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.
 Maloney in 2011 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Ball State |
| Conference | Mid-American |
| Record | 647-402-2 (.617) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 23, 1964 Roseville, Michigan, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1986 | Western Michigan |
| 1986 | Pulaski Braves |
| 1987 | Sumter Braves |
| 1987–1990 | Durham Bulls |
| 1990–1991 | Greenville Braves |
| Position(s) | Shortstop, Second Baseman, Third Baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1995 | Western Michigan (AHC) |
| 1996–2002 | Ball State |
| 2003–2012 | Michigan |
| 2013–present | Ball State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 988–646–2 (.605) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 6–11 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
As Player
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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
editThe following is a table of Maloney's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[1][2][3][4]
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Players drafted/played in Majors
editIn 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
editBetween 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
edit- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). BallStateSports.com. Ball State Sports Information. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Annual Conference Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "Michigan Baseball Year-by-Year Results". MGoBlue.com. Michigan Sports Information. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
