Rich Maloney

Rich Maloney
Maloney in 2011
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBall State
ConferenceMid-American
Record647-402-2 (.617)
Biographical details
Born (1964-09-23) September 23, 1964 (age 60)
Roseville, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1984–1986Western Michigan
1986Pulaski Braves
1987Sumter Braves
1987–1990Durham Bulls
1990–1991Greenville Braves
Position(s)Shortstop, Second Baseman, Third Baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1995Western Michigan (AHC)
1996–2002Ball State
2003–2012Michigan
2013–presentBall State
Head coaching record
Overall988–646–2 (.605)
TournamentsNCAA: 6–11
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • 4x Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year (1998, 2001, 2014, 2022)
  • 2x Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year (2007, 2008)
  • 2x Regional Coach of the Year (2007, 2008)
  • ABCA/Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award (2022)
  • FCA Jerry Kindall Award (2017)
  • Winningest Baseball Coach in Ball State History

As Player

  • 2x First-team All-MAC
  • 2x All-district Squad
  • Third team All-American
  • Western Michigan Hall of Fame
  • Roseville Michigan High School Hall of Fame
  • Roseville Michigan High School No.1 Retired

Richard Allen Maloney (born September 23, 1964) is an American college baseball coach, the head coach at Ball State since the start of the 2013 season. He is the former head coach of the Michigan Wolverines where he compiled a record of 341–244 and 3 Big Ten Regular Season Titles and 2 Big Ten Tournament Titles in 10 seasons, from 2003 to 2012. He led the Wolverines to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (2005–2008) and was the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008.

From 1996 to 2002, he was the head coach at Ball State. He was named the MAC Baseball Coach of the year in 1998 and 2001. The Cardinals finished first in the MAC West for four straight seasons from 1998-2001 and won 3 Regular Season Titles. He returned in 2013 and led the Cardinals to 2 Mac West Titles and 2 Regular Season Titles and earned Coach of the Year honors in 2014 and 2022. In 2023 he led the Cardinals to their first Tournament Title since 2006.

Head coaching record

The following is a table of Maloney's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[1][2][3][4]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (1996–2002)
1996 Ball State 32–20–1 16–14 T–5th
1997 Ball State 40–19 21–10 2nd MAC Tournament
1998 Ball State 39–18 23–8 1st (West) MAC Tournament
1999 Ball State 42–18 25–6 1st (West) MAC Tournament
2000 Ball State 34–23 18–8 T–1st (West) MAC Tournament
2001 Ball State 35–23 21–5 1st (West) MAC Tournament
2002 Ball State 34–23 17–9 2nd (West) MAC Tournament
Ball State:
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (2003–2012)
2003 Michigan 30–27 16–14 3rd Big Ten Tournament
2004 Michigan 34–26 19–13 T–3rd Big Ten Tournament
2005 Michigan 42–19 17–12 T–4th Atlanta Regional
2006 Michigan 43–21 23–9 1st Atlanta Regional
2007 Michigan 42–19 21–7 1st Corvallis Super Regional
2008 Michigan 46–14 26–5 1st Ann Arbor Regional
2009 Michigan 30–25 9–15 7th
2010 Michigan 35–22 14–10 2nd Big Ten tournament
2011 Michigan 17–37 7–16 10th
2012 Michigan 22–34 8–16 10th
Michigan: 341–244 (.583) 160–117 (.578)
Ball State Cardinals (Mid-American Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Ball State 31–24 15–12 2nd (West) MAC tournament
2014 Ball State 39–18 22–4 1st (West) MAC tournament
2015 Ball State 33–25 14-13 T-3rd (West) MAC tournament
2016 Ball State 32-26 15-9 1st (West) MAC tournament
2017 Ball State 30–28 14–10 T-2nd (West) MAC tournament
2018 Ball State 32–26 17–10 T-2nd MAC tournament
2019 Ball State 38–19 20–5 2nd MAC tournament
2020 Ball State 7–9 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Ball State 38–18 29–11 2nd No Conference Tournament Held in 2021
2022 Ball State 40–19 32–7 1st MAC tournament
2023 Ball State 36–23 19-11 T–2nd NCAA Regional
2024 Ball State 35-23-1 18-12 3rd MAC tournament
Ball State: 647-402-2 (.617) 357-164 (.685)
Total: 988-646-2 (.605)

      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

Players drafted/played in Majors

In his career he coached 69 players drafted 76 times in the MLB Draft at Michigan and Ball State. Including 6 First Rounders all at Ball State. He had the first overall pick in 2002 Bryan Bullington it was the first time in MAC sports history a player was selected number 1 overall.

Major Leagues

• Bryan Bullington (Pirates, Indians, Blue Jays, Royals)

• Larry Bigbie (Orioles, Rockies, Cardinals)

• Brad Snyder (Cubs, Rangers)

• Jake Fox (Cubs, Athletics, Orioles)

• Chris Getz (White Sox, Royals, Blue Jays)

• Clayton Richards (White Sox, Padres, Cubs, Blue Jays)

• Zach Putnam (Indians, Cubs, Rockies, White Sox)

• Ryan LaMarre (Reds, Red Sox, Athletics, Twins, White Sox, Yankees)

• Zach Plesac (Indians, Angles)

• Drey Jameson (Diamondbacks)

• Kyle Nicolas (Pirates)

• Alex Call (Indians, Nationals)

• Chayce McDermott (Orioles)

Player Awards

Between Michigan and Ball State he coached

• 6 Player of the Years

• 8 Pitcher of the Years

• 7 Freshman Player/Pitcher of the Years

• 4 Defensive Player of the Years

• 4 Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player Award

• 1 Gold Glover (given to best player at that position in the entire country)

• 1 National Freshman Pitcher of Year (Zach Plesac)

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). BallStateSports.com. Ball State Sports Information. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Annual Conference Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "Michigan Baseball Year-by-Year Results". MGoBlue.com. Michigan Sports Information. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.