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Kevin McMullan is in his fourth season at Virginia and first season as associate head coach. McMullan is known as one of the top recruiters in the country having produced two recruiting classes ranked in the Top 12 of Baseball America's Dandy Dozen. McMullan serves as UVa's recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and works defensively with the Cavaliers' infielders and catchers.
McMullan has helped guide Virginia to a 132-50 record in three years with three consecutive NCAA Regional Appearances. The 2006 team set school records in overall wins (47) and conference wins (21). Virginia finished 19th nationally in team batting avg. (.322) led by 2006 ACC Player of the Year, Sean Doolittle, who tied for the team-lead in RBI (57). Designated hitter Tom Hagan was a first team All-ACC selection after hitting .357. Outfielder Brandon Marsh was a second team All-ACC selection as eight of Virginia's position starters hit above .300 in 2006. The Cavaliers also set school records for total hits (687), RBI (416), total bases (928).
The 2004 team had a 44-15 overall record and 18-6 mark in the ACC, which tied the school's previous single-season record for most overall wins and produced the previous school record 18 conference wins. Defensively, the Cavaliers fielded .973. In 2005, Virginia went 41-20 and played in the ACC Championship game. The Cavaliers posted a school record .975 fielding percentage.
McMullan was an integral part in the development of Ryan Zimmerman, the fourth overall pick by the Washington Nationals in the 2005 Major League Amateur Draft, and one of the quickest rookies to make the jump to the majors - two months.
McMullan also guided Joe Koshansky to the 2004 ACC Player of the Year award. Under McMullan's guidance, Koshansky was named Virginia's first ACC Player of the Year. Koshansky set the school record for most RBIs in a single season (67). McMullan's tutelage also sparked Zimmerman to set back-to-back single season records for most hits (92, in 2005 and 90, in 2004). Mark Reynolds also flourished under McMullan's guidance as he established a record tying mark for most runs scored in a single season at UVa (60) in 2004.
In his first season with the Cavaliers, McMullan helped UVa achieve an increase in total runs scored (101) and total bases on balls (87) from the previous year. He also helped UVa finish ranked in the Top 25 of several national polls en route to earning a No. 7 national ranking.
McMullan was instrumental in landing two of the most highly-touted recruiting classes to ever sign with Virginia in 2004 and 2005. UVa's recruiting class was ranked 12th in the country in 2004 and 10th in the nation in 2005. McMullan came to UVa with a wealth of baseball experience at every level of baseball as a coach and player. Prior to his present position at Virginia, McMullan served as a manager in the Atlanta Braves organization. While with the Braves, he also coordinated the catchers in spring training and was the coordinator of extended spring training.
Before joining the Braves' organization, McMullan served as acting head coach at East Carolina for the 2001-2002 season for Keith LeClair, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. During that season, McMullan coached ECU to a 43-20 record, a Conference USA Championship and an NCAA Regional Final. At ECU, he served as the recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and catching instructor. In McMullan's three years at East Carolina, the Pirates posted a record of 138-46 which placed ECU in the top-five programs in the country in wins, averaging 46 victories a season. East Carolina won three conference championships and an NCAA Regional Championship while earning two No. 1 seeds and one No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In the three years McMullan was at ECU, the Pirates finished in the Top 25 each season. In 2002, he recruited and coached the NCBWA National Freshman of the Year, Darryl Lawhorn.
In 10 years as a college coach before coming to Virginia, McMullan had 33 players drafted or signed by professional organizations. He also served as an assistant coach at St. John's (1996-1999) and coached at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1994-96). At St. John's, McMullan was the recruiting coordinator, hitting coach and coached the catchers. He helped St. John's to three Big East championship appearances and a Big East title as well as an NCAA Regional berth in 1997. While at IUP, McMullan was the head baseball coach as well as the strength and conditioning coordinator. He coached two conference players of the year selections as well as three All-Americans.
Aside from his numerous coaching experiences, McMullan also had a decorated career as an athlete. He enjoyed a pro baseball career as a member of the New York Yankees organization (1990-1992) and for the Salt Lake City Trappers (1990 & 1992). In 1990, he was a Pioneer League All-Star. McMullan was also a two-sport NCAA All-American as a catcher in baseball and as a linebacker in football at IUP. He was a member of six championship teams at IUP. McMullan is a 1990 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). He is married to the former Sandra Leishman of Wayne, N.J. The couple has three children, Maggie, Emma and Jack.
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