Paul Panik

Paul Panik
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Iona
Conference MAAC
Record 0–0
Biographical details
Born (1988-06-07) June 7, 1988
Yonkers, New York
Playing career
2007–2010 Canisius
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012 Western Connecticut State (asst.)
2013 Butler (asst.)
2014 Niagara (asst.)
2015–2016 Canisius (asst.)
2017 Iona (asst.)
2018 Albany (asst.)
2019–present Iona
Head coaching record
Overall 0–0
Tournaments MAAC: 0–0
NCAA: 0–0

Paul Panik Jr. (born June 7, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He is the head baseball coach at Iona College. Panik played college baseball at Canisius College for coach Mike McRae from 2007 to 2010.

Playing career

Panik attended John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction, New York.[1] Panik played for the school's varsity baseball team for three years. Panik then enrolled at Canisius College, to play college baseball for the Canisius Golden Griffins baseball team.

As a freshman at Canisius College in 2007, Panik had a .214 batting average, a .391 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .271 SLG.[2]

As a sophomore in 2008, Panik batted .294 with a .510 SLG, 3 home run, and 11 RBIs.[3]

In the 2009 season as a junior, Panik hit 3 doubles and had 11 RBIs.[4]

Panik had his best season as a senior in 2001, hitting a career high in doubles (7), home runs (5), RBIs (33) and slugged (.481).[5]

Coaching career

In 2013, Panik spent the season on the Butler Bulldogs baseball staff. In 2014, Panik joined the Niagara Purple Eagles baseball staff. In late 2014, Panik was named an assistant coach at his alma mater, Canisius College.[6] After two years at Canisius, Panik joined the Iona Gaels baseball staff.[7] Panik accepted a job as the assistant coach of the Albany Great Danes baseball program.[8]

On June 25, 2018, Panik was named the head coach of the Iona program.[9]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Iona 0–00–0,
Iona: 0–00–0
Total:0–0

      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

Personal life

Panik is the elder brother of Joe Panik of the San Francisco Giants.[6]

See also

References

  1. Zak Failla (June 26, 2018). "Iona College Names Former Hudson Valley HS Star As New Head Baseball Coach". www.armonk.dailyvoice.com. Armonk Daily Voice. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. "2007 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. "2008 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  4. "2009 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  5. "2010 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Mike Harrington (October 23, 2014). "Brotherly love pushes Giants' Panik". www.buffalonews.com. The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  7. Stephen Haynes (May 8, 2017). "Joe Panik faces Mets healthy, happy, grounded". www.poughkeepsiejournal.com. Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  8. "2018 Albany Baseball" (PDF). www.image.cdnllnwn1.xosnetwork.com. University of Albany. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  9. Charlie Cornacchio (June 26, 2018). "Jay's Panik New Baseball Coach at Iona College". www.hudsonvalleynewsnetwork.com. Hudson Valley News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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