Mark Martinez
{{Short description|American baseball player and coach}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Mark Martinez
| image = Mark Martinez (6028006) (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Martinez at the Naval Special Warfare Center in 2020
| current_title =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|12|18}}
| birth_place = Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| player_years1 = 1982–1984
| player_team1 = Mesa State
| player_positions = Shortstop
| coach_years1 = 1985–1988
| coach_team1 = Mesa State (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1989–2005
| coach_team2 = New Mexico (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2006–2014
| coach_team3 = San Diego State (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 2015–2023
| coach_team4 = San Diego State
| overall_record = {{winpct|257|211|record=y}}
| tournament_record = NCAA: 2–6
| championships =
- 3× Mountain West Tournament (2015, 2017, 2018)
- Mountain West regular season (2023)
| awards =
- MW Coach of the Year (2023)
| coaching_records =
}}
Mark Eastman Martinez (born December 18, 1961) is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. He is the former head baseball coach at San Diego State University. Martinez played college baseball at Mesa State College from 1982 to 1984. Martinez was previously assistant coach under Tony Gwynn at San Diego State from 2006 to 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.goaztecs.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/mark_martinez_222507.html|title=Mark Martinez|publisher=San Diego State|accessdate=June 2, 2018}} Nearly two months after Gwynn's death, San Diego State promoted Martinez to head coach on August 20, 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/aztecs/sdut-mark-martinez-sdsu-baseball-tony-gwynn-2014aug20-story.html |title=Martinez will 'carry the torch' |author=Kirk Kenney |date=August 20, 2014 |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |accessdate=May 31, 2018}} On July 13, 2023, Martinez announced his retirement from coaching.{{cite press release|url=https://goaztecs.com/news/2023/7/13/mark-martinez-retires-as-aztec-baseball-head-coach.aspx|title=Mark Martinez Retires as Aztec Baseball Head Coach|publisher=San Diego State Aztecs|date=July 13, 2023|access-date=July 13, 2023}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = San Diego State Aztecs
| conference= Mountain West Conference
| startyear = 2015
| endyear = 2023
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2015
| name = San Diego State
| overall = 41–23
| conference = 21–9
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = San Diego State
| overall = 21–38
| conference = 11–19
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2017
| name = San Diego State
| overall = 42–21
| conference = 20–10
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2018
| name = San Diego State
| overall = 39–15
| conference = 22–6
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = San Diego State
| overall = 32–25
| conference = 16–13
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = San Diego State
| overall = 10–6
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = San Diego State
| overall = 30–16
| conference = 22–14
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = San Diego State
| overall = 18–38
| conference = 10–20
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2023
| name = San Diego State
| overall = 24–29
| conference = 18–11
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = San Diego State
| overall = {{winpct|257|211|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|122|91|record=y}}
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| overall = {{winpct|257|211|record=y}}
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See also
References
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Category:Sportspeople from Aurora, Colorado
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Category:New Mexico Lobos baseball coaches
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