Mik Aoki

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Mik Aoki
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Aoki in 2023
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Richmond
Conference Atlantic 10
Record27–32
Biographical details
Born (1968-10-07) October 7, 1968 (age 55)
Yokohama, Japan
Alma mater Davidson '90
Playing career
1987–1990 Davidson
Position(s)C, 2B, 3B
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992 Manchester CC
1993–1994 Ohio (asst.)
1995–1998 Dartmouth (asst.)
1999–2003 Columbia
2004–2006 Boston College (asst.)
2007–2010Boston College
2011–2019 Notre Dame
2020–2023 Morehead State
2024–present Richmond
Head coaching record
Overall568–613–2
TournamentsNCAA: 2–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • OVC Regular season (2023)
Awards
  • OVC Coach of the Year (2023)

Mik Aoki (born October 7, 1968) is a Japanese-American college baseball coach and former player, who is the current head coach at the University of Richmond. Aoki played at Davidson College for coach Jim Stoeckel. Aoki previously coached for the Columbia Lions, Boston College Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and Morehead State Eagles.

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Early life

Aoki was born in Yokohama, Japan, and raised in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He attended Milton Academy prior to enrolling at Davidson College. Aoki earned four varsity letters while starting for three seasons for the Wildcats at catcher, second base, and third base. He was a prolific hitter and still ranks among career leaders in several offensive categories. Aoki hit two grand slams in 1988, one of just six Davidson players to hit two in one season. [1] He played one professional season for HCAW in the Netherlands in 1991.

Coaching career

Aoki began his coaching career as head coach at Manchester Community College in Manchester, Connecticut. After one season, he became an assistant at Ohio, where he stayed for two years and earned a master's degree. He then moved to Dartmouth for four seasons before landing his first Division I head coaching job at Ivy League Columbia. In his five seasons, the Lions were 87–140, including twenty or more wins in each of Aoki's last three seasons. Columbia had not won twenty or more games in a season since 1987. [1] [2] [3]

Aoki left Columbia to become the pitching coach at Boston College for the 2004 season; he was promoted to head coach at the start of the 2007 season. In 2005, BC won a school record 37 games. In 2009, Aoki led the team to its first NCAA tournament since 1967.

Aoki became head coach at Notre Dame in 2011. On June 8, 2019, Notre Dame announced that they would not renew Aoki's contract for the 2020 season. [4]

On July 3, 2019, Aoki was named the head baseball coach at Morehead State University. [5]

On June 22, 2023, Aoki was named the head baseball coach at the University of Richmond. [6]

Head coaching record

The below table shows Aoki's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Columbia Lions (Ivy League)(1999–2003)
1999Columbia 13–277–132nd (Gehrig)
2000Columbia 11–346–144th (Gehrig)
2001Columbia 20–2710–102nd (Gehrig)
2002 Columbia 22–2510–103rd (Gehrig)
2003 Columbia 21–279–11T-3rd (Gehrig)
Columbia:87–14042–58
Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2007–2010)
2007 Boston College 24–27–112–175th (Atlantic)
2008 Boston College 26–279–21T-5th (Atlantic)
2009 Boston College 34–2613–153rd (Atlantic) NCAA Regional
2010 Boston College 30–2814–164th (Atlantic)
Boston College:114–108–148–69
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Big East Conference)(2011–2013)
2011 Notre Dame 23–29–113–138th
2012 Notre Dame 31–2714–137th
2013 Notre Dame 34–2410–147th
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2014–2019)
2014 Notre Dame 22–319–217th (Atlantic)
2015 Notre Dame 37–2317–13T-2nd (Atlantic) NCAA Regional
2016 Notre Dame 27–2711–177th (Atlantic)
2017 Notre Dame 26–3210–207th (Atlantic)
2018 Notre Dame 24–3012–186th (Atlantic)
2019 Notre Dame 24–3013–176th (Atlantic)
Notre Dame:248–253–1109–146
Morehead State Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference)(2020–2023)
2020 Morehead State 5–100–3Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Morehead State 24–2313–143rd Ohio Valley tournament
2022 Morehead State 27–2714–103rd Ohio Valley tournament
2023 Morehead State 36–2016–71st Ohio Valley tournament
Morehead State:92–8043–31
Richmond Spiders (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Richmond 27–3213–11T–4th A-10 Tournament
Richmond:27–3213–11
Total:568–603–2

      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

  1. 1 2 "Mik Aoki Profile". und.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Player Bio:Mik Aoki". bceagles.com. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ Chris Masoud (April 13, 2011). "Baseball: Aoki changes team culture". The Observer. Notre Dame, IN. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ Mike Berardino (June 8, 2019). "Notre Dame will not renew Mik Aoki's contract after 9 seasons as baseball coach". www.indystar.com. USA Today. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ Brian Foley (July 3, 2019). "Morehead State names Mik Aoki as Head Coach". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. Foley Creative, INC. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Richmond Hires OVC Coach of the Year Mik Aoki to Head Spider Baseball". 22 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Baseball Year-by-Year Results, 1993–present". Columbia University Athletics. April 26, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  8. ↑ The Ivy League Baseball Records Book 2011–2012 (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  9. ↑ 2012 Boston College Baseball Media Guide. bceagles.com. p. 38. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
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