Erik Michael Bakich was born on November 27,1977 and is an American baseball coach and former left fielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Clemson Tigers.
19 Facts About Erik Bakich
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Erik Bakich served as the head coach of Maryland Terrapins and the Michigan Wolverines.
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Erik Bakich played baseball at East Carolina University in 1999 and 2000.
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Erik Bakich played as a left fielder with a 1.000 fielding percentage with 91 putouts,.
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Erik Bakich graduated from East Carolina with a sports science degree in 2000.
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Erik Bakich worked as a hitting coach, and with both infielders and outfielders.
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Erik Bakich then moved to Vanderbilt University in 2003 to become the school's recruiting coordinator, hitting coach, and outfield instructor.
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Collegiate Baseball ranked Erik Bakich's first recruiting class the 24th best in the nation.
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In June 2009, the University of Maryland hired Erik Bakich to replace former nine-year head coach Terry Rupp.
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Erik Bakich sought to rebuild the program and eventually achieve regular appearances in the NCAA tournament, an event Maryland had not qualified for since 1971.
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Erik Bakich stated his plan to build a "recruiting wall" around the state to keep local talent at home.
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Erik Bakich resigned as Maryland's head baseball coach on June 27,2012, in order to pursue his new head coaching career for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team.
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On June 27,2012, Erik Bakich was named the 19th coach in the history of Michigan Wolverines baseball.
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Erik Bakich was most noted for his quote, "We want to catch that softball program" meaning Michigan's softball program, and showed great praise for head Michigan Softball coach Carol Hutchins.
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Erik Bakich made many assurances that Michigan baseball will be back to winning championships at a consistent rate, not just every once in a while.
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Erik Bakich talked a lot about pitching and defense for Michigan, and bringing in the best recruits locally, regionally, and nationally.
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On June 15,2019, Erik Bakich was named the NCBWA National Coach of the Year.
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Later that year, Erik Bakich received the 2019 Skip Bertman Award.
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On June 16,2022, Erik Bakich signed a six-year, $6.25 million deal to be the head baseball coach of the Clemson Tigers.