Ronald George Polk (born January 12, 1944) is an American professional coach in NCAA Division I college baseball. He was a long-time head baseball coach at Mississippi State and is considered to be the "Father of Southeastern Conference Baseball."

Coach Ron Polk was a long-time head baseball coach at Mississippi State and is considered, by some, to be the 'Father of Southeastern Conference Baseball'. Polk compiled one of the most successful winning records, as a head coach, in both MSU and Southeastern Conference history.

Ron Polk, who has helped solidify Mississippi State University’s position of prominence on college baseball’s national map, is in his 29th season as skipper of Mississippi State’s Diamond Dogs, his 35th as a collegiate head coach and his 40th in all levels of coaching college baseball.

6 天之前 · After his final Grand Canyon game and graduation in 1965, light-hitting Lopes infielder Ron Polk became a heavy hitter. Sixty years later, Polk pervades college baseball after an iconic coaching career of 1,373 victories, five Southeastern Conference championships and eight College World Series appearances to be regarded as the "Father of SEC ...

6 天之前 · Ron Polk, once a player with a modest .183 batting average at Grand Canyon University, transformed into a legendary figure in college baseball with a coaching career that boasts 1,373 victories and multiple championship titles.Known as the "Father of SEC Baseball," Polk made his mark coaching at Mississippi State, where his contributions reshaped the program and the Southeastern Conference.

Considered by many to be the “Father of Southeastern Conference Baseball,” Ron Polk has just completed his 54 th year coaching college baseball with 51 of those years coaching at the NCAA-D1 level.

2025年4月2日 · STARKVILLE – Mississippi State will induct the seventh class of the Ron Polk Ring of Honor in a ceremony on Saturday at 8 a.m. in the Adkerson Plaza at Dudy Noble Field. Mitch Moreland (2005-07), Ted Milton (1969-72) and the late Mike Proffitt (1969-72) will be enshrined among other Diamond Dawg legends as members of the 2025 class.

Ron Polk, famed for his tenure at Mississippi State, spent seven seasons as UAB's volunteer assistant coach since 2008, helping them reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991 in 2012. A College Baseball Hall of Famer since 2009, Polk received the Lefty Gomez Award from the ABCA in 1988 and served as its President in 1986.

Legendary Mississippi State baseball coach Ron Polk, the winningest coach in any sport in the history of the Southeastern Conference, enters his seventh season as UAB's volunteer assistant coach in 2016.

Author, Baseball Playbook, a leading coaching textbook. Coached 18 All-Americans. Coached 101 players who later turned pro. Winningest coach in SEC history. 2017 Rube Award Winner. Did You Know? Ron Polk has taken three different schools to the College World Series.