Mike Anderson (baseball coach)

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Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson UNC Bears Baseball Head Coach.jpg
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Northern Colorado
Conference Summit League
Record27–71–1
Biographical details
Born (1965-06-08) June 8, 1965 (age 59)
Brighton, Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
1983–1986 Northern Colorado
1986–1989 California Angels organization
Position(s)Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1994American Legion
1991–1994Northern Colorado Lab School
1992–1993Northern Colorado (Asst.)
1994 Nebraska (Asst.)
1995–2002Nebraska (Asst.)
2003–2011Nebraska
2012–2013Regis Jesuit High School
2014–2017 Oklahoma (Asst.)
2023–presentNorthern Colorado
Head coaching record
Overall364–267–3
TournamentsNCAA: 12–10
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Big 12 Conference (2003, 2005)
Big 12 Conference tournament (2005)
Awards
Big 12 Coach of the Year (2003, 2005)

Michael Anderson (born June 8, 1965) is an American baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Northern Colorado Bears. He played college baseball at Northern Colorado from 1983 to 1986. He played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 4 seasons from 1986 to 1989. He served as the head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2003–2011).

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In his first five seasons as the head coach, he compiled a 214–100 record. His greatest success came in 2005, when he guided Nebraska to a 57–15 record, while also taking the school to its first-ever College World Series win. The team finished with a school record national ranking of 5th, and it set a school record for highest national seed in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament (3rd). Anderson won Big 12 coach of the Year honors in 2003 and 2005, and in both seasons his team won the Big 12 conference title. The 2003 Big 12 championship made Anderson only the second Nebraska baseball coach since 1929 to win a conference title in his first season. In 2006, his team earned only the school's third-ever national seed (6th). He previously had served as an assistant with Nebraska from 1995 to 2002, a period when the school's baseball program began having success, most notably being the Huskers' first College World Series appearances in 2001 and 2002

Coaching career

On May 22, 2011, Anderson was fired by Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne.

On July 2, 2013, after a brief stint coaching Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado, Anderson accepted an assistant coaching job for the Oklahoma Sooners to join Pete Hughes as hitting coach. [1]

On June 23, 2022, Anderson was named the head coach at Northern Colorado. [2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Nebraska Cornhuskers (Big 12 Conference)(2003–2011)
2003 Nebraska 47–1820–71st NCAA Regional
2004 Nebraska 36–2311–168th
2005 Nebraska 57–1519–81st College World Series
2006 Nebraska 42–1717–104th NCAA Regional
2007 Nebraska 32–2714–134th NCAA Regional
2008 Nebraska 41–16–117–9–13rd NCAA Regional
2009 Nebraska 25–28–18–1910th
2010 Nebraska 27–2710–179th
2011 Nebraska 30–259–179th
Nebraska:337–196–2 (.632)125–116–1 (.519)
Northern Colorado Bears (Summit League)(2023–present)
2023 Northern Colorado 11–348–16T–5th
2024 Northern Colorado 16–37–113–15–1T–4th Summit League tournament
Northern Colorado:27–71–1 (.278)21–31–1 (.406)
Total:364–267–3 (.576)

      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. "Mike Anderson leaves Regis Jesuit High baseball for Oklahoma Sooners". 2 July 2013.
  2. Evan Bland (June 23, 2022). "Former Nebraska baseball coach Mike Anderson hired at Northern Colorado". www.journalstar.com. Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved June 23, 2022.