Paul Panik
Current position | |
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Title | Assistsnt coach |
Team | East Tennessee State |
Conference | SoCon |
Biographical details | |
Born | Yonkers, New York | June 7, 1988
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.) |
2019–2021 | Iona |
2022–present | East Tennessee State (asst.) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 20–61 |
Tournaments | MAAC: 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Paul Panik Jr. (born June 7, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher, who is currently an assistant baseball coach at East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Panik played college baseball at Canisius College for coach Mike McRae from 2007 to 2010. He then served as the head coach of the Iona Gaels (2019–2021).
Playing career[]
Panik attended John Jay High School in Crosswell, New York and 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.[1]
As a sophomore in 2008, Panik batted .294 with a .510 SLG, 3 home runs, and 11 RBIs.[2]
In the 2009 season as a junior, Panik hit 3 doubles and had 11 RBIs.[3]
Panik had his best season as a senior in 2010, hitting a career high in doubles (7), home runs (5), RBIs (33) and slugged (.481).[4]
Coaching career[]
In 2013, Panik spent the season on the Butler Bulldogs baseball staff. In 2014, he joined the Niagara Purple Eagles baseball staff. In late 2014, Panik was named an assistant coach at his alma mater, Canisius College.[5] After two years at Canisius, Panik joined the Iona Gaels baseball staff.[6] Panik accepted a job as the assistant coach of the Albany Great Danes baseball program.[7]
On June 25, 2018, Panik was named the head coach of the Iona program.[8] Just 3 seasons later, Panik and Iona mutually agreed to part ways.[9]
Head coaching record[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Iona Gaels (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2019–2021) | |||||||||
2019 | Iona | 14–38 | 8–16 | T-9th | |||||
2020 | Iona | 3–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Iona | 3–11 | 3–11 | 11th | |||||
Iona: | 20–61 | 11–27 | |||||||
Total: | 20–61 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life[]
Paul is the elder brother of Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder Joe Panik.[5]
References[]
- ^ "2007 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "2008 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "2009 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "2010 Canisius Baseball" (PDF). www.gogriffs.com. Canisius College. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ a b Mike Harrington (October 23, 2014). "Brotherly love pushes Giants' Panik". www.buffalonews.com. The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ Stephen Haynes (May 8, 2017). "Joe Panik faces Mets healthy, happy, grounded". www.poughkeepsiejournal.com. Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Albany Baseball" (PDF). www.image.cdnllnwn1.xosnetwork.com. University of Albany. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Iona Announces Change In Leadership for Baseball". www.icgaels.com. Iona College Gaels. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1988 births
- Baseball catchers
- Canisius Golden Griffins baseball players
- Butler Bulldogs baseball coaches
- East Tennessee State Buccaneers baseball coaches
- Niagara Purple Eagles baseball coaches
- Canisius Golden Griffins baseball coaches
- Iona Gaels baseball coaches
- Albany Great Danes baseball coaches