Ed Blankmeyer

Edward A. Blankmeyer

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 155 lb.
• School Seton Hall University
• High School North Shore High School (Glen Head)

• Born December 15, 1954

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Biographical Information

Ed Blankmeyer has been a college coach.

Blankmeyer hit .320 with 66 steals as a second baseman at Seton Hall University. He played in both the 1974 College World Series and 1975 College World Series and was MVP of the 1976 Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. The Baltimore Orioles took him in the 15th round of the 1976 amateur draft. He went 3 for 20 for the '76 Pulