Richard A. Rembielak is an American
college baseball coach, who most recently served as the head coach of the
Akron Zips from the
2012
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through the 2015 season.
As of the end of the
2014 season, his career head coaching record is 574–490–1.
Playing career
Rembielak played college baseball at
Miami (OH) from 1979 to 1981. He was drafted in the
1981 Major League Baseball Draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1981 Major League Baseball draft.
Compensation Picks
Other notable players
*Darrin Jackson, 2nd round, 28th overall by the Chicago Cubs
*Mike Gallego, 2nd round, 33r ...
by the
Baltimore Orioles and played five seasons of
minor league baseball in the Orioles and
Chicago Cubs
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organizations.
Coaching career
He served as the head baseball coach at
Kent State
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in Ash ...
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
Tom Walter is an American college baseball coach. He has been the head coach of Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball, Wake Forest since the start of the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season, 2010 season. Before coming to Wake Forest, Walter held ...
.
From 2010–2011, he was a volunteer assistant at
Georgia Tech, after being let go by
Wake Forest.
Prior to the start of the 2012 season, Rembielak was hired as the head coach at
Akron.
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
Massillon is a city in Stark County, Ohio, Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio, approximately west of Canton, Ohio, Canton, south of Akron, and south of Cleveland. The population was 32,146 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Mass ...
.
Head coaching records
The following is a list of Rembielak's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.
References
External links
Wake Forest profile
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Akron Zips baseball coaches
Kent State Golden Flashes baseball coaches
Kent State University alumni
Miami RedHawks baseball players
Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball coaches
University of Akron alumni
Bluefield Orioles players
Miami Marlins (FSL) players
Hagerstown Suns players
Winston-Salem Spirits players
Pittsfield Cubs players
Baseball players from Cleveland