American baseball player and coach
Marc Rardin is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers . He played college baseball at Indian Hills Community College before transferring to Iowa Wesleyan University . He then served as the head coach of the Iowa Western Reivers (2004–2022)
Playing career
Rardin attended Starmont High School in Arlington, Iowa and played college baseball at Indian Hills Community College before transferring to Iowa Wesleyan University .
Coaching career
Rardin began his coaching career as the pitching coach at Bluefield College . In 1998, he became an volunteer pitching coach at Baylor .[ 2] Yavapai Roughriders . After a brief stint with Lamar Community College , Rardin was named the head coach at Iowa Western Community College . While at Iowa Western, Rardin would lead the Reivers to 3 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championships.[ 3]
On June 15, 2022, Rardin was named the head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers .[ 4]
Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Iowa Western CC Reivers (ICCAC ) (2003–2022)
2003
Iowa Western CC
37–15
Regional XI Conference
2004
Iowa Western CC
43–10
2005
Iowa Western CC
43–13
Junior College World Series (3rd)
2006
Iowa Western CC
37–13
Region IX Conference
2007
Iowa Western CC
42–18
Junior College World Series (10th)
2008
Iowa Western CC
52–12
Junior College World Series (6th)
2010
Iowa Western CC
39–24
Junior College World Series (9th)
2010
Iowa Western CC
51–12
Junior College World Series
2011
Iowa Western CC
43–20
Junior College World Series (3rd)
2012
Iowa Western CC
62–6
Junior College World Series
2013
Iowa Western CC
45–13
Region XI Conference
2014
Iowa Western CC
56–11
Junior College World Series
2015
Iowa Western CC
54–17
Junior College World Series (5th)
2016
Iowa Western CC
52–15
Junior College World Series (4th)
2017
Iowa Western CC
44–16
Region XI Regular Season
2018
Iowa Western CC
54–7
Region XI Regular Season
2019
Iowa Western CC
52–11
Junior College World Series Runner-Up
2020
Iowa Western CC
20–4
2021
Iowa Western CC
50–10
Region XI Regular Season
2022
Iowa Western CC
49–14
Region XI Regular Season
Iowa Western CC (NJCAA):
934–252
452–69
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (Conference USA ) (2023–present)
2023
Western Kentucky
33–26
16–14
T-4th
C-USA Tournament
2024
Western Kentucky
36–22
15–9
3rd
C-USA Tournament
Western Kentucky:
69–48
31–23
Total: 1003–300
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
^ Revelette, Adam (October 2018). "Inside Interview: Marc Rardin, Iowa Western Community College" . Inside Pitch Magazine . American Baseball Coaches Association . Retrieved 30 December 2024 . I know that window's closing, too, as a 46-year old. ^ Adam Revelette. "Inside Interview: Marc Rardin, Iowa Western Community College" . www.abca.org . AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. Retrieved November 27, 2022 . ^ "Two former JUCO champion coaches hired by DI schools" . www.gjsentinel.com . The Daily Sentinel. June 16, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022 .^ "Tops hire Marc Rardin as next baseball coach" . www.bgdailynews.com . Bowling Green Daily News. June 15, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022 .
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