Justin McKay

Justin McKay is an American college baseball coach and former Outfielder & Pitcher. McKay was the Interim Head Baseball Coach of the NCAA Division I Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball team during the 2018-2019 year before retiring after the season.

Justin McKay
Biographical details
Born1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1]
Playing career
2004–2007Briarcliffe College
2008Queens College
Position(s)Outfielder & Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2010Briarcliffe College (asst.)
2010–2013Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.)
2014Montclair State (asst.)
2016–2018Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.)
2018–2019Fairleigh Dickinson (Interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall15–37–1
TournamentsNEC: 9–15
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2006 USCAA National Champion (player)

2010 USCAA National Champion (asst. coach)

(2010) Youngest Recruiting Coordinator NCAA Division I Baseball (age 24)

(2014) USA 18u National Team NTIS Task Force Member

(2016) Northeast Conference Top Recruiter

(2019) Top 5 Youngest Head Coach Baseball - NCAA Division I (age 33)

Playing career

McKay attended American High School in Fremont, California and Shaker High School in Latham, New York.[2] McKay then enrolled at Briarcliffe College, to play college baseball for the nationally ranked Division I NJCAA Briarcliffe College Seahawks baseball team. He served as Team Captain (sports) of the 2006 USCAA National Championship team.

In the summer of 2006, McKay suffered back & ankle injuries limiting his Junior (education year) season. Following completion of his degree, he transferred to Queens College, City University of New York for his Senior (education) year. McKay won the starting centerfield job in spring of 2008 helping the Knights compile the most wins since 2003. Battling injury throughout the season, McKay scored 21 runs, while hitting .320 with a .454 on-base percentage (OBP) and 21 RBIs.[3] Following his collegiate career, McKay played in the New York State League before retiring shortly after due to previous injury.[4]

Coaching career

McKay returned to Briarcliffe College to assist his former head coach Gary Puccio. In the fall of 2010, McKay left Briarcliffe with Puccio to become an assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson.[4] On May 30, 2018, McKay was named the interim head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson.[1] In May of 2019, after a 11 year coaching career and his second child on the way, McKay retired from baseball.[5]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (Northeast Conference) (2019)
2019 Fairleigh Dickinson 15–37–19–156th
Fairleigh Dickinson: 15–37–19–15
Total:15–37–1

      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

References
  1. "Justin McKay Named Interim Head Baseball Coach". www.fduknights.com. Fairleigh Dickinson University. May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. "7 - Justin McKay". www.queesnknights.com. Queens College, The City University of New York. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. "Queens College Baseball Stats - 2008". www.queesnknights.com. Queens College, The City University of New York. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. Steve Popper (September 11, 2014). "Coach finds a home in baseball". www.northjersey.com. USA Today. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  5. "Sports agate — May 21, 2019". www.romsentinel.com. Rome Daily Sentinel. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
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