Mike McRae (baseball)
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Mike McRae is a Canadian college baseball coach who was the head baseball coach at the College of William & Mary. He was formerly an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and head coach of the Canisius Golden Griffins. McRae was Canisius's head coach from the start of the 2005 season to the end of the 2017 season. Under McRae in 2013, Canisius advanced to its first NCAA tournament.[1] Before becoming the head coach at Canisius, he was the head coach at Niagara from 2002–2004, and an assistant at several NCAA Division I programs from 1996–2001.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | Colby College '91 Niagara University '93 |
Playing career | |
1988–1991 | Colby |
Position(s) | P |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996–1997 | Niagara (asst.) |
1998 | Winthrop (asst.) |
1999–2001 | Maine (asst.) |
2002–2004 | Niagara |
2005–2017 | Canisius |
2018–2021 | VCU (asst.) |
2022–2024 | William & Mary |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 590–496 (.543) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
4× MAAC Coach of the Year (2003, 2008, 2010, 2014) | |
McRae attended Division III Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He played four seasons of baseball and one season of ice hockey for the Mules.[2]