Matt Mazurek
Matt Mazurek (born March 7, 1984) is an American baseball coach, currently serving as the head baseball coach at Canisius College. After attending Jamestown Community College,[1] Mazurek attended college at Canisius College and played on the Canisius Golden Griffins baseball team where he was named Canisius College Male Athlete of the Year in 2006.[2] After graduating from Canisius in 2006, Mazurek went on to a three-year career in independent baseball, playing for the Joliet JackHammers in 2007, and the Rockford RiverHawks in 2008 and 2009.[3] Mazurek served as an assistant baseball coach at Canisius College from 2007 to 2017.[4] Mazurek was named head baseball coach at Canisius College on September 6, 2017.[5][6][7][8] Mazurek was named the MAAC Coach of the Year in 2019.[9]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Canisius |
| Conference | MAAC |
| Record | 103–96–1 (.518) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 7, 1984 |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2004 | Jamestown CC |
| 2005–2006 | Canisius |
| 2007 | Joliet JackHammers |
| 2008–2009 | Rockford RiverHawks |
| Position(s) | Infielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2017 | Canisius (assistant) |
| 2018–present | Canisius |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 103–96–1 (.518) |
| Tournaments | MAAC: 5–4 NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Canisius Golden Griffins (MAAC) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Canisius | 35–22 | 16–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Canisius | 24–29 | 17–7 | T-1st | MAAC Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Canisius | 3–11–1 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Canisius | 20–16 | 17–13 | 4th |
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| 2022 | Canisius | 21–18 | 11–4 | ||||||
| Canisius: | 103–96–1 (.518) | 61–32 (.656) | |||||||
| Total: | 103–96–1 (.518) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Gleason, Bucky (April 12, 2018). "Matt Mazurek's perseverance helps him land dream job at Canisius College". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- "Matt Mazurek Named Head Baseball Coach". Canisius College. September 6, 2017. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- Callari, Jenna (September 7, 2017). "Canisius names Matt Mazurek head baseball coach". WKBW. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- Foley, Brian (August 29, 2017). "Canisius Head Coach Mike McRae steps down; Matt Mazurek named Interim Coach". College Baseball Daily. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- Veronica, Nick (August 29, 2017). "Longtime Canisius baseball coach Mike McRae resigns; assistant Matt Mazurek named interim". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- "Mazurek named Canisius baseball coach". The Buffalo News. September 6, 2017. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- Foley, Brian (September 6, 2017). "Canisius names Matt Mazurek as Head Coach". College Baseball Daily. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- Haim, Marshall (September 8, 2017). "On the Wing: Mazurek, Shoniker earn promotions". The Griffin. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- "2019 MAAC Baseball All-MAAC Teams & Major Awards Announced" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. May 20, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Matt Mazurek on Twitter
- Canisius profile