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Former Massachusetts Baseball Head Coach Mike Stone To Be Inducted To NEIBA Hall Of Fame
June 03, 2022 | Baseball
Stone and members of Class of 2021 will be honored prior to 2022 NEIBA Joe Walsh All-Star Game.
BOSTON, Mass. – Alumnus and former Massachusetts baseball head coach, Mike Stone, has been inducted into the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA)Hall of Fame, with the Class of 2021, and will be honored at the 2022 NEIBA Joe Walsh All-Star Game. The All-Star Game will take place on Monday, June 6, at 12 p.m., at Dunkin Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut.
Stone joins the late legendary former baseball head coach Dick Bergquist (Class of 2017) in the NEIBA Hall of Fame.
Stone spent 30 years as head coach for the Minutemen, posting a 697-695-3 record and a 358-307-2 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference. During his tenure, UMass won eight Atlantic 10 regular season titles (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003), two Atlantic 10 Tournament crowns (1995, 1996) and made two NCAA Tournament appearances (1995, 1996). He led the Maroon and White to the Beanpot Championship six times, including back-to-back-to-back years (1996, 1997, 1998) and the last appearance being in 2012.
On May 8, 2001, Stone become the all-time winningest coach in UMass history when the Minutemen swept a doubleheader against Saint Joseph's. He won his 750th career game as a head coach with a 6-5 victory over Fairfield at Earl Lorden Field on May 16, 2017.
Stone was a three-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year selection from 1994-1996, becoming only the second coach to win the accolade three consecutive years, following Fred Hill of Rutgers (1991-93). His student-athletes earned 10 All-America nods, 16 All-Region selection, 47 All-New England honors and 52 All-Atlantic 10 awards with three Atlantic 10 Pitchers of the year, one Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and one Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. Stone also sent 37 players into professional baseball during his time at UMass, starting with Steve Allen in 1988, averaging just under two players signing pro contracts per season.
Stone started in collegiate coaching at the University of Vermont, where he served at the helm of the Catamounts' baseball program from 1983-87.
After graduation from the Taft School in Connecticut in 1974, Stone was an MLB third-round draft pick by St. Louis. He was a catcher in the Cardinals' system for three season and played in the Los Angeles Dodgers' minor league organization for two years.
After completing his professional career, Stone enrolled as a physical education major at Massachusetts, where he played football for three season (1979-81). As a senior in college, he served as head baseball coach and junior varsity hockey coach at the Northfield Mount Hermon School. He graduated cum laude from UMass in 1982 and earned his master's degree from Vermont in 1986. In 2017, Stone was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.
Stone joins the late legendary former baseball head coach Dick Bergquist (Class of 2017) in the NEIBA Hall of Fame.
Stone spent 30 years as head coach for the Minutemen, posting a 697-695-3 record and a 358-307-2 mark in the Atlantic 10 Conference. During his tenure, UMass won eight Atlantic 10 regular season titles (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003), two Atlantic 10 Tournament crowns (1995, 1996) and made two NCAA Tournament appearances (1995, 1996). He led the Maroon and White to the Beanpot Championship six times, including back-to-back-to-back years (1996, 1997, 1998) and the last appearance being in 2012.
On May 8, 2001, Stone become the all-time winningest coach in UMass history when the Minutemen swept a doubleheader against Saint Joseph's. He won his 750th career game as a head coach with a 6-5 victory over Fairfield at Earl Lorden Field on May 16, 2017.
Stone was a three-time Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year selection from 1994-1996, becoming only the second coach to win the accolade three consecutive years, following Fred Hill of Rutgers (1991-93). His student-athletes earned 10 All-America nods, 16 All-Region selection, 47 All-New England honors and 52 All-Atlantic 10 awards with three Atlantic 10 Pitchers of the year, one Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and one Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year. Stone also sent 37 players into professional baseball during his time at UMass, starting with Steve Allen in 1988, averaging just under two players signing pro contracts per season.
Stone started in collegiate coaching at the University of Vermont, where he served at the helm of the Catamounts' baseball program from 1983-87.
After graduation from the Taft School in Connecticut in 1974, Stone was an MLB third-round draft pick by St. Louis. He was a catcher in the Cardinals' system for three season and played in the Los Angeles Dodgers' minor league organization for two years.
After completing his professional career, Stone enrolled as a physical education major at Massachusetts, where he played football for three season (1979-81). As a senior in college, he served as head baseball coach and junior varsity hockey coach at the Northfield Mount Hermon School. He graduated cum laude from UMass in 1982 and earned his master's degree from Vermont in 1986. In 2017, Stone was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.
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