| Kevin McMullan | |
| Current Title: | Associate head coach |
| Current Team: | Virginia |
| Current Conference: | ACC |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1968 |
| Player Years1: | 1987–1990 |
| Player Team1: | IUP |
| Player Years2: | 1990 |
| Player Team2: | Salt Lake City Trappers |
| Player Years3: | 1991 |
| Player Team3: | Fort Lauderdale Yankees |
| Player Years4: | 1991 |
| Player Team4: | Greensboro Hornets |
| Player Years5: | 1992 |
| Player Team5: | Salt Lake City Trappers |
| Player Positions: | Catcher / First baseman |
| Coach Years1: | 1994–1996 |
| Coach Team1: | IUP (asst.) |
| Coach Years2: | 1997–1999 |
| Coach Team2: | St. John's (asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team3: | East Carolina (asst.) |
| Coach Years4: | 2003–present |
| Coach Team4: | Virginia (asst.) |
Kevin B. "Mac" McMullan is an American baseball coach, currently the assistant baseball coach for the University of Virginia Cavaliers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).[1]
As a member of the Cavaliers baseball coaching staff, McMullan recruits and trains players to develop the quality of the baseball program at the university; under his tutelage baseball classes have achieved rankings of 12th (2004), 10th (2005), 8th (2006), 13th (2007), and 14th (2008) in inter-college NCAA competitions. Four of five teams coached by McMullan have been placed in USA's top 40 for fielding percentage.[2]
Raised in Dumont, New Jersey, McMullan graduated from Dumont High School.[3] He studied at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where he was a multi-sport athlete. He played as catcher for the IUP baseball baseball team and as linebacker for the IUP football team; he was awarded the honor of All-American for both sports. During his college career, he was a part of six championship teams at IUP. After graduating in 1990 he became a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees (1990–92) and the Salt Lake City Trappers (1990 and 1992). In 1990, he was a Pioneer League All-Star with the Trappers.[2]
McMullan began coaching on the University of Virginia baseball program in 2003. Previously he had coached within other college programs and was a manager and coordinator for the Atlanta Braves, coaching the club's catchers and hitters during spring training.[4] In 2009, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year.[5]
In 2001–02, he was a recruiting coordinator, hitting coach, and catching instructor for the Pirates, East Carolina University's baseball team; he later became the Pirate's acting head coach. Under McMullan's three-year tenure, the Pirates recorded 138 wins and 46 losses, finished within the top 25 teams each year, and won three conference championships and an NCAA Regional Championship.[2]
Players coached by McMullan have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, including Ryan Zimmerman (Washington Nationals), Mark Reynolds (Arizona Diamondbacks) and Joe Koshansky (Colorado Rockies).[6]