John Pawlowski

John Pawlowski (born September 6, 1963) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He played college baseball at Clemson for coach Bill Wilhelm from 1983 to 1985 and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 2 seasons from 1987 to 1988. He then served as head coach of the College of Charleston Cougars (2000–2008), the Auburn Tigers (2009–2013) and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2016–2022).

John Pawlowski

Pawlowski with Auburn in 2010
Biographical details
Born	(1963-09-06) September 6, 1963 (age 61) Johnson City, New York, U.S.
Playing career
1983–1985	Clemson
Position(s)	Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1998	Clemson (assistant)
1999	Arizona State (assistant)
2000–2008	College of Charleston
2009–2013	Auburn
2014–2015	San Diego State (assistant)
2016–2022	Western Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall	645–514–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3× SoCon regular season (2004, 2005, 2007) SoCon tournament (2006) SEC West Division (2010)

Playing career

John Pawlowski
Pawlowski with the Birmingham Barons c. 1987
Pitcher
Born: (1963-09-06) September 6, 1963 (age 61) Johnson City, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1987, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
May 10, 1988, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	1–0
Earned run average	7.64
Strikeouts	12
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1987–1988)

Pawlowski attended Seton Catholic Central High School in Binghamton, New York and played college baseball at Clemson.^[1]

Pawlowski had a short career in the Major Leagues with the Chicago White Sox where he played on the 1987 and 1988 teams, appearing as a pitcher in eight total games.^[2]

Coaching career

On June 20, 2008, Pawlowski was named the head baseball coach of the Auburn Tigers.^[3] In 2009, his first season with Auburn, the Tigers finished with a 31–25 record, and just 11 wins in Southeastern Conference (SEC) play. In 2010, he responded with a 38–17 and 20 SEC win season, making it the most SEC wins an Auburn team has ever had in the regular season. The team had a losing league record for the next three seasons, however, and Pawlowski was fired at the end of the 2013 season.^[4]

On June 4, 2015, Pawlowski was named the head coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.^[5] On May 18, 2022, Pawlowski submitted his resignation effective at the end of the season.^[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
College of Charleston Cougars (Southern Conference) (2000–2008)
2000	College of Charleston	28–28–1	14–15–1	T–6th
2001	College of Charleston	24–28	10–16	8th
2002	College of Charleston	36–22	19–11	3rd
2003	College of Charleston	31–27	17–13	T–4th
2004	College of Charleston	47–16	25–5	1st	NCAA Regional
2005	College of Charleston	48–15	27–3	1st	NCAA Regional
2006	College of Charleston	46–17	20–7	2nd	NCAA Super Regional
2007	College of Charleston	39–19	20–7	T–1st
2008	College of Charleston	39–20	18–9	2nd
College of Charleston:		338–192–1	170–86–1
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (2009–2013)
2009	Auburn	31–25	11–19	5th (West)
2010	Auburn	43–21	20–10	1st (West)	NCAA Regional
2011	Auburn	29–29	14–16	T–2nd (West)
2012	Auburn	31–28	13–17	5th (West)
2013	Auburn	33–23	13–17	7th (West)
Auburn:		167–126	71–79
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (Conference USA) (2016–2022)
2016	Western Kentucky	24–30	10–20	10th
2017	Western Kentucky	14–35	4–20	12th
2018	Western Kentucky	21–31	11–18	10th
2019	Western Kentucky	26–29–1	16–13–1	4th
2020	Western Kentucky	10–6	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Western Kentucky	27–29	15–17	4th (East)	C-USA tournament
2022	Western Kentucky	18–36	7–23	12th
Western Kentucky:		140–196–1	63–111–1
Total:		645–514–2
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