Marlin Ikenberry
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | James Madison |
| Record | Overall: 282–307–1 (.479) Big South: 109–159 (.407) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 23, 1973 Richmond, Virginia |
Marlin Ikenberry is an American college baseball coach, currently the head coach of the James Madison Dukes. He was the head coach of the VMI Keydets baseball team for 11 seasons, from 2004 to 2014. He was hired on July 22, 2003, the successor to Tom Slater, who departed for a coaching position at the University of Florida. Ikenberry resigned the position to after the 2014 season to pursue a business opportunity.
Ikenberry is a 1995 graduate of VMI. He is the Keydets' winningest head baseball coach, as well as the program's longest tenured head coach. He had a career coaching record of 282–307–1 (.475) in his eleven seasons at VMI.
As a cadet at VMI, Ikenberry played catcher and started all 4 years. He caught for former major league pitcher Ryan Glynn who played for the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics. He was a part of both the 1993 team, which made the Southern Conference tournament finals, and the 1994 team, who finished third in the conference and set a then-school record for wins in a season. He graduated in 1995.
Ikenberry spent three years at the College of William and Mary as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in the late 1990s. In his final season with the Tribe, William & Mary went on to win a CAA title as well as a berth in the NCAA tournament. Ikenberry coached major leaguers Brendan Harris and Chris Ray.
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