Kunigonis in 2014
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Sport(s) | Baseball |
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Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | Northern Illinois |
Record | 1–0 |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Worcester, Massachusetts |
June 4, 1980
Alma mater | American International College |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2002–2004 | Niagara (asst.) |
2004–2007 | Canisius (asst.) |
2007–2008 | Radford (asst.) |
2008–2014 | Virginia Tech (asst.) |
2015–present | Northern Illinois |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–0 |
Mike Kunigonis (born June 4, 1980) is the head baseball coach of the Northern Illinois Huskies baseball program at Northern Illinois University. He was named to that position prior to the 2015 season.
Kunigonis was raised in Worcester, Massachusetts. He attended Saint Peter-Marian High School in Worcester.
Kunigonis attended American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts. He played for the Division II Yellow Jackets from 1999–2002. In his senior season, he was an all–region and all–conference selection as a first baseman.
Along with his playing career at American International, Kunigonis graduated with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and sociology in 2001. While coaching at Canisius College in 2006, he earned a Master of Science in sports administration.
Following his graduation, Kunigonis spent five seasons working as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at two schools in Western New York. In 2003 and 2004, he worked at Niagara University in Lewiston, and from 2005–2007 at Canisius College in Buffalo. During his tenure at both schools, they reached the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament. For the 2008 season, Kunigonis was an assistant at Radford University.