Conor Burke (baseball)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Iona |
| Conference | MAAC |
| Record | 31–117 (.209) |
| Playing career | |
| 2009 | Suffolk County CC |
| 2010 | Guilford Tech CC |
| 2011–2012 | Queens |
| Position(s) | Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013 | Queens (Asst) |
| 2014 | Concordia (NY) (Asst) |
| 2015 | Adelphi (INF/OF) |
| 2016–2019 | Maine (H/RC) |
| 2020–2021 | Dartmouth (H/OF/RC) |
| 2022–present | Iona |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–117 (.209) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Conor O. Burke is a baseball coach and former outfielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Iona Gaels. He played college baseball at Suffolk County Community College and Guilford Technical Community College before transferring to Queens where he played from 2011 to 2012.
Playing career
[edit]Burke attended St. Dominic High School, in Oyster Bay, New York, and played college baseball at Suffolk County Community College and Guilford Technical Community College. As a sophomore at Guilford Tech, Burke batted .194 with one homerun and 2 RBI.[1] For his final two years of college baseball, Burke transferred to Queens College. As a junior, Burke batted .252 with one homerun and 12 RBI.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Immediately following the conclusion of his playing career, Burke joined the coaching staff of his alma mater, Queens College. For the 2014 season, Burke joined the staff at Concordia College (New York). He made another move prior to the start of the 2015 season, joining Adelphi University working with their infielders and outfielders.[3] He landed his first NCAA Division I job in the summer of 2015, joining Steve Trimper's staff at Maine. When Trimper left for Stetson the following summer, new head coach Nick Derba retained Burke on his staff. On August 29, 2019, he joined the coaching staff at Dartmouth.[4]
On August 19, 2021, Burke was named the head baseball coach of the Iona Gaels.[5][6]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Iona | 6–41 | 6–18 | 11th | |||||
| 2023 | Iona | 13–38 | 9–15 | 9th | |||||
| 2024 | Iona | 12–38 | 6–18 | 10th | |||||
| Iona: | 31–117 (.209) | 21–51 (.292) | |||||||
| Total: | 31–117 (.209) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ "2009-2010 NJCAA stats". www.njcaa.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "2011 Queens (N.Y.) baseball stats". www.static.queensknights.com. Queens College. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Conor Burke - Baseball Caoach - Adelphi University Athletics". www.aupanthers.com. Adelphi University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ Rick Bender (August 29, 2019). "Conor Burke Joins the Baseball Coaching Staff". www.dartmouthsports.com. Dartmouth College. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Iona Names Conor Burke Head Baseball Coach". www.icgaels.com. Iona College Gaels. August 19, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ Brian Foley (August 20, 2021). "IONA NAMES CONOR BURKE AS HEAD COACH". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. College Baseball Daily. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- Living people
- Baseball players from Nassau County, New York
- Adelphi Panthers baseball coaches
- Concordia Clippers baseball coaches
- Dartmouth Big Green baseball coaches
- Maine Black Bears baseball coaches
- Queens Knights baseball coaches
- Queens Knights baseball players
- Junior college baseball players in the United States
- People from Oyster Bay (town), New York