Charlie Hickey
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Central Connecticut |
| Conference | NEC |
| Record | 424–347–5 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
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 |
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| Awards | |
| ABCA Northeast Co-Coach of the Year: 2004 NEC Coach of the Year: 2001, 2003, 2006 Big East Coach of the Year: 1999 |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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. The team's season was the subject of a book by Paul Lonardo and received national attention in the debate over Title IX.
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