# Mike Gottlieb

Mike Gottlieb (born October 23, 1956) is a former American college baseball coach, serving as head coach of the Towson Tigers baseball program from 1988 to 2017. He was named to that position prior to the start of the 1988 season.

## Playing career

Gottlieb played two seasons for Nassau Community College before transferring to Towson. He played first base for the Tigers and graduated in 1980.

## Coaching career

After his playing career ended, Gottlieb earned a position as an Assistant Coach with the Tigers. He served for seven seasons until head coach Billy Hunter was promoted to Athletic Director. Gottlieb was named head coach immediately. Since being named head coach, the Tigers have played in four conferences, winning a single regular season title and three conference tournament championships. Gottlieb has led Towson to three NCAA tournament appearance, won an America East Coach of the Year award, and placed two players in Major League Baseball.
During the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season, Towson announced that they would discontinue baseball and soccer. The players reacted angrily by blacking out the Towson name on their jerseys and exploring transfer options. As the players rallied around their coach, fourth seeded Towson raced through the 2013 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament to claim the title, then earned a first round win in the NCAA tournament before finishing third in the Regional. Amid controversy and national attention, funding was secured to keep the baseball program through at least the 2015 season.

## Head coaching record

This table shows Gottlieb's record as a head coach at the Division I level.
Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Towson (East Coast Conference) (1988–1992) ||||||
| 1988 | Towson | 30–17–1 | 12–2 | | NCAA Atlantic Regional |
| 1989 | Towson | 23–21–1 | 9–4 | | ECC Tournament |
| 1990 | Towson | 18–29 | 7–7 | | ECC Tournament |
| 1991 | Towson | 28–23–1 | 9–4 | | NCAA Northeast Regional |
| 1992 | Towson | 30–19–1 | 9–4 | | ECC tournament |
| Towson (ECC): | Towson (ECC): | 129–109–4 | 46–21 | | |
| Towson (Big South Conference) (1993–1995) ||||||
| 1993 | Towson | 20–25 | 14–9 | | Big South Tournament |
| 1994 | Towson | 18–29 | 8–19 | | |
| 1995 | Towson | 24–28–1 | 10–16 | | |
| Towson (Big South): | Towson (Big South): | 62–82–1 | 32–44 | | |
| Towson (America East Conference) (1996–2001) ||||||
| 1996 | Towson | 17–29 | 8–14 | 8th | |
| 1997 | Towson | 24–28 | 9–14 | 6th | AEC tournament |
| 1998 | Towson | 21–27 | 9–18 | 7th | |
| 1999 | Towson | 33–19 | 20–7 | 1st | AEC tournament |
| 2000 | Towson | 31–23–1 | 19–9 | 2nd | AEC tournament |
| 2001 | Towson | 37–23 | 17–11 | 3rd | AEC tournament |
| Towson (AEC): | Towson (AEC): | 163–149–1 | 82–73 | | |
| Towson (Colonial Athletic Association) (2002–2017) ||||||
| 2002 | Towson | 23–27–1 | 9–12 | 3rd | |
| 2003 | Towson | 28–25 | 11–9 | 3rd | CAA Tournament |
| 2004 | Towson | 17–35 | 6–18 | 8th | |
| 2005 | Towson | 34–24 | 13–11 | 4th | CAA Tournament |
| 2006 | Towson | 20–34 | 8–22 | 11th | |
| 2007 | Towson | 21–30 | 11–18 | T-10th | |
| 2008 | Towson | 30–28 | 14–16 | 6th | CAA Tournament |
| 2009 | Towson | 28–25 | 12–12 | 8th | CAA Tournament |
| 2010 | Towson | 19–36 | 11–13 | 7th | |
| 2011 | Towson | 26–28–1 | 15–15 | 7th | |
| 2012 | Towson | 27–31 | 15–15 | 6th | CAA tournament |
| 2013 | Towson | 30–30 | 14–13 | 6th | NCAA Regional |
| 2014 | Towson | 22–25 | 4–13 | 8th | |
| 2015 | Towson | 17–35–2 | 9–15–0 | 7th | |
| 2016 | Towson | 20–25 | 10–14 | T–7th | |
| 2017 | Towson | 20–34 | 6–18 | 9th | |
| Towson: | Towson: | 382–472–4 | 168–234 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 733–821–10 | | | |
| 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 ||||||
* ↑ The top six finishers of the America East's nine teams qualified for the tournament in 1997.
* ↑ The top four finishers of the America East's eight teams qualified for the tournament in 1999.
* ↑ The top four finishers of the America East's eight teams qualified for the tournament in 2000.
* ↑ The top four finishers of the America East's eight teams qualified for the tournament in 2001.
* ↑ The top six finishers of the CAA's ten teams qualified for the tournament in 2003.
* ↑ The top six finishers of the CAA's nine teams qualified for the tournament in 2005.
* ↑ The top six finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2008.
* ↑ The top six finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2009.
* ↑ The top six finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2012.