Rick Rembielak

Richard A. Rembielak is an American college baseball coach, who most recently served as the head coach of the Akron Zips from the 2012 through the 2015 season.[1] As of the end of the 2014 season, his career head coaching record is 574–490–1.[2][3][4]

Rick Rembielak
Rembielak in 2013
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMassillon (OH) Perry HS
Biographical details
BornCleveland, Ohio
Alma materMiami (OH)
Playing career
1979–1981Miami (OH)
1981Bluefield Orioles
1982Miami Marlins
1982–1984Hagerstown Suns
1984Quad Cities Cubs
1985Winston-Salem Spirits
1985Pittsfield Cubs
Position(s)Infield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1993Kent State (assistant)
1994–2004Kent State
2005–2009Wake Forest
2010–2011Georgia Tech (vol. asst.)
2012–2015Akron
2016–presentMassillon (OH) Perry HS
Head coaching record
Overall596–514–1
Tournaments4–9 (NCAA)

Playing career

Rembielak played college baseball at Miami (OH) from 1979 to 1981. He was drafted in the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft by the Baltimore Orioles and played five seasons of minor league baseball in the Orioles and Chicago Cubs organizations.[5][6]

Coaching career

He served as the head baseball coach at Kent State of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) from 1994 to 2004, and he had a 373–251–1 (.597) record. This included a 200–100 (.667) record against MAC opponents. He won four regular season MAC championships and three MAC tournament titles. He was named the MAC Coach of the Year in 1996, 2000, and 2003.

Rembielak was the head coach of Wake Forest from 2005 to 2009. In 2007, Rembielak's team finished second in the ACC Tournament, losing 1–0 to North Carolina in the championship game. The team earned an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament. At Wake, Rembielak posted a 95–81 record, including a 42–47 record in conference play. Wake Forest replaced Rembielak with Tom Walter.[7]

From 2010–2011, he was a volunteer assistant at Georgia Tech,[8] after being let go by Wake Forest.[9]

Prior to the start of the 2012 season, Rembielak was hired as the head coach at Akron.[10] Following the conclusion of the 2015 season, Akron cancelled the baseball program.

In August 2015, Rembielak was hired to be the head coach at Perry High School in Massillon, Ohio.[11]

Head coaching records

The following is a list of Rembielak's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[2][3][4][12]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kent State Golden Flashes (Mid-American Conference) (1994–2004)
1994 Kent State 33–1718–71stNCAA Regional
1995 Kent State 40–1819–102ndMAC Tournament
1996 Kent State 30–21–121–71stMAC Tournament
1997 Kent State 29–2818–133rdMAC Tournament
1998 Kent State 27–2817–122nd (East)MAC Tournament
1999 Kent State 33–2519–123rd (East)MAC Tournament
2000 Kent State 40–1820–61st (East)MAC Tournament
2001 Kent State 32–3016–112nd (East)NCAA Regional
2002 Kent State 37–2218–82nd (East)NCAA Regional
2003 Kent State 36–1820–41st (East)MAC Tournament
2004 Kent State 36–2714–102nd (East)NCAA Regional
Kent State: 373–252–1200–100
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2005–2009)
2005 Wake Forest 28–3012–188th
2006 Wake Forest 33–2216–134th (Atlantic)
2007 Wake Forest 34–2914–164th (Atlantic)NCAA Regional
2008 Wake Forest 25–3113–163rd (Atlantic)
2009 Wake Forest 22–306–246th (Atlantic)
Wake Forest: 142–14261–87
Akron Zips (Mid-American Conference) (2012–2015)
2012 Akron 17–3810–175th (East)
2013 Akron 14–399–185th (East)
2014 Akron 28–2912–155th (East)MAC Tournament
2015 Akron 22-2410-114th (East) MAC Tournament
Akron: 59–10641–61
Total:596–514–1

      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

References
  1. "Rick Rembielak". GoZips.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  2. "Coaching Summary" (PDF). KentState.PrestoSports.com. Kent State Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. "ACC Annual Standings". 2012 ACC Baseball Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  4. "2012 Mid-American Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  5. "#23 Rick Rembielak". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Sports Information. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  6. "Richard Rembielak". Baseball-Reference.org. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  7. "Tom Walter Named Head Baseball Coach at Wake Forest". WAKE FOREST. June 16, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  8. "Rick Rembielak Named Georgia Tech Volunteer Assistant Coach". CBS Interactive. September 10, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  9. "Wake Forest Will Not Renew Rembielak's Contract". WAKE FOREST. May 22, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  10. "Rick Rembielak". GoZips.com. Akron Sports Information. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  11. Michael Beaven (August 27, 2015). "Perry High School hires Rick Rembielak as baseball coach, assistant AD". www.ohio.com. Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  12. "2013 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
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