Mike McGuire in an American

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coach and former catcher. He is the head baseball coach at the

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. McGuire played college baseball at the

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from 1990 to 1991 and the University of South Carolina from 1992 to 1993 and played semi-professionally in the

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from 1993 to 1994. He served as head coach of the

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program from 2013 season to 2019.

Playing career

McGuire played two seasons for

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before completing his eligibility at

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. He then played two professional seasons with the Independent Zanesville Greys of the

Coaching career

McGuire began coaching as an assistant for two seasons at Morehead State. He then moved to Winthrop for six seasons. McGuire earned his first head coaching job at Division II Lander. After three seasons with the Bearcats, he returned to Winthrop as associate head coach. After six seasons, he earned another head coaching position at Louisburg, a junior college in North Carolina. After one season, McGuire was hired as head coach at Morehead State. On June 18, 2019, McGuire left Morehead State to become the head coach for the

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program.

Head coaching record

This table shows McGuire's record as a head coach at the Division I, Division II , and NJCAA level.

References

External links

USC Upstate Spartans bio
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Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

See also

References

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