Longtime ABCA Board Member Pat McMahon is now in his ninth season with the New York Yankees organization and his sixth as their Director of International Player Development. Prior to the Yankees, McMahon amassed 30-plus years of combined college and high school coaching experience.
McMahon served seven seasons (2001-07) as head coach at the University of Florida, leading the Gators to a 231-143-1 record (.617) and a runner-up finish at the College World Series in 2005. McMahon’s Gators posted three seasons of at least 43 wins, including a 48-23 record in 2005 when they won the SEC East regular-season title.
For his career, McMahon’s overall record stands at 584-317-1 (.647), which was includes head coaching stints at Old Dominion University (1990-94) and Mississippi State University (1998-2001).
In his first season as head coach at Mississippi State, McMahon was named ABCA/Diamond Sports South Region Coach of the Year after guiding the Bulldogs to the 1998 NCAA Div. I College World Series. He subsequently led the Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Super Regional appearances, and in four seasons, his teams went 164-88 (.651) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament each time.
McMahon began his collegiate coaching career at Mississippi State as a graduate assistant from 1980-81 and served as assistant coach (1983-89) and associate head coach (1995-97), working under ABCA Hall of Famer Ron Polk during all three stints. The Bulldogs went to the College World Series in 1981 and 1985 and posted at least 50 wins three times, including a school-record 54 wins in 1989.
As head coach at Old Dominion, McMahon guided the Monarchs to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, two 40-win seasons and an outstanding 189-86 record. He was named the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 1990 and CAA Coach of the Year in 1994.
McMahon has worked extensively with USA Baseball throughout his career. He helped lead the USA to a Pan American Games bronze medal as an assistant in 1991, was pitching coach in 1997 and head coach of the 2001 squad.
In?2015, McMahon was honored with the prestigious Lefty Gomez Award, presented annually by the ABCA and Wilson Sporting Goods to an individual who has distinguished himself amongst his peers and has contributed significantly to the game of baseball locally, nationally and internationally.?
McMahon also led the short-season Class A Staten Island Yankees in 2008, where the team posted a league-best 49-26 record and served as a special assistant for player development and scouting.
As a player, McMahon was drafted by the New York Mets out of Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida, but turned down a pro contract to play in college. He played two years at St. John’s River College and two years at Stetson as a pitcher.
