Mike Hampton (baseball coach)

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Mike Hampton
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team St. John's
Conference Big East
Record112–104–2 (.518)
Biographical details
Born (1972-01-17) January 17, 1972 (age 52)
Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany
Playing career
1993–1994 Clemson
1994 Billings Mustangs
1995–1996 Charleston AlleyCats
1997 Burlington Bees
Position(s) Third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999Clemson (asst.)
2000–2001 West Virginia (H)
2002–2019 St. John's (H/RC)
2020–presentSt. John's
Head coaching record
Overall112–104–2 (.518)
TournamentsBig East: 3–0
NCAA: 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Big East Tournament championship (2024)
Awards

Michael Anthony Hampton (born January 17, 1972) is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman. He is the head baseball coach at the St. John's University. Hampton played college baseball at Clemson University from 1993 to 1994 before pursuing a professional career from 1994 to 1997. In college, he was named an All-American in 1994.

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Playing career

As a junior at Clemson University in 1993, Hampton had a .254 batting average, a .322 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .454 SLG, with nine home runs.

As a senior in 1994, Hampton batted .380 with a .596 SLG, 11 home runs, and 70 RBIs. He was named first team All-Atlantic Coast Conference and he was also named a first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball . [1]

Hampton was selected in the 4th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the Cincinnati Reds. After three years in the team's farm system, Hampton retired due to injuries. [2]

Coaching career

On September 1, 1998, Hampton was named an assistant coach at his alma mater, Clemson. [3] Following a lone season at Clemson, Hampton was named the hitting coach at West Virginia University, where worked for two seasons. [4]

In the fall of 2001, Hampton joined Ed Blankmeyer's coaching staff at St. John's University.

On January 9, 2020, Hampton was promoted to the interim head baseball coach at St. John's following Ed Blankmeyer's resignation to join the Brooklyn Cyclones. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
St. John's Red Storm (Big East Conference)(2020–present)
2020 St. John's 5–80–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 St. John's 19–2110–166th
2022 St. John's 22–32–17–12–16th
2023 St. John's 28–258–126th
2024 St. John's 38–18–114–72nd NCAA Regional
St. John's:112–104–2 (.518)39–47–1 (.454)
Total:112–104–2 (.518)

      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. "2019 Clemson Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.clemsontigers.com. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  2. "1994 Baseball Draft". www.baseball-almanac.com. Baseball-Almanac, Inc. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. "O'Sullivan, Hampton Added to Baseball Staff". www.clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. September 1, 1998. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  4. "St. John's promotes Hampton to interim baseball coach". www.journaltimes.com. The Journal Times. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  5. "St. John's promotes Hampton to interim baseball coach". www.apnews.com. The Associated Press. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.