Rob McCoy

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Rob McCoy
Current position
Title Head coach
Team William & Mary
Conference CAA
Record21–35 (.375)
Biographical details
Born Halfway, Oregon [1]
Alma mater Dakota Wesleyan University, University of Virginia
Playing career
1999–2000 Clackamas CC
2001–2002 Dakota Wesleyan
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003 Dakota Wesleyan (assistant)
2006 James Madison (assistant)
2007–2008 Niagara (assistant)
2009–2024Niagara
2025–present William & Mary
Head coaching record
Overall320–495–3 (.393)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • MAAC regular season (2024)
  • MAAC Tournament (2024)
Awards
  • MAAC Coach of the Year (2024)

Rob McCoy is an American baseball coach who is currently the head coach at the College of William & Mary.

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Playing career

McCoy spent his first two years playing at Clackamas Community College before transferring to Dakota Wesleyan University. At Wesleyan, he was a captain of the 2002 team that won the Great Plains Athletic Conference championship team, the program's first conference championship in 83 years. [1] He was also named an NAIA Academic All-American Scholar Athlete in 2001. [2]

He would later go on to earn a Master of Education degree in sport and exercise psychology at the University of Virginia while working as a prep coach. [3]

Coaching career

After graduating from Dakota Wesleyan, McCoy got his first job as an assistant at Dakota Wesleyan in 2003. He later worked as an assistant at James Madison in 2006 and at Niagara from from 2007 to 2008. [4] Folliwng the resignation of head coach Chris Chernisky prior the start of the 2009 season, McCoy was named the Purple Eagles' interim head coach. [5] Following the conclusion of the 2009 season, he was named Niagara's head coach on a permanent basis. [6] [7]

McCoy led Niagara to its first MAAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024, for which he would earn MAAC Coach of the Year honors. He amassed 299 wins in his 16 seasons at Niagara, leaving as the school's all-time winningest coach.

The following summer, McCoy was hired as head coach at William & Mary. [8] He recorded his first win as the Tribe's head coach on February 14, 2025 against Rhode Island, which was also his 300th career win.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Niagara Purple Eagles (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(2009–2024)
2009 Niagara 20–3514–10T-4th
2010 Niagara 17–3613–11T-5th
2011 Niagara 8–405–199th
2012 Niagara 19–297–169th
2013 Niagara 16–389–15T-7th
2014 Niagara 20–318–149th
2015 Niagara 13–32–28–1610th
2016 Niagara 16–37–111–137th
2017 Niagara 24–2412–12T-5th
2018 Niagara 24–2713–116th MAAC Tournament
2019 Niagara 15–339–158th
2020 Niagara 6–100–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Niagara 17–1717–156th MAAC Tournament
2022 Niagara 22–3213–116th MAAC Tournament
2023 Niagara 24–22–113–115th MAAC Tournament
2024 Niagara 38–1720–4T-1st NCAA Regional
Niagara:299–460–4 (.394)172–193 (.471)
William & Mary Tribe (Coastal Athletic Association)(2025–present)
2025 William & Mary 21–3514–135th CAA tournament
William & Mary:21–35 (.375).519
Total:320–495–4

      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

References

  1. 1 2 "Coach Interview Series: Rob McCoy (Niagara University)". FieldLevel . October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rob McCoy - Head Coach". TribeAthletics.com. William & Mary Athletics Media Relations. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  3. ↑ Sabato, Nick (May 1, 2019). "Coast to coast: McCoy's path to D-I coaching career ran through Mitchell". Mitchell Republic. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  4. ↑ "NU names three new coaches". Niagara Gazette . August 20, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ Harrington, Mike (August 24, 2022). "For Niagara coach Rob McCoy, seeing Wynton Bernard's MLB debut was a real treat". The Buffalo News . Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ Bronstein, Jonah (June 10, 2009). "Niagara takes "interim" tag of coach McCoy". Niagara Gazette . Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  7. ↑ "McCoy Named Baseball Head Coach". Niagara University Eagle. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "William & Mary hires baseball coach from Niagara". The Virginian-Pilot. June 20, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
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