Mark Vig enters his 3rd season as an assistant coach with the Colorado Mesa University baseball program, joining the staff in August of 2022. His primary responsibilities involve recruiting Colorado and Utah, assisting with pitching and defense, and aiding in all day-to-day operations of the program.
In 2023 & 2024, the Mavericks continued their historic success. In 2024, Mesa captured their 12th straight RMAC title, and 15th straight NCAA tournament appearance. In 2023, the Mavericks went a record 16-0 on the road in RMAC play, the first team to ever do so. The 2023 Mavericks were the first NCAA division II program to record 100+ stolen bases and slug 100+ home runs in a season. Outfielder Julian Boyd was named ABCA NCAA Division II Player of the Year. Left handed pitcher Kannon Handy was drafted in the 19th round by the Colorado Rockies.
Prior to coming to CMU, Vig was no stranger to the RMAC, after spending 9 years at MSU Denver and Regis University. In his 9 seasons in the RMAC, before CMU, Vig coached 31Â All-RMAC players, 3 RMAC Freshman of the Years, 1 RMAC Player of the Year, 15Â All-South Central Region players, and 8 All-Americans.
Vig served as the pitching coach at MSU Denver from 2017-2022. MSU Denver improved in nearly every statistical category in each season since Vig took over the pitching coach duties. MSU Denver reached its first ever NCAA postseason regional in the 2022 season. Cade Crader threw a 9-inning perfect game on March 27, 2021 against CSU Pueblo, the first in MSU Denver history, RMAC history, and only the 11th 9-inning perfect game in NCAA division II history, at the time. At MSU Denver, Vig also assisted in game day operations with the athletic department and served as a facility supervisor for outside rentals with the athletic complex.
Vig was a graduate assistant at Regis University from 2014-2016. At Regis, Vig worked primarily with outfielders and first basemen. Vig also assisted with recruiting, opponent scouting, other day-to-day operations, and coached first base on game days.
In the summers of 2015 and 2016, Vig served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for the Arvada Colts of the Rocky Mountain Baseball League. In the summer of 2014, Vig was the head coach for the St. Charles Captains of the Lewis and Clark Baseball League in St. Louis, Mo. In their inaugural season, the Captains made the Discovery Cup playoffs and Vig was named Manager of the Year in the LCBL. Vig coached youth and American Legion baseball in the Yankton (S.D.) Baseball Association from 2009 through 2012.
Vig received his master’s degree in organizational leadership from Regis University. Vig graduated from the University of Sioux Falls in 2013 with a B.A. in business administration and a B.A. in sports management. At Sioux Falls, Vig was a 2013 Academic All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference player.
Vig is a native of Yankton, South Dakota and resides in Grand Junction with his wife, Brittney, and their children, Jayney and Jacoby.
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