Matt Senk
Induction Year: 2022
Category: Baseball and Coaching
Location: Stony Brook and John Glenn
Longtime Stony Brook University head baseball coach with more than 880 victories and a trip to the College World Series. John Glenn High School alumnus and lifelong Suffolk County native. 6x America East championships. NCAA Regional Champion and College World Series Appearance in 2012. America East Coach of the Year (2011, 2012, 2014).
NCBWA National Coach of Year Award (2012), CollegeBaseballInsider.com Co-National Coach of the Year, 2012 ABCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year, 2011, ’12, ’14 America East Coach of the Year. It was the first time that a school from the Northeast had reached the College World Series since 1986. 2019 New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee. Senk has delivered 25 winning seasons
Four of Senk’s former players have enjoyed success at the Major League level, headlined by six-time MLB All-Star Joe Nathan ’97. Senk has had 51 players sign professional contracts in his tenure including 40 in the program’s 19 years at the Division I level.