CHARLESTON, S.C. – WKU head baseball coach John Pawlowski received recognition for his achievements at a former school earlier this week as he was named one of three inductees for the 2016 College of Charleston Athletics Hall of Fame Class.
During his nine seasons with the Cougars (2000-08), Pawlowski turned College of Charleston into a national and Southern Conference powerhouse, which included six seasons with at least 36 wins, three NCAA Regional appearances and a Super Regional appearance in 2006. The three-time SoCon Coach of the Year finished his tenure at CofC as the all-time winningest coach in school history with 338 career victories.
In a four-year stretch beginning in 2004, the Cougars earned a No. 12 final national ranking and established a SoCon record for most wins in a four-year span (180-67) by winning 73 percent of their games. Pawlowski also led CofC to SoCon regular-season titles in 2004, 2005 and 2007 as well as claiming the SoCon Tournament title in 2006.
Numerous players earned All-American honors during his tenure and 32 of them signed professional contracts, including current New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner and two-time SoCon Player of the Year Lee Curtis.
Pawlowski will begin his tenure on The Hill when WKU hosts Youngstown State on Feb. 19 for Opening Day at Nick Denes Field, with first pitch set for 3 p.m. CT.
