| Head coach Matt McDonald |
| 14th Season in 2007-08 |
| Alma Mater: St. Olaf '89 |
| Overall Record: 346-163 (.680) |
| MIAC Record : 192-68 (.738) |
| NCAA Appearances: 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007 |
| MIAC Regular-Season Champions: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007 |
| MIAC Tournament Champions: 2003, 2006 |
| E-mail: mcdonamc@stolaf.edu |
| Phone: 507-786-3638 |
St. Olaf skipper Matt McDonald, who is also the school's athletic director, led the St. Olaf baseball team to back-to-back 30-win seasons and NCAA appearances the last two springs (2006, 2007). McDonald, who won the MIAC's Coach of the Year in 2007 for the third time in his career, has led St. Olaf to 20-win seasons in all 13 years he's been at the helm.
The Oles have gone to each of the MIAC's four-team postseason tournament since the event's inception in 2000. St. Olaf won the event in 2003 and 2006 and have been in the championship in six of the eight seasons, including 2007.
Besides 2006 and 2007, St. Olaf had another 30-win spring under McDonald. The 2000 squad, led by three-time MIAC MVP Brian Sprout '02, won a school record 36 games and advanced to the NCAA Division III Midwest Region Final.
Before becoming St. Olaf's athletic director, McDonald chaired the NCAA Division III selection committee and has served in various coaching roles at St. Olaf. He was a football and baseball assistant prior to getting the head baseball job. After becoming the Oles' 15th head coach, and second since 1966, he continued as a football assistant until 2001. He was the head men's golf coach in 2002.
McDonald, a native of Beaver Dam, Wis., played on the 1988 and 1989 MIAC Championship teams at St. Olaf under Hall of Fame coach Jim Dimick, captaining the 1989 squad. He was named All-MIAC and all-region second baseman in 1988 and 1989, and led the MIAC in hitting in 1988. McDonald also played football, where he was a quarterback for three seasons.
McDonald and his wife Barb reside in Northfield and have two children, Katie, 17 and Tommy 10.
The Oles Under Matt McDonald
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Season |
Overall |
Pct. |
MIAC |
Pct. |
MIAC Place (Tourn) |
1995 |
25-15 |
.625 |
11-9 |
.550 |
5th |
1996 |
21-12 |
.636 |
13-7 |
.650 |
3rd |
1997 |
29-13 |
.690 |
16-4 |
.800 |
2nd |
1998 |
21-16 |
.567 |
12-8 |
.600 |
3rd |
1999 |
26-11 |
.702 |
14-6 |
.700 |
2nd |
2000 |
36-7 |
.837 |
18-2 |
.900 |
1st (2nd) |
2001 |
29-9 |
.763 |
18-2 |
.900 |
1st (2nd) |
2002 |
27-12 |
.692 |
17-3 |
.850 |
1st (2nd) |
2003 |
27-14 |
.658 |
16-4 |
.800 |
2nd(1st) |
2004 |
20-17 |
.541 |
13-7 |
.650 |
3rd (3rd) |
2005 |
23-17 |
.575 |
13-7 |
.650 |
2nd (4th) |
2006 |
30-10 |
.750 |
15-5 |
.750 |
2nd (1st) |
2007 |
32-10 |
.762 |
16-4 |
.800 |
1st (2nd) |
Total |
346-163 |
.680 |
192-68 |
.738 |
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| **MIAC Tournament was not played before 2000 | |||||
