Mark Kingston (baseball)

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Mark Kingston
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Current position
Title Associate head coach
Team Creighton
Conference Big East
Annual salary$600,000 [1]
Biographical details
Born (1970-05-16) May 16, 1970 (age 54)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1992 North Carolina
1992 Helena Brewers
1993 Peoria Chiefs
1993 Geneva Cubs
1994 Daytona Cubs
1995 Orlando Cubs
1995Daytona Cubs
1996Orlando Cubs
1997 Grays Harbor Gulls
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999 Illinois State (Asst.)
2000–2001 Miami (FL) (Asst.)
2002–2008 Tulane (Asst.)
2009Illinois State (Asst.)
2010–2014Illinois State
2015–2017 South Florida
2018–2024 South Carolina
2025present Creighton (associate HC)
Head coaching record
Overall490–335–1 (.594)
TournamentsNCAA: 12–14
American: 2–4
MVC: 13–6
SEC: 2–5
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MVC Coach of the Year (2010, 2013)

Mark Kingston (born May 16, 1970) is an American college baseball coach who is currently the associate head coach at Creighton University. He was previously the head coach at the University of South Carolina, the University of South Florida and Illinois State University. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Playing career

Kingston played high school baseball at Potomac High School in Dumfries, Virginia where he was a Collegiate Baseball Top 50 recruit, and was drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees in the 35th round of the 1988 MLB Draft. Choosing instead to play college ball at North Carolina, he played four seasons, helping the team to an Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title and berth in the 1989 College World Series in his freshman year. He was drafted in the 45th round of the 1992 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. After playing rookie ball in the Brewers organization, he played four additional seasons in the Chicago Cubs organization, reaching Class-AA, and one season with the independent league Grays Harbor Gulls.

Coaching career

After his playing days were over, Kingston was hired as an assistant coach at Purdue. He was promoted to the top assistant position after two seasons, and then served one year at Illinois State. He then served two seasons at Miami (FL), where he helped guide the team to the 2001 College World Series title, produced two All-Americans, and saw 18 players sign professional contracts. He then moved to Tulane as recruiting coordinator, where six of his seven classes were ranked in the Top 25 nationally by Collegiate Baseball. The Green Wave reached the 2005 College World Series as the top seed, and earned academic honors in Omaha. In 2009, Kingston served as associate head coach at Illinois State before being elevated to the top job the following season.

Kingston was named the head coach at South Florida ahead of the 2015 season. Kingston coached at USF from 2015 to 2017 and led the Bulls to a pair of NCAA Regional appearances.

On June 30, 2017, Kingston was named the head baseball coach at South Carolina, becoming the 30th head coach in program history. Despite inheriting a team that failed to reach the postseason the year before, Kingston led the Gamecocks to an NCAA Regional crown and an NCAA Super Regional appearance in his first year at the helm. Kingston was relieved of his head coaching position on June 3rd, 2024.

On June 17, 2024, Kingston was named the associate head coach/head coach in waiting for Creighton. He will serve under Ed Servais, who will be going into his 22nd and final season as head coach of the Bluejays in 2025. [6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Illinois State Redbirds (Missouri Valley Conference)(2010–2014)
2010 Illinois State 32–24 (.571)15–6 (.714)T–1st Louisville Regional
2011 Illinois State 36–18 (.667)13–8 (.619)3rd
2012 Illinois State 33–19 (.635)10–9 (.526)4th
2013 Illinois State 39–19 (.672)16–5 (.762)1st
2014 Illinois State 33–22 (.600)10–11 (.476)5th
Illinois State:173–102 (.629)64–39 (.621)
South Florida Bulls (American Athletic Conference)(2015–2017)
2015 South Florida 34–26–1 (.566)13–11 (.542)T–3rd Gainesville Regional
2016 South Florida 24–33 (.421)8–16 (.333)T–7th
2017 South Florida 42–19 (.689)14–10 (.583)T–3rd Gainesville Regional
South Florida:100–78–1 (.561)35–37 (.486)
South Carolina (Southeastern Conference)(2018–2024)
2018 South Carolina 37–26 (.587)17–13 (.567)3rd (East) Fayetteville Super Regional
2019 South Carolina 28–28 (.500)8–22 (.267)5th (East)
2020 South Carolina 12–4 (.750)0–0 (.000)(East)Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 South Carolina 34–23 (.596)16–14 (.533)4th (East) Columbia Regional
2022 South Carolina 27–28 (.491)13–17 (.433)5th (East)
2023 South Carolina 42–21 (.667)16–13 (.552)3rd (East) Gainesville Super Regional
2024 South Carolina 37–25 (.597)13–17 (.433)5th (East) Raleigh Regional
South Carolina:217–155 (.583)83–96 (.464)
Total:490–335–1 (.594)

      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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