: 2–10
NEC: 22–17
Big East: 6–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NEC Tournament: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010
NEC: 2003, 2004, 2006
NEC North: 2001
Big East Tournament: 1999
Awards
ABCA Northeast Co-Coach of the Year: 2004
NEC Coach of the Year: 2001, 2003, 2006
Big East Coach of the Year: 1999

Charlie Hickey (born September 24, 1964) is an American college baseball coach. He has been the head coach of Central Connecticut since the 2000 season, leading the Blue Devils to four NCAA Tournaments. Previously, he was the head coach at Providence for three season (1997–1999). Providence announced it was cutting the program prior to the 1999 season, but the team won that year's Big East title and advanced to an NCAA Regional final.[1][2]

Coaching career

Collegiate summer baseball

Before becoming an NCAA head coach, Hickey was an assistant with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League from 1992–1994 and head coach of the New England Collegiate Baseball League's Eastern Tides in 1996.[1]

Providence

Hickey began his coaching career as an assistant at Providence in the 1992 season. He held the position for five years, then became head coach when Paul Kostacopoulos left to become the head coach at Maine following the 1996 season.[2]

Hickey coached Providence for three seasons (1997–1999). In 1997, the Friars missed the Big East Tournament. In 1998, the team won 31 games and earned a Big East Tournament berth. There, it lost its opening game to St. John's, then defeated Rutgers and West Virginia before being eliminated by Notre Dame.[2][3]

In October 1998, Providence announced it would cut its baseball program following the 1999 season, due to Title IX's gender equity requirements. During that season, Providence finished third in the Big East and went 49–16 to set a New England record for wins. It also swept the conference's major awards, with Hickey named Coach of the Year. At the Big East Tournament, the Friars started off 1–1, defeating fourth-seeded Seton Hall in the opening game, then losing to second-seeded Rutgers. It then won three consecutive games (over Notre Dame, Rutgers, and St. John's) to win the tournament and receive the Big East's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a two-seed at the Tallahassee Regional, the Friars lost their opener to Jacksonville, 7–5. They staved off elimination with a 12–1 win over The Citadel. In the 1–1 game (a rematch against Jacksonville), Providence fell behind 7–1, but rallied to win 9–8 in a game that saw a bench-clearing brawl and support from Florida State's fans. In the regional championship, Florida State defeated the Friars, 14–3, in the program's final game.[1][4][5][6][7] The team's season was the subject of a book by Paul Lonardo and received national attention in the debate over Title IX.[8][9][10]

Central Connecticut

Hickey was offered the head coaching position at Central Connecticut (which he accepted) by retiring CCSU coach George Redman. Under Hickey, CCSU had a great deal of success in the early 2000s. The Blue Devils qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2002, 2003, and 2004, also winning NEC regular season titles in 2001 and 2006. Hickey was named NEC Coach of the Year in 2001, 2003, and 2006. Since 2006, CCSU has not won an NEC regular season title, but the Blue Devils won the NEC Tournament in 2010 to reach their fourth NCAA Tournament under Hickey.[1][3][11]

In 2012, Hickey surpassed Hank Majlinger to become Central Connecticut's winningest coach. In 2013, he won his 500th career game. In 2014, multiple Blue Devils were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft for the first time in his tenure at CCSU– pitcher Nick Neumann was taken by the Pirates, and outfielder J.P. Sportman was taken by the Athletics.[12][13][14]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Hickey's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[15][16][17]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Providence (Big East Conference) (1997–1999)
1997 Providence 26–23 10–15 4th (American)
1998 Providence 31–22 14–8 4th Big East Tournament
1999 Providence 49–16 18–8 3rd NCAA Regional
Providence: 106–61 42–31
Central Connecticut (Northeast Conference) (2000–present)
2000 Central Connecticut 17–31–1 9–11 3rd (North)
2001 Central Connecticut 30–22 14–8 T-1st (North) NEC Tournament
2002 Central Connecticut 34–23 18–9 3rd NCAA Regional
2003 Central Connecticut 31–17–2 19–6 1st NCAA Regional
2004 Central Connecticut 41–17–1 20–4 1st NCAA Regional
2005 Central Connecticut 19–28 10–14 7th
2006 Central Connecticut 33–18 16–7 1st NEC Tournament
2007 Central Connecticut 26–26 14–14 4th NEC Tournament
2008 Central Connecticut 25–24 18–9 2nd NEC Tournament
2009 Central Connecticut 26–22 16–11 3rd NEC Tournament
2010 Central Connecticut 33–23 18–14 3rd NCAA Regional
2011 Central Connecticut 26–25–1 17–14 5th NEC Tournament
2012 Central Connecticut 28–24 19–13 T-3rd NEC Tournament
2013 Central Connecticut 28–25 16–16 T-5th
2014 Central Connecticut 27–22 14–10 2nd NEC Tournament
Central Connecticut: 424–347–5 238–160
Total: 530–408–5

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Charlie Hickey". CCSUBlueDevils.com. CCSU Sports Communication. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Charley Hickey Bio". Friars.com. Providence Athletics Communications. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Anthony, Mike (June 28, 2012). "Charlie Hickey Shows No Bitterness Towards Title IX". Courant.com. Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Providence Baseball Finishing Final Season: Title IX, Economics Forcing the Closing". Ocala Star Banner. Associated Press. May 6, 1999. p. 5C. Archived from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ Popper, Steve (May 24, 1999). "Baseball: Providence Extends Last Season". NYTimes.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  6. ↑ Schmadtke, Alan (May 31, 1999). "Seminoles End Friars' Final Season". Sun-Sentinel.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  7. ↑ Hankin, Drew L. "Providence College Memoriam". SectionB.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ Nelson, Travis. "Book Review: Strike IX, by Paul Lonardo". BleacherReport.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ Lynch, Michael W. "Title IX's Pyrrhic Victory: How the Quest for 'Gender Equity' Is Killing Men's Athletic Programs". Reason.com (April 2001). Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  10. ↑ "'Equal' Treatment Isn't Fair to Providence Program". Jacksonville.com. The Times-Union. May 29, 1999. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  11. ↑ Fuller, Jim (June 2, 2010). "Area Players Key to Central Connecticut Baseball Success". NHRegister.com. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  12. ↑ Anthony, Mike (April 2, 2012). "Charlie Hickey All-Time Leader in Baseball Victories at CCSU". Courant.com. Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Baseball Coach Charlie Hickey Wins 500th Game". SportzEdge.com. CCSU Sports Communications. May 15, 2013. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ Straub, Matt (June 7, 2014). "Two CCSU Players Taken in MLB Draft". New Britain Herald. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  15. ↑ "2013 Big East Conference Baseball Media Guide". BigEast.org. Big East Conference. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  16. ↑ "NEC Baseball Standings (1998–2014)". NortheastConference.org. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  17. ↑ "NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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