Introduction
John Pawlowski is an American baseball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at Western Kentucky. He has also served as the head coach at Auburn and the College of Charleston.
In 2009, his first season with Auburn, the Tigers finished with a 31–25 record, and just 11 wins in 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.
Major League career
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.
Head coaching record
| 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–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | WKU | 24-30 | 10-20 | 10th | |||||
| Western Kentucky: | 24-30 | 10-20 | |||||||
| Total: | 529–348-1 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||