Mik Aoki

Mik Aoki is a Japanese American baseball coach and former player. He is the head baseball coach at Morehead State University. Aoki played at Davidson College for coach Jim Stoeckel. Aoki has acted as head coach of the Columbia Lions baseball team, Boston College Eagles baseball team and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team from 2011 season to 2019.[1]

Mik Aoki
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMorehead State
ConferenceOhio Valley
Record5–10
Biographical details
Born (1968-10-07) October 7, 1968
Yokohama, Japan
Alma materDavidson '90
Playing career
1987–1990Davidson
Position(s)C, 2B, 3B
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992Manchester CC
1993–1994Ohio (asst.)
1995–1998Dartmouth (asst.)
1999–2003Columbia
2004–2006Boston College (asst.)
2007–2010Boston College
2011–2019Notre Dame
2020–presentMorehead State
Head coaching record
Overall454–511–2
TournamentsNCAA: 2–4

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] 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]

Head coaching record

The below table shows Aoki's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (1999–2003)
1999 Columbia 13–277–132nd (Gehrig)
2000 Columbia 11–346–144th (Gehrig)
2001 Columbia 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–present)
2020 Morehead State 5–100–3Season canceled due to COVID-19
Morehead State: 5–100–3
Total:454–511–2

      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

References
  1. "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. "Baseball Year-by-Year Results, 1993–present". Columbia University Athletics. April 26, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  7. The Ivy League Baseball Records Book 2011–2012 (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  8. 2012 Boston College Baseball Media Guide. bceagles.com. p. 38. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  9. 2012 Baseball Media Guide. und.com. p. 176. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  10. "Notre Dame Season Statistics". und.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  11. "Baseball standings". bigeast.org. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  12. "2013 Big East Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
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