{"id":31514,"date":"2022-05-11T17:47:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T21:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=31514"},"modified":"2022-05-18T12:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T16:18:56","slug":"morales-selected-as-southern-conference-coach-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/morales-selected-as-southern-conference-coach-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Morales Selected Southern Conference Coach Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dade College Head Baseball Coach, Adrian Morales, was selected as the Southern Conference Coach of The Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sharks finished the season with a 39-19-1 mark including a 16-5 record in Southern Conference play. They were the runner-ups at the State Tournament <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Lakeland, Florida, which took place from May 12-15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/sharks-tab-former-player-to-lead-baseball-team-as-new-head-coach\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Morales became the Sharks head coach during the 2019-20 season<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He has an 92-44-1 mark in three seasons at his alma mater. Morales played at MDC during the 2008 and 2009 seasons, earning First Team All-Southern Conference and First Team All-State honors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He helped those teams win back-to-back Southern Conference Championships.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dade College Head Baseball Coach, Adrian Morales, was selected as the Southern Conference Coach of The Year. 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