Transouth | Pct. | Overall | Pct | Streak | Home | Away | Neutral |
0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Tyler Owen has completed his fourth season on the Mid-Continent University coaching staff, and he transitioned into the interim head coaching role in April of this season. Owen, who played for Murray State University from 2006-09, is a former collegiate teammate of MCU assistant coach Tyler Pittman, who played for Murray State from 2004-07.
He was Murray State's starting third baseman for four seasons and ranks second in career at-bats (701), tied for fourth with 42 doubles and 10 triples, sixth with 204 hits and 299 total bases, and seventh with 197 games played. Owen compiled a .291 career average with 98 runs scored and 112 RBI.
Owen was named to the All-Ohio Valley Conference Freshman team in 2006, posting a .251 average (46-for-183), 16 doubles, 2 home runs, 23 runs scored and 24 RBI in 54 games.
Also an All-OVC selection as a sophomore in 2007, Owen hit .353 (59-for-167) and ranked second in the OVC in hitting. He hit eight doubles and six home runs, scored 23 runs and drove in 41. Owen had 13 multiple-hit games, eight in conference play, and an 11-game hitting streak.
As a junior in 2008, Owen made the All-OVC second team for a second straight year, hitting .293 (48-for-164) with 7 doubles, one triple, 24 runs scored and 23 RBI.
As a senior at Murray State in 2009, Owen hit .273 (51-for-187) with 11 doubles, 4 home runs, 28 runs scored and 24 RBI and committed just six errors in 137 chances at third base (.956).
Mark Edwards begins his second season on the Cougars' coaching staff.
Edwards brings a veteran presence to his role as the team's bench coach. His coaching experience is varied and stretches across parts of 29 years. He has coached 12 seasons of youth travel baseball, which includes a season with the junior team from Paducah's American Legion Post 31. He also coached Lone Oak High School's summer baseball teams for two seasons, and spent 13 years at the reigns of the Lone Oak Middle School football program.
Edwards and his wife Nancy live in Lone Oak with their children Michael (20), Sam (17) and Kurtis (12). His son Michael is a current member of the Mid-Continent baseball team, with his son Daniel (24) having just graduated from MCU in 2012. His son Justin (26) - a graduate of Mid-Continent - is an assistant baseball coach at Lone Oak High School and currently works at St. Mary's elementary school.