University of Connecticut Athletics
Baseball Announces Hiring of Steven Malinowski as Volunteer Assistant coach
9/3/2008 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
STORRS, Conn. (September 3, 2008) — Former University of Connecticut catcher, Steven Malinowski, has been named the Huskies' new baseball volunteer assistant coach as announced by head coach Jim Penders.
Malinowski comes back to UConn after a one-year stint at Bryant University as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs. Prior to Bryant, he spent a year as a student assistant coach for Penders at UConn after playing two seasons with the Huskies.
“When Bruce Elliott had the opportunity to move up to first assistant at Holy Cross earlier this summer, Justin, Bruce, Chris and I all agreed that Steve was the perfect guy to fill the void," said head coach Jim Penders. "As a former player of ours and a former student-assistant, I know he is going to bring meticulous organizational, superior communication and excellent coaching skills to the program.
"His loyalty and work ethic will be great examples for our student-athletes to follow. He had a super year at Bryant under Coach Pinzino and he knows what it takes to win. I’m so glad he chose to come back to Storrs to help us get better every day in every way.”
As a senior at UConn, Malinowski played in 33 games and finished the year with a .260 batting average. He recorded three doubles and two homeruns as well as 19 RBIs on 27 hits. The two homeruns that season both came in the BIG EAST Tournament, including one in his final at-bat in a Husky uniform.
As a junior transfer from Wake Forest in 2004, Malinowski saw action in 25 games and recorded 16 hits and 13 runs scored.
While at Wake Forest for two seasons, he played in 51 games as both a pitcher and catcher. He held a .227 average as a freshman with 21 runs and 20 RBIs. In his first collegiate game, he went 4-for-5 with four runs scored to become the first freshman in Wake Forest history to tally four hits in his debut.
Malinowski is a native of Kensington, Conn. and graduated from UConn with a degree in coaching and administration in 2007.
