Ron Polk
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| Ron Polk | ||
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| Title | Retired Head Coach | |
| College | Georgia Southern University University of Georgia Mississippi State University |
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| Sport | College baseball | |
| Conference | SEC | |
| Born | January 12, 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Boston, MA | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 1,373-702-2 | |
| Championships | ||
| SEC Reg. Season: 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2001 SEC Tournament: 1979, 1985, 1987, 1990, 2005 |
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| Awards | ||
| National Coach of the Year: 1973, 1985 | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1966 1967 1968-1971 1972-1975 1975 1976-1997 2000-2001 2002-2008 |
Arizona (Grad. Asst.) New Mexico (Grad. Asst.) Miami Dade-South CC (Asst.) Georgia Southern Miami (FL) (Asst.) Mississippi State Georgia Mississippi State |
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Ronald Polk (born January 12, 1944) was the head baseball coach at Mississippi State. He is by far the winningest coach in school and SEC history in all sports. In 28 seasons as the coach, he has to date compiled a 1116-557-2 (.667) record. His career record stands at 1350-669-2. He currently ranks 8th on the all time wins list, and ranks 5th in terms of victories among active coaches. His teams have won five SEC championships, including four SEC tournament championships. His teams have made it to the NCAA tournament 21 times, and have reached the College World Series 8 times. On March 27th, 2008, he announced his resignation, effective the end of the 2008 season.
From 1972 to 1975, he served as the head coach at Georgia Southern. From 2000 to 2001, he coached at Georgia. He has also served as an assistant coach at Arizona, and New Mexico.
[edit] Year By Year Coaching Record
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| Year | School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Notes |
| 1972 | Georgia Southern | 31 | 19 | .620 | - | - | - | |
| 1973 | Georgia Southern | 43 | 12 | .782 | - | - | - | NCAA Regional, College World Series |
| 1974 | Georgia Southern | 47 | 14 | .770 | - | - | - | NCAA Regional |
| 1975 | Georgia Southern | 34 | 19 | .642 | - | - | - | |
| 1976 | Mississippi State | 28 | 17 | .622 | 11 | 12 | .478 | |
| 1977 | Mississippi State | 33 | 15 | .688 | 11 | 9 | .550 | |
| 1978 | Mississippi State | 38 | 18 | .679 | 13 | 8 | .619 | NCAA Regional |
| 1979 | Mississippi State | 48 | 12 | .800 | 17 | 2 | .895 | SEC Champions, SEC Tournament Champions, NCAA Regional, College World Series |
| 1980 | Mississippi State | 31 | 19 | .620 | 10 | 11 | .476 | |
| 1981 | Mississippi State | 46 | 17 | .730 | 17 | 6 | .739 | NCAA Regional, College World Series |
| 1982 | Mississippi State | 28 | 23 | .549 | 11 | 13 | .458 | |
| 1983 | Mississippi State | 42 | 15 | .737 | 17 | 5 | .773 | NCAA Regional |
| 1984 | Mississippi State | 45 | 16 | .738 | 18 | 5 | .783 | NCAA Regional |
| 1985 | Mississippi State | 50 | 15 | .769 | 16 | 8 | .667 | SEC Champions, SEC Tournament Champions, NCAA Regional, College World Series |
| 1986 | Mississippi State | 34 | 21 | .618 | 12 | 15 | .444 | |
| 1987 | Mississippi State | 39 | 22 | .639 | 13 | 3 | .813 | SEC Champions, SEC Tournament Champions, NCAA Regional |
| 1988 | Mississippi State | 44 | 20 | .688 | 17 | 10 | .630 | NCAA Regional |
| 1989 | Mississippi State | 54 | 14 | .794 | 20 | 5 | .800 | SEC Champions, NCAA Regional |
| 1990 | Mississippi State | 50 | 21 | .704 | 17 | 9 | .654 | SEC Tournament Co-Champions, NCAA Regional, College World Series |
| 1991 | Mississippi State | 42 | 21 | .667 | 12 | 9 | .571 | NCAA Regional |
| 1992 | Mississippi State | 40 | 22 | .645 | 15 | 9 | .625 | NCAA Regional |
| 1993 | Mississippi State | 41 | 21 | .661 | 17 | 12 | .586 | NCAA Regional |
| 1994 | Mississippi State | 36 | 23 | .610 | 15 | 12 | .556 | |
| 1995 | Mississippi State | 34 | 25 | .576 | 11 | 16 | .407 | |
| 1996 | Mississippi State | 38 | 24 | .613 | 17 | 13 | .567 | NCAA Regional |
| 1997 | Mississippi State | 47 | 21 | .691 | 19 | 11 | .633 | NCAA Regional, College World Series |
| 2000 | Georgia | 32 | 26 | .552 | 14 | 15 | .483 | |
| 2001 | Georgia | 47 | 22 | .681 | 20 | 10 | .667 | SEC Champions, NCAA Regional, College World Series |
| 2002 | Mississippi State | 34 | 24 | .586 | 14 | 15 | .483 | |
| 2003 | Mississippi State | 42 | 20 | .677 | 17 | 12 | .586 | NCAA Regional |
| 2004 | Mississippi State | 35 | 24 | .593 | 13 | 17 | .433 | NCAA Regional |
| 2005 | Mississippi State | 42 | 22 | .656 | 13 | 16 | .448 | SEC Tournament Champions, NCAA Regional |
| 2006 | Mississippi State | 37 | 23 | .617 | 12 | 17 | .414 | NCAA Regional |
| 2007 | Mississippi State | 38 | 22 | .633 | 15 | 13 | .536 | NCAA Regional, College World Series |
| 2008 | Mississippi State | 23 | 33 | .411 | 9 | 21 | .300 | |
| Georgia Southern Totals | 155 | 64 | .708 | - | - | - | 2 NCAA Regionals, 1 College World Series | |
| Georgia Totals | 79 | 48 | .622 | 34 | 25 | .576 | 1 SEC Championship, 1 NCAA Regional, 1 College World Series | |
| Mississippi State Totals | 1139 | 590 | .659 | 419 | '314 | .572 | 4 SEC Championships, 5 SEC Tournament Championships, 18 NCAA Regionals, 6 College World Series | |
| Overall Totals | 1373 | 702 | .662 | 453 | '339 | .572 | 5 SEC Championships, 5 SEC Tournament Championships, 21 NCAA Regionals, 8 College World Series | |
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