Conor Burke (baseball)

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Conor Burke
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Iona
Conference MAAC
Record31–117 (.209)
Playing career
2009 Suffolk County CC
2010 Guilford Tech CC
2011–2012 Queens
Position(s) Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013Queens (Asst)
2014 Concordia (NY) (Asst)
2015 Adelphi (INF/OF)
2016–2019 Maine (H/RC)
2020–2021 Dartmouth (H/OF/RC)
2022–present Iona
Head coaching record
Overall31–117 (.209)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Conor O. Burke is a baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Iona Gaels. He played college baseball at Suffolk County Community College and Guilford Technical Community College before transferring to Queens where he played from 2011 to 2012.

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Playing career

Burke attended St. Dominic High School, in Oyster Bay, New York, and played college baseball at Suffolk County Community College and Guilford Technical Community College. As a sophomore at Guilford Tech, Burke batted .194 with one homerun and 2 RBI. [1] For his final two years of college baseball, Burke transferred to Queens College. As a junior, Burke batted .252 with one homerun and 12 RBI. [2]

Coaching career

Immediately following the conclusion of his playing career, Burke joined the coaching staff of his alma mater, Queens College. For the 2014 season, Burke joined the staff at Concordia College (New York). He made another move prior to the start of the 2015 season, joining Adelphi University working with their infielders and outfielders. [3] He landed his first NCAA Division I job in the summer of 2015, joining Steve Trimper's staff at Maine. When Trimper left for Stetson the following summer, new head coach Nick Derba retained Burke on his staff. On August 29, 2019, he joined the coaching staff at Dartmouth. [4]

On August 19, 2021, Burke was named the head baseball coach of the Iona Gaels. [5] [6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(2022–present)
2022 Iona 6–416–1811th
2023 Iona 13–389–159th
2024 Iona 12–386–1810th
Iona:31–117 (.209)21–51 (.292)
Total:31–117 (.209)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  3. "Conor Burke - Baseball Caoach - Adelphi University Athletics". www.aupanthers.com. Adelphi University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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