Mike Roberts (baseball)

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Mike Roberts (baseball) - Wikipedia

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Mike Roberts
Biographical details
Roberts with the Cotuit Kettleers in 2019
Born	(1950-03-01) March 1, 1950 (age 74) Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1972	UNC Chapel Hill

Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1978–1998	UNC Chapel Hill
1999	UNC Asheville

Head coaching record
Overall	780–428–3 (.645)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Atlantic Coast Conference (1970–1972)

Thomas Michael Roberts (born March 1, 1950) is a former American professional baseball player and college baseball coach. He played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1970 through 1972, and then in Minor League Baseball in 1972 and 1973. He returned to the Tar Heels as their coach, serving in the role from 1978 through 1998. His son, Brian Roberts, played Major League Baseball.

Early life and career

Roberts attended Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, Tennessee, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At North Carolina, he played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team as a catcher. A member of the Tar Heels from 1970 through 1972, Roberts was named All-Atlantic Coast Conference in all three seasons.^[1]

The Kansas City Royals selected Roberts in the 34th round of the 1972 MLB Draft. He played for the Royals' organization in Minor League Baseball in 1972 for the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League,^[2] and in 1973 for the Waterloo Royals of the Class A Midwest League.^[3]

Roberts became the head coach of the Tar Heels in 1978, and held the position through 1998.^[1]^[4] Roberts then coached for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs for one season.

In 1984 and again in 2000, Roberts managed the Wareham Gatemen, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). In 2004, he returned to the CCBL to become manager of the Cotuit Kettleers.^[5] Roberts has led the Kettleers to league championship titles in 2010, 2013, and 2019, and has managed several future major leaguers at Cotuit such as Yan Gomes, Charlie Blackmon, and Bradley Zimmer.^[6]

Personal

Roberts' son, Brian Roberts, played for him on the Tar Heels and went on to play in Major League Baseball.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Resignation brings end for UNC's father-son tandem | The Chronicle". Dukechronicle.com. March 31, 1998. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
^ "1972 Billings Mustangs Statistics — Minor Leagues". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
^ "1973 Waterloo Royals Statistics — Minor Leagues". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
^ "Unc's Fired Coach Didn't Throw In Towel — Sun Sentinel". Articles.sun-sentinel.com. May 25, 1998. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
^ "Roberts coming into own on multiple levels — MLB — ESPN". ESPN. May 12, 2005. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
^ Aria Gerson (August 10, 2019). "No place like home for winning a Cape League title". capecodtimes.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
^ "Thanks to his father, Brian Roberts has been around baseball all his life — ESPN The Magazine". ESPN. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

North Carolina Tar Heels head baseball coaches

Perrin Busbee (1891–1893)
William R. Robertson (1894)
Jesse M. Oldham (1895)
Benjamin E. Stanley (1896–1897)
William Ayres Reynolds (1898–1899)
Bob Lawson (1900)
Ernest Graves Sr. (1901)
Edward M. Ashenback (1902)
John Curran (1903)
John Donnelly (1904)
Bob Lawson (1905–1906)
Floyd Simmons (1907)
Otis Stocksdale (1908–1909)
Bob Lawson (1910)
Charles M. Clancey (1911–1912)
Bowers (1913)
Earl T. Mack (1914)
Charles Doak (1915–1916)
Bunny Hearn (1917–1918)
William Lourcey (1919–1920)
Bill Fetzer (1921–1925)
Vern Duncan (1926)
James N. Ashmore (1927–1931)
Bunny Hearn (1932–1946)
Walter Rabb (1947–1977)
Mike Roberts (1978–1998)
Mike Fox (1999–2020)
Scott Forbes (2021– )

v t e UNC Asheville Bulldogs head baseball coaches
Ken Bagwell (1986–1987) Steve Pope (1988–1990) Jim Bretz (1991–1994) Bill Hillier (1995–1999) Mike Roberts (2000) Matt Myers (2001–2004) Willie Stewart (2005–2009) Tom Smith (2010–2014) Scott Friedholm (2015– )

Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Coach of the Year

1981: D'Armi
1982: Carter
1983: Morris
1984: Esposito
1985: Womack
1986: Esposito
1987: Morris
1988: Wilhelm
1989: Roberts
1990: Tanner
1991: Wilhelm
1992: Traylor
1993: Morris
1994: Leggett
1995: Leggett
1996: Martin
1997: Hall
1998: Martin
1999: Martin
2000: Hall
2001: Martin
2002: Greer
2003: Avent
2004: O'Connor
2005: Hall
2006: Leggett
2007: Martin
2008: Morris
2009: Martin
2010: O'Connor
2011: O'Connor
2012: Martin
2013: O'Connor
2014: O'Connor
2015: McDonnell
2016: McDonnell
2017: McDonnell
2018: Fox
2019: Hall
2020: Not awarded
2021: Jarrett
2022: Szefc
2023: Walter
2024: Forbes

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