Mike Stone (2017) - Hall of Fame - University of Massachusetts Athletics

Mike Stone

Induction:
2017
Class:
1982

In his 30 seasons as head coach, Mike Stone compiled a 697-695-3 record and a 358-307-2 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Minutemen won eight Atlantic 10 regular season titles, two Atlantic 10 Tournament crowns and made two NCAA Tournament appearances. He has also guided the Minutemen to the Beanpot Championship six times, most recently in 2012. He became the all-time winningest coach in UMass history when the Minutemen swept a doubleheader from Saint Joseph's on May 8, 2001. On May 16, 2017, Stone won his 750th career game as a head coach, a 6-5 victory over Fairfield at Earl Lorden Field.

From 1994-1996, Stone was a three-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year selection. He became only the second coach to win the award three consecutive years. His student-athletes earned 10 all-America nods, 16 all-region selections, 47 All-New England honors and 52 All-Atlantic 10 accolades with three Atlantic 10 Pitchers of the Year, one Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and one Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year.

After his graduation from the Taft School in Connecticut in 1974, Stone was selected in the third round of the MLB draft and signed a professional contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was a catcher in the Cardinals' system for three years and played in the Los Angeles Dodgers' minor league organization for two seasons.

At the completion of his professional career, Stone enrolled as a physical education major at UMass, where he played football for three seasons, from 1979-1981. He graduated cum laude in 1982 and was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.