Steve Trimper

Steve Trimper
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Maine
Conference America East
Record 289–257–2
Biographical details
Born Newton, New Jersey
Alma mater Eastern Connecticut '92 (B.A.)
Vermont '97 (M.A.)
Playing career
1989 Elon
1990–1992 Eastern Connecticut
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1994 Wentworth (asst.)
1995–1998 Vermont (asst.)
1999–2005 Manhattan
2006–present Maine
Head coaching record
Overall 461–431–4
Tournaments NCAA: 1–4
America East: 12–12
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
America East: 2013
America East Tournament: 2006, 2011
Awards
America East Coach of the Year: 2013
MAAC Coach of the Year: 2002

Steve Trimper is an American college baseball coach who has been the head coach at Maine since the start of the 2006 season. Previously, he served as the head coach at Manhattan from 1999 to 2005. An alumnus of Eastern Connecticut State University, Trimper played baseball there from 1990 to 1992 and was a member of the Warriors' 1990 Division III national championship team.[1]

Coaching career

Assistant coaching

After he graduated from Eastern Connecticut in 1992, Trimper worked for two years as the associate head coach at Division III Wentworth. His first Division I position came at Vermont, where he served as an assistant under head coach Bill Currier from 1995 to 1998. He also earned his master's degree in administration from the university in 1997.[1][2][3]

During the summers of 1996 and 1997, Trimper was the head coach of the Eastern Tides of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.[1]

Manhattan

Trimper replaced Gary Puccio as the head coach at Manhattan prior to the start of the 1999 season. In his seven years as head coach (1999–2005), the Jaspers went 172–174–2.[1]

Manhattan finished with sub-.500 records in Trimper's first three seasons. In 2002, his fourth, the team went 32–19; it was the school's first 30-win season and first winning season since 1971. Trimper was named the 2002 MAAC Coach of the Year. In 2003, the Jaspers finished with a .500 record (26–26), but went 15–10 in the MAAC to qualify for their first postseason appearance under Trimper. This berth was the first of three consecutive MAAC Tournaments for Manhattan; the team's best showing was a runner-up finish in 2004.[4][5][6][7][8]

During Trimper's time at Manhattan, two of his players were named MAAC Rookie of the Year: first basemen Chris Gaskin in 2002 and Matt Rizzotti in 2005. Rizzotti was also named the 2005 MAAC Player of the Year. Trimper also had two players selected in the MLB Draft: Gaskin and pitcher Mike Parisi, both in 2004. Parisi later pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals.[9][10]

Maine

When Maine head coach Paul Kostacopoulos left for Navy after the 2005 season, the school hired Trimper to replace him. Trimper became the 24th head coach of Maine baseball.[1][11][12]

In 2006, Trimper's first season, Maine qualified for the NCAA Tournament. After a 32–20–1 (13–9 AEC) regular season, third baseman Kevin McAvoy was named America East Rookie of the Year, and Maine was seeded third in the America East Tournament. The Black Bears swept through the tournament, defeating Stony Brook, Vermont, and Stony Brook again to win the championship and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. At the Chapel Hill Regional, Maine went 0–2, losing 15–7 to top-seeded North Carolina and 21–19 to third-seeded UNC Wilmington.[13]

The team went 1–2 in the conference tournament in 2007 and missed it in 2008 and 2009. The team had two more major award winners during this stretch: catcher Myckie Lugbauer won the program's second straight America East Rookie of the Year award in 2007, and outfielder Curt Smith was named conference Player of the Year in 2008.[13]

From 2010–2014, Maine made five consecutive America East Tournament appearances. In 2011, it finished second in the conference and made its second NCAA Tournament under Trimper. After a 29–22 regular season, the Black Bears swept through the America East Tournament, defeating Binghamton, Stony Brook, and Albany. Sent to the Chapel Hill Regional as a four-seed for the second tournament in a row, the team went 1–2; it lost its opener to host North Carolina, but eliminated second-seed FIU before being eliminated by James Madison.[13][14] In 2013, Trimper got his 400th career win, and Maine won the America East's regular season championship before losing to Binghamton in the tournament finals. The 2013 team won several major awards– Trimper was named America East Coach of the Year, shortstop Michael Fransoso was named Player of the Year, and Tommy Lawrence was named Pitcher of the Year.[15][16]

