Coaches & Staff
COACHES & STAFF baseball coaching staff. TTHEHE COACHINGCOACHING STAFFSTAFF TTHEHE RRONON PPOLKOLK WWORKSHEETORKSHEET PERSONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Birthdate: January 12, 1944 College: Grand Canyon (Ariz.) University (1965), Birthplace: Boston, Mass. Arizona (M.A., 1966), New Mexico (doctoral studies, 1967) Ron Polk, who has helped solidify Mississippi State University’s position of prominence on college baseball’s national map, is in his 29th season as HEAD COACHING CAREER OVERALL CONF SECT NCAA CWS skipper of Mississippi State’s Diamond Dogs, his 35th as a collegiate head Year School W-L Pct. W-L W-L W-L W-L coach and his 40th in all levels of coaching college baseball. 1972 Georgia Southern 31-19 .620 — — — — A native of Boston, Mass., Polk is in his second tour as head baseball 1973 Georgia Southern 43-12 .782 — — 3-1 1-2 1974 Georgia Southern 47-14 .770 — — 2-2 — coach at Mississippi State. He initially served as head coach at MSU from 1975 Georgia Southern 34-19 .642 — — — — 1976 until his retirement from coaching following Mississippi State’s run to GEORGIA SOUTHERN (4 years) 155-64 .708 — — 5-3 1-2 the 1997 College World Series. After a four-year absence, Polk returned to 1976 Mississippi State 28-17 .622 11-12 — — — the post for the 2002 season. In the two seasons prior to his return to State, 1977 Mississippi State 33-15 .688 11-9 1-2 — — Polk served as head coach at the University of Georgia, guiding the 2001 1978 Mississippi State 38-18 .679 13-8 3-2 2-2 — 1979 Mississippi State 48-12 .800 *17-2 +3-0 4-1 1-2 UG Bulldogs to an SEC championship and an appearance in the College 1980 Mississippi State 31-19 .620 10-11 — — — World Series.
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