Kevin Cooney (baseball)
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 12, 1950 New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Montclair State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1970-1972 | Montclair State |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975–1976 | Montclair State (asst.) |
| 1984–1987 | Montclair State |
| 1988–2008 | Florida Atlantic |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 880-530-10 |
| Tournaments | NCAA D1: 10-13 Sun Belt: 4-4 TAAC/A-Sun: 21-20 NCAA D2: 1-2 NCAA D3: 21-7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA D1 Regional: 2002 TAAC/A-Sun: 1999, 2003 A-Sun Tournament: 2004 NCAA D3: 1987 NCAA D3 Regional: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 NJAC: 1985 |
|
| Awards | |
| A-Sun Coach of the Year: 1999 | |
Kevin Cooney (born August 12, 1950) is an American former college baseball coach who was the head coach at Montclair State from 1984–1987 and Florida Atlantic from 1988–2008. Under Cooney, the teams combined to appear in 11 NCAA Tournaments, including six in Division I. Montclair State won the Division III National Championship in 1987. Individually, Cooney was named the TAAC Coach of the Year in 1999.
A New Jersey native, Cooney attended Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. He played baseball for the Red Hawks from 1970–1972. A pitcher, Cooney had a career 18-3 record, 2.35 ERA, and 164 strikeouts. In 1972, his final season at Montclair, the program appeared in its first NCAA Tournament, finishing third in the East Regional. Following the season, the Minnesota Twins selected him in the 11th round of the MLB Draft.
Cooney played two professional seasons, advancing as high as Class A Wisconsin Rapids before a shoulder injury ended his playing career. Over the two seasons, Cooney compiled a 19-11 record and a 3.43 ERA.
Following his playing career, Cooney returned to Montclair State as an assistant under Clary Anderson, whom he had played for a few years earlier. Cooney worked as an assistant from 1975–1976. The Red Hawks made the NCAA Tournament in both seasons. Anderson left to become the head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson after the 1976 season; Cooney also left Montclair and worked as a high school teacher and coach in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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