Cory Thomas Mee (born February 14, 1970) is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman, who is the current associate head baseball coach and catching coach for the Western Michigan Broncos. Mee grew up in Hilton, New York, and graduated from Hilton High School in 1988. He played college baseball at the University of Notre Dame from 1989 to 1992, before playing professionally for the Yakima Bears in 1992. He served as the head coach at the University of Toledo from 2004 to 2019.

Cory Mee
Mee with Toledo in 2018
Current position
TitleAssociate head coach
TeamWestern Michigan
ConferenceMAC
Biographical details
Born (1970-02-14) February 14, 1970 (age 54)
Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1992Notre Dame
1992Yakima Bears
Position(s)Third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993Notre Dame (vol. assistant)
1994RIT (assistant)
1995–1999Notre Dame (assistant)
2000–2003Michigan State (assistant)
2004–2019Toledo
2020Eastern Michigan (assistant)
2021–2022Akron (AHC/RC)
2023–presentWestern Michigan (AHC/C/H)
Head coaching record
Overall366–513–2
Tournaments11–17 (MAC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MAC West Division (2012)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2010)

Coaching career

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Mee was named the head coach of the Rockets in 2004.[1] On May 20, 2019, Mee stepped down from his position as head coach at Toledo.[2] On September 4, 2019, Mee was named the volunteer assistant baseball coach at Eastern Michigan University.[3] On July 16, 2020 he was named the associate head coach for the University of Akron.

Head coaching record

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This table shows Mee's record as a college coach.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Toledo Rockets (Mid-American Conference) (2004–2019)
2004 Toledo 20–34 8–16 6th (West)
2005 Toledo 15–39 5–17 6th (West)
2006 Toledo 26–27 11–15 5th (West)
2007 Toledo 26–28 14–13 4th (West) MAC Tournament
2008 Toledo 18–31 10–13 6th (West)
2009 Toledo 24–30 14–12 2nd (West) MAC Tournament[a]
2010 Toledo 34–22 19–8 T-2nd (West) MAC Tournament[b]
2011 Toledo 26–29 15–12 4th (West) MAC Tournament[c]
2012 Toledo 30–27 19–8 1st (West) MAC Tournament[d]
2013 Toledo 25–33 13–14 3rd (West) MAC Tournament[e]
2014 Toledo 22–32 11–16 T-3rd (West)
2015 Toledo 25–33 16–11 2nd (West) MAC Tournament
2016 Toledo 19–38 13–11 3rd (West)
2017 Toledo 17–41 9–15 6th (West) MAC Tournament
2018 Toledo 22–33–1 14–13 5th
2019 Toledo 17–36–1 4–21 10th
Toledo: 366–513–2 195–215
Total: 366–513–2

      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

  1. ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2009.
  2. ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2010.
  3. ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2011.
  4. ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2012.
  5. ^ The top eight of the MAC's twelve teams qualified for the tournament in 2013.

References

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  1. ^ "UT baseball coach Mee signs three-year contract". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. December 22, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "UT baseball coach Mee steps down after 16 seasons". www.toledoblade.com. Toledo Blade. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baseball Hires Veteran Cory Mee as Volunteer Assistant". www.emueagles.com. Eastern Michigan Athletics. September 4, 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
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