Mik Aoki
Mik Aoki (born October 7, 1968) is a Japanese American baseball coach and former player. He is the head baseball coach at Morehead State University. Aoki played at Davidson College for coach Jim Stoeckel. Aoki has acted as head coach of the Columbia Lions baseball team, Boston College Eagles baseball team and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team from 2011 season to 2019.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Morehead State |
| Conference | Ohio Valley |
| Record | 56–60 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 7, 1968 Yokohama, Japan |
| Alma mater | Davidson '90 |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1990 | Davidson |
| Position(s) | C, 2B, 3B |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992 | Manchester CC |
| 1993–1994 | Ohio (asst.) |
| 1995–1998 | Dartmouth (asst.) |
| 1999–2003 | Columbia |
| 2004–2006 | Boston College (asst.) |
| 2007–2010 | Boston College |
| 2011–2019 | Notre Dame |
| 2020–present | Morehead State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 505–561–2 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 2–4 |
Early life
Aoki was born in Yokohama, Japan, and raised in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He attended Milton Academy prior to enrolling at Davidson College. Aoki earned four varsity letters while starting for three seasons for the Wildcats at catcher, second base, and third base. He was a prolific hitter and still ranks among career leaders in several offensive categories. Aoki hit two grand slams in 1988, one of just six Davidson players to hit two in one season.[1] He played one professional season for HCAW in the Netherlands in 1991.
Coaching career
Aoki began his coaching career as head coach at Manchester Community College in Manchester, Connecticut. After one season, he became an assistant at Ohio, where he stayed for two years and earned a master's degree. He then moved to Dartmouth for four seasons before landing his first Division I head coaching job at Ivy League Columbia. In his five seasons, the Lions were 87–140, including twenty or more wins in each of Aoki's last three seasons. Columbia had not won twenty or more games in a season since 1987.[1][2][3] On June 8, 2019, Notre Dame announced that they would not renew Aoki's contract for the 2020 season.[4]
On July 3, 2019, Aoki was named the head baseball coach at Morehead State University.[5]
Head coaching record
The below table shows Aoki's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (1999–2003) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Columbia | 13–27 | 7–13 | 2nd (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2000 | Columbia | 11–34 | 6–14 | 4th (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2001 | Columbia | 20–27 | 10–10 | 2nd (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2002 | Columbia | 22–25 | 10–10 | 3rd (Gehrig) | |||||
| 2003 | Columbia | 21–27 | 9–11 | T-3rd (Gehrig) | |||||
| Columbia: | 87–140 | 42–58 | |||||||
| Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2007–2010) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Boston College | 24–27–1 | 12–17 | 5th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2008 | Boston College | 26–27 | 9–21 | T-5th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2009 | Boston College | 34–26 | 13–15 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Boston College | 30–28 | 14–16 | 4th (Atlantic) | |||||
| Boston College: | 114–108–1 | 48–69 | |||||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Big East Conference) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Notre Dame | 23–29–1 | 13–13 | 8th | |||||
| 2012 | Notre Dame | 31–27 | 14–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2013 | Notre Dame | 34–24 | 10–14 | 7th | |||||
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–2019) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 22–31 | 9–21 | 7th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 37–23 | 17–13 | T-2nd (Atlantic) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 27–27 | 11–17 | 7th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 26–32 | 10–20 | 7th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 24–30 | 12–18 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 24–30 | 13–17 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
| Notre Dame: | 248–253–1 | 109–146 | |||||||
| Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Morehead State | 5–10 | 0–3 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Morehead State | 24–23 | 13–14 | 3rd | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Morehead State | 27–27 | 14–10 | 3rd | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| Morehead State: | 56–60 | 27–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 505–561–2 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Mik Aoki Profile". und.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "Player Bio:Mik Aoki". bceagles.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Chris Masoud (April 13, 2011). "Baseball: Aoki changes team culture". The Observer. Notre Dame, IN. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ Mike Berardino (June 8, 2019). "Notre Dame will not renew Mik Aoki's contract after 9 seasons as baseball coach". www.indystar.com. USA Today. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Brian Foley (July 3, 2019). "Morehead State names Mik Aoki as Head Coach". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. Foley Creative, INC. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Baseball Year-by-Year Results, 1993–present". Columbia University Athletics. April 26, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ 2012 Boston College Baseball Media Guide. bceagles.com. p. 38. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ 2012 Baseball Media Guide. und.com. p. 176. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ "Notre Dame Season Statistics". und.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ . bigeast.org. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- ^ . D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.