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Mike Wilson Named College Coach of the YearHonored by MLB Scouts Association
6/6/03 - BaseballBaseball Coach Mike Wilson Announces Recruiting ClassSix Inked to Play for Dukes in 2004
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Head Coach Mike Wilson
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Mike Wilson
Mike WilsonPlayer Profile
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Mike Wilson returns for his 11th campaign as Duquesne's head baseball coach, coming off two of the most successful seasons in University history.Last year, he guided the Red and Blue to a school record 15 conference wins and a second place finish in the Atlantic 10 west division.The second place showing was also a Duquesne record and qualified the Dukes for its first ever Atlantic 10 championship.In 2002, Wilson led his squad to a 26-23 performance which was a University record for wins in a season and it also marked the first time a Duquesne team finished above .500 since 1988.
Wilson was hired in August of 1993 and with just a handful of seniors managed a 13-36 record for the 1994 campaign.In 1995 with just four seniors, his team improved to 17-35 and in 1996 improved again to 19-29 for the most DU victories since 1987.
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In his ten years as coach, Wilson has produced nine Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference players and five Second Team picks.In fact, in 1999, two Dukes were named to the First Team and one was named to the Second Team, while Barns was named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year.In addition, Nick Danzuso and Rocky Kravetz were named GTE Academic All-Americans in 2000 while Sean Wilson was named a Verizon Academic All-American in 2003.
Wilson has served in several other coaching capacities before coming to Duquesne.He was an assistant at Pitt for one year, a volunteer assistant during spring camp at Louisiana State University from 1990-92 and an assistant coach at Mt. Lebanon High from 1975-80 and 1991-92.
Wilson began his playing career at Mt. Lebanon High School in 1965 before moving on to Hiram Scott and Chadron State.A 1971 graduate of Chadron State (Nebraska), he has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education.He was named a First Team NAIA District 11 shortstop at Chadron that year.The Dukes' skipper continued playing until just a few years ago, playing for a team from New Orleans that won the Over 40 "A" Division of the Roy Hobbs World Series in Florida.
Wilson has been involved with baseball in the Pittsburgh area most of his life.He was active in the Greater Pittsburgh Federation Baseball League for more than 20 years as a player, head coach and manager.His teams won Federation League championship titles in 1978 and 1979.A 1972 graduate of the Umpire Development School in St. Petersburg, FL, he officiated in the Gulf Coast and Citrus Leagues in South Florida for one year before returning to the Pittsburgh area.Also certified by the P.I.A.A., he umpired locally at the college and high school level for 20 years.
Wilson and his wife Vicki reside in Pittsburgh and have three children Matt (25), Josh (23) and Mandy (21).
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