Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Auburn |
Conference | SEC |
Record | 163–90 (.644) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Elkton, Virginia | November 5, 1965
Alma mater | Elon |
Playing career | |
1984–1987 | Elon |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2001–2002 | Akron (asst.) |
2002–2004 | Indiana (asst.) |
2005–2006 | Longwood (AHC) |
2007–2012 | Radford |
2013–2017 | James Madison |
2018–present | Auburn |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 641–262 (.710) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 15–18 (.455) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
4× Big South Regular Season Champions (2009–2012) 2× Big South Tournament Champions (2009, 2010) Contents
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Awards | |
4× CAA Coach of the Year (2014–2017) 4x Big South Coach of the Year (2009–2012) | |
Mickey Dean is an American softball coach who is the current head coach at Auburn. [1]
Dean graduated from Elon University in 1987. Dean pitched for the Phoenix baseball team and was a four-year letter winner. [2]
On September 14, 2017, Mickey Dean was announced as the new head coach of the Auburn Softball program, [3] replacing Clint Myers who resigned in August 2017, amid accusations against him and his assistants. [4]
Dean is married to his wife Liz, and they have two adult children. [5]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference)(2007–2012) | |||||||||
2007 | Radford | 44–27 | 9–6 | 3rd | |||||
2008 | Radford | 46–15 | 13–2 | 2nd | |||||
2009 | Radford | 41–15 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2010 | Radford | 38–17 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2011 | Radford | 38–21 | 14–4 | 1st | |||||
2012 | Radford | 34–21 | 16–5 | 1st | |||||
Radford: | 241–116 (.675) | 84–21 (.800) | |||||||
James Madison Dukes (Colonial Athletic Association)(2013–2017) | |||||||||
2013 | James Madison | 42–17 | 18–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2014 | James Madison | 45–15 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2015 | James Madison | 48–10 | 19–0 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2016 | James Madison | 50–6 | 18–1 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2017 | James Madison | 52–8 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
James Madison: | 237–56 (.809) | 88–9 (.907) | |||||||
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference)(2018–Present) | |||||||||
2018 | Auburn | 41–17 | 11–12 | 9th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2019 | Auburn | 39–21 | 10–14 | 10th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2020 | Auburn | 16–11 [lower-alpha 1] | 0–3 | Postseason not held | |||||
2021 | Auburn | 27–24 | 7–17 | 12th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2022 | Auburn | 40–17 | 11–13 | 10th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | Auburn | 43–19 | 15–9 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2024 | Auburn | 12–2–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
Auburn: | 218–113–1 (.658) | 54–68 (.443) | |||||||
Total: | 653–264–1 (.712) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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