Mike Birkbeck

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270+13 innings pitched, 319 hits allowed, 158 runs allowed, 146 earned runs allowed, 27 home runs allowed, 93 walks allowed, 149 strikeouts, four hit batters, eight wild pitches, 1,196 batters faced, four intentional walks, 12 balks and a 4.86 ERA.

Birkbeck was hired as the pitching coach for the Kent State Golden Flashes in 1997 [1] and was later promoted to associate head coach. In 2012, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mike Birkbeck Was In Class Of His Own". Wooster Daily Record. December 20, 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. "ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year". www.abca.org. AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
Mike Birkbeck
Mike Birkbeck.jpg
Kent State Golden Flashes
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1961-03-10) March 10, 1961 (age 61)
Orrville, Ohio
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: August 17, 1986, for the Milwaukee Brewers
NPB: July 2, 1995, for the Yokohama BayStars
Last appearance
MLB: June 11, 1995, for the New York Mets
NPB: July 16, 1996, for the Yokohama BayStars