Joe Kinney (baseball)

Joe Kinney
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Lafayette
Conference Patriot League
Record 335–550–5
Playing career
1985–1988 Lehigh
Position(s) Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989 Maplewood (NJ) Columbia (JV)
1990–1992 Lehigh (asst)
1993–1999 Navy (asst)
2000–present Lafayette
Head coaching record
Overall 335–550–5
Tournaments Patriot: 7–14
NCAA: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Patriot League (2007)
  • Patriot League tournament (2007)

Joseph A. Kinney III is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. Kinney is the head coach of the Lafayette Leopards baseball team.

Playing career

Kinney attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. While at Columbia, he played baseball and football. Upon graduation from high school, Kinney enrolled at Lehigh University.

As a freshman at Lehigh University in 1985, Kinney had a .332 batting average, a .402 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .441 SLG.

As a sophomore in 1986, Kinney batted .274 with a .387 SLG, 2 home run, and 6 RBIs.

In the 1987 season as a junior, Kiney hit 2 home runs and had 10 hits.[1]

Kinney served as a team captain as a senior.

Coaching career

On September 19, 1999, Kinney was named the head coach of the Lafayette Leopards baseball program.[2]

Kinney's 2007 team won the Patriot League as well as the 2007 Patriot League Baseball Tournament, the team's first NCAA Regional berth since 1990.[3]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lafayette Leopards (Patriot League) (2000–present)
2000 Lafayette 12–276–166th
2001 Lafayette 10–305–156th
2002 Lafayette 23–2212–83rdPatriot Tournament
2003 Lafayette 16–247–136th
2004 Lafayette 23–2511–92ndPatriot Tournament
2005 Lafayette 18–26–16–104th
2006 Lafayette 27–2411–93rdPatriot Tournament
2007 Lafayette 34–2017–31stNCAA Regional
2008 Lafayette 25–238–125th
2009 Lafayette 24–299–114thPatriot Tournament
2010 Lafayette 15–307–135th
2011 Lafayette 18–30–110–10T-3rdPatriot Tournament
2012 Lafayette 14–37–17–13T-4thPatriot Tournament
2013 Lafayette 10–406–145th
2014 Lafayette 15–265–135th
2015 Lafayette 14–27–19–114thPatriot Tournament
2016 Lafayette 14–297–135th
2017 Lafayette 8–444–176th
2018 Lafayette 16–34–14–20–16th
2019 Lafayette 0–00–0
Lafayette: 335–550–5330–152
Total:335–550–5

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Kinney". www.lehighsports.com. Lehigh University. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ Jack Logic (September 19, 1999). "Kinney Wants To Add Trophy to Lafayette Baseball History". www.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lafayette's First Appearance in NCAA Regional Since 1990 Begins with a 5-1 Loss to No. 7 Ranked Virginia". www.patriotleague.com. Patriot League. June 1, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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