Mark P. Wasikowski is an American

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coach, currently serving as head coach of the

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team. Wasikowski was a

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, Rancho Santiago and

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and was on the team that won the

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. He later earned All-West Coast Conference honors twice and was a team captain as a senior in 1993. Following the 1993 season, Wasikowski was drafted by the

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, but he opted to stay at Pepperdine to complete his bachelor's degree. Beginning in 1997, Wasikowski was a graduate assistant at

Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...

. Upon completion of the 1998 season, Wasikowski was named an assistant at

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, where he was reunited with his former coach,

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. Wasikowski would go with Lopez to Arizona, where he spent 10 season with the Wildcats. In 2012, Wasikowski was hired to be an assistant at

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. On July 24, 2016, Wasikowski earned his first head coaching job at Purdue. On February 17, 2017, Wasikowski won his first ever game as a college coach.

Early life

Wasikowski attended

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. Wasikowski was a three-year starter at

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on the school's baseball team. On April 25, 1989, Wasikowski signed with the

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team.

Playing career

Wasikowski lettered for the Rainbow Warriors during the 1990 season. He transferred to the

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and played for the

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Dons. His play for the Dons earned him a scholarship to

Pepperdine University Pepperdine University () is a private research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California. Pepperdine's main campus consists of 830 acres (340 ha) overlooking the Pacific Ocean and t ...

. As a sophomore in 1992, Wasikowski batted .311 with a .466 SLG, 4 home runs, and 31 RBIs and lead the team with 18 doubles. He was named second team All-

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. Pepperdine went a perfect 4–0 en route to a victory in the

. In the 1993 season as a senior, the Waves had almost an entirely new roster. He was named first team All-WCC. Wasikowski lead the team in at bats (224) and hits (70), but the Waves were eliminated in the West Regional. During the 1993 MLB Draft, Wasikowski was selected in the 35th round by the

Coaching career

Southeast Missouri State

In 1997, Wasikowski was hired as a graduate assistant under head coach Mark Hogan. In 1998, Wasikowski helped the RedHawks qualify for their first ever NCAA Regional appearance.

Florida

In 1999, Wasikowski joined the

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staff under his former Pepperdine head coach,

Arizona

When Lopez was hired at

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, he brought Wasikowski with him on his staff. During Wasikowski's 10 years on the staff, the Wildcats earned 7 Regional berths and a trip to the 2004 College World Series.

Oregon

In 2012, Wasikowski was hired by the

program.

Purdue

Wasikowski inherited a team that went 10–44 in 2016 finishing last in the

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. Wasikowski guided the Boilermakers to a 29–25 regular season, clinching the 8th seed in the 2017 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament. Purdue's 19 win improvement in 2017 from 2016 was the largest improvement in NCAA Division I baseball during the 2017 season.

Oregon

On June 11, 2019, Wasikowski returned to Oregon as the head coach.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Arizona Wildcats bioOregon Ducks bio
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Early life

Playing career

Coaching career

Southeast Missouri State

Florida

Arizona

Oregon

Purdue

Oregon

Head coaching record

See also

References

External links