Between 2006 and 2013, nine of Trimper's players have been selected in the MLB Draft. The highest selection was pitcher Jeff Gibbs, a ninth-round by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2012.[17]

Head coaching records

NCAA

Below is a table of Trimper's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[13][18][19][20]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Manhattan (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1999–2005)
1999 Manhattan 22–27 12–14 4th (South)
2000 Manhattan 20–29 10–16 8th
2001 Manhattan 20–25–1 9–15 7th
2002 Manhattan 32–19 16–11 5th
2003 Manhattan 26–26 15–10 4th MAAC Tournament
2004 Manhattan 25–27–1 16–9 T-2nd MAAC Tournament
2005 Manhattan 27–21 15–8 T-3rd MAAC Tournament
Manhattan: 172–174–2 93–83
Maine (America East Conference) (2006–present)
2006 Maine 35–22–1 13–9 3rd NCAA Regional
2007 Maine 22–31 12–11 4th America East Tournament
2008 Maine 20–28–1 8–15 7th
2009 Maine 32–23 13–11 5th
2010 Maine 34–22 17–7 2nd America East Tournament
2011 Maine 33–24 18–6 2nd NCAA Regional
2012 Maine 28–28 11–11 4th America East Tournament
2013 Maine 37–22 20–9 1st America East Tournament
2014 Maine 24–29 10–11 T-4th America East Tournament
2015 Maine 24–28 10–10 T-3rd America East Tournament
Maine: 289–257–2 132–100
Total: 461–431–4

      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

Collegiate summer

Below is a table of Trimper's records as a collegiate summer baseball head coach.

Season Team Record Standing Playoffs
1996 Eastern 13–26 5th
1997 Eastern 17–23 6th
Total 30–49

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "#4 Steve Trimper". GoBlackBears.com. Maine Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ Mahoney, Larry (May 16, 2006). "Bangor Move Fruitful for Little East Champ". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ Stanton, Phil (February 27, 2009). "Vermont Prepares for Final Season". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Steve Trimper Named MAAC Baseball Coach of the Year". GoJaspers.com. Manhattan Athletic Communications. May 22, 2002. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ Weinreb, Michael (May 21, 2003). "Scrappy Jaspers Seeking MAAC Baseball Crown". Newsday.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Butler, Dylan (May 19, 2005). "Manhattan's Fab Four". TimesLedger.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  7. ↑ Weinreb, Michael (June 2, 2006). "Manhattan Renaissance Begins at Park in Bronx". NYTimes.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  8. ↑ Braziller, Zachary (May 13, 2007). "Birth of a Baseball Powerhouse: Coach Leighton Hoping to Repeat Last Year's MAAC Title". SNY.tv. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  9. ↑ "MAAC Baseball Individual Award Winners". MAACSports.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks Who Came from "Manhattan College (New York, NY)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  11. ↑ Warner, Pete (August 19, 2005). "Steve Trimper New UM Baseball Coach: Team to Mix Aggressive Play with Fun". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Trimper Named Maine's Head Coach". USAToday.com. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "2014 America East Conference Baseball Record Book". AmericaEast.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  14. ↑ Warner, Pete (October 25, 2012). "Trimper Agrees to 3-Year Extension as University of Maine Baseball Coach". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Maine Colleges: UMaine's Trimper Collects 400th Win as Black Bears Sweep". PressHerald.com. The Portland Press Herald. April 21, 2013. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  16. ↑ Warner, Pete (May 21, 2013). "UMaine's Fransoso Named America East Baseball MVP; Lawrence, Trimper Also Honored". BangorDailyNews.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  17. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks Who Came from "University of Maine at Orono (Orono, ME)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  18. ↑ "2014 Manhattan Baseball Yearbook". Manhattan Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Annual Conference Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  20. ↑ "2014 America East Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
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