Rob McCoy
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | William & Mary |
| Conference | CAA |
| Record | 42–67 (.385) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Halfway, Oregon[1] |
| Alma mater | Dakota Wesleyan University, University of Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2000 | Clackamas CC |
| 2001–2002 | Dakota Wesleyan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 | Dakota Wesleyan (assistant) |
| 2006 | James Madison (assistant) |
| 2007–2008 | Niagara (assistant) |
| 2009–2024 | Niagara |
| 2025–present | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 341–527–3 (.393) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Rob McCoy is an American baseball coach who is currently the head coach at the College of William & Mary.
Playing career
[edit]McCoy spent his first two years playing at Clackamas Community College before transferring to Dakota Wesleyan University. At Wesleyan, he was a captain of the 2002 team that won the Great Plains Athletic Conference championship team, the program's first conference championship in 83 years.[1] He was also named an NAIA Academic All-American Scholar Athlete in 2001.[2]
He would later go on to earn a Master of Education degree in sport and exercise psychology at the University of Virginia while working as a prep coach.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]After graduating from Dakota Wesleyan, McCoy got his first job as an assistant at Dakota Wesleyan in 2003. He later worked as an assistant at James Madison in 2006 and at Niagara from 2007 to 2008.[4] Folliwng the resignation of head coach Chris Chernisky prior the start of the 2009 season, McCoy was named the Purple Eagles' interim head coach.[5] Following the conclusion of the 2009 season, he was named Niagara's head coach on a permanent basis.[6][7]
McCoy led Niagara to its first MAAC Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024, for which he would earn MAAC Coach of the Year honors. He amassed 299 wins in his 16 seasons at Niagara, leaving as the school's all-time winningest coach.
The following summer, McCoy was hired as head coach at William & Mary.[8] He recorded his first win as the Tribe's head coach on February 14, 2025, against Rhode Island, which was also his 300th career win.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Purple Eagles (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2009–2024) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Niagara | 20–35 | 14–10 | T-4th | |||||
| 2010 | Niagara | 17–36 | 13–11 | T-5th | |||||
| 2011 | Niagara | 8–40 | 5–19 | 9th | |||||
| 2012 | Niagara | 19–29 | 7–16 | 9th | |||||
| 2013 | Niagara | 16–38 | 9–15 | T-7th | |||||
| 2014 | Niagara | 20–31 | 8–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2015 | Niagara | 13–32–2 | 8–16 | 10th | |||||
| 2016 | Niagara | 16–37–1 | 11–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2017 | Niagara | 24–24 | 12–12 | T-5th | |||||
| 2018 | Niagara | 24–27 | 13–11 | 6th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Niagara | 15–33 | 9–15 | 8th | |||||
| 2020 | Niagara | 6–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Niagara | 17–17 | 17–15 | 6th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Niagara | 22–32 | 13–11 | 6th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Niagara | 24–22–1 | 13–11 | 5th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Niagara | 38–17 | 20–4 | T-1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Niagara: | 299–460–4 (.394) | 172–193 (.471) | |||||||
| William & Mary Tribe (Coastal Athletic Association) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | William & Mary | 21–35 | 14–13 | 5th | CAA tournament | ||||
| 2026 | William & Mary | 21–32 | 12–18 | 8th | |||||
| William & Mary: | 42–67 (.385) | 26–31 (.456) | |||||||
| Total: | 341–527–4 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Coach Interview Series: Rob McCoy (Niagara University)". FieldLevel. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Rob McCoy - Head Coach". TribeAthletics.com. William & Mary Athletics Media Relations. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ↑ Sabato, Nick (May 1, 2019). "Coast to coast: McCoy's path to D-I coaching career ran through Mitchell". Mitchell Republic. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
- ↑ "NU names three new coaches". Niagara Gazette. August 20, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ Harrington, Mike (August 24, 2022). "For Niagara coach Rob McCoy, seeing Wynton Bernard's MLB debut was a real treat". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ↑ Bronstein, Jonah (June 10, 2009). "Niagara takes "interim" tag of coach McCoy". Niagara Gazette. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "McCoy Named Baseball Head Coach". Niagara University Eagle. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "William & Mary hires baseball coach from Niagara". The Virginian-Pilot. June 20, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
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