Mike Twardoski a former professional
player with four major league organizations, assumed the Emory head
coach position prior to the 2000 season. Twardoski has guided
the Eagles to three NCAA Division III World Series appearances,
three NCAA regional championships, six NCAA tournament berths and
seven conference championships.
In 11 seasons at the helm of the Eagles, Twardoski has a
career record of 363-165-1 (.687). He has guided the Eagles to six
seasons of 30 or more wins including a school-record 43 truimphs
during the 2007 campaign.
Twardoski's teams finished second at the Division III World Series in 2007, fifth in 2003 and seventh in 2000. His teams have compiled final national rankings of second (2007), fifth (2003), seventh (2000), ninth (2001 and 2004). During the regular season, Emory was ranked as high No. 1 in the nation in 2001 and No. 2 in 2004.
Twardoski was honored as the regional Division III Coach of the Year in 2000, and as the state Division III Coach of the Year by the Georgia Dugout Club in 2001, 2003 and 2004.
Twardoski joined the Emory staff prior to the 1999 season as an assistant coach. After that season, he took over as head coach.
Twardoski played pro ball for 10 years in the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Atlanta Braves organizations. He was the team MVP for Boston's Triple A affiliate, Pawtucket Red Sox, in 1990 and 1992. In Pawtucket, Twardoski shared playing time at first base and designated hitter with Mo Vaughn. Four times, Twardoski was singled out as the best first baseman in his league by "Baseball America" in its annual rankings. Twardoski was a 29th round pick by the Indians in 1986.
He is a 1986 graduate of the University of Alabama where he led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with a .399 average his senior year. In the last game of his college career Twardoski went 3-for-3 against Kevin Brown, then pitching for Georgia Tech, who became a 200-game winner in the majors with six teams, most recently the New York Yankees.
After his playing career ended in 1995,
Twardoski created and operated the East Coast Baseball Academy.
Twardoski and his wife, Tina, have one daughter, Chelsea, and one
son, Trace.
| Year |
NCAA
|
UAA
|
Final
Rank Nation |
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|
W
|
L
|
T
|
PCT
|
Finish
Region |
Finish
Nation |
W
|
L
|
PCT
|
Finish
|
||
| 2000 |
33
|
16
|
.673
|
1st
|
7th
|
6
|
1
|
.857
|
2nd
|
7
|
|
| 2001 |
36
|
9
|
.800
|
2nd
|
Round of 16
|
6
|
1
|
.857
|
1st
|
9
|
|
| 2002 |
26
|
16
|
.619
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
2
|
.667
|
2nd
|
-
|
|
| 2003 |
37
|
15
|
.712
|
1st
|
5th
|
4
|
2
|
.667
|
1st
|
5
|
|
| 2004 |
42
|
6
|
.875
|
3rd
|
Round of 24
|
6
|
0
|
1.000
|
1st
|
9
|
|
| 2005 |
21
|
18
|
.538
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
.500
|
2nd
|
-
|
|
| 2006 |
31
|
9
|
.775
|
1st
|
First Round
|
6
|
0
|
1.000
|
1st
|
30
|
|
| 2007 |
43
|
10
|
.811
|
1st
|
National Runner-Up
|
4
|
2
|
.667
|
1st
|
2
|
|
| 2008 |
25
|
11
|
1
|
.676
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
2
|
.667
|
t-1st
|
-
|
| 2009 | 24 | 18 | .571 | - | - | 3 | 3 | .500 | t-2nd | - | |
| 2010 | 19 | 20 | .487 | - | - | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3rd | - | |
| 2011 | 26 | 17 | .605 | - | - | 5 | 1 | .833 | 1st | - | |
| Total |
363
|
165
|
1
|
.687
|
54
|
19
|
.740
|
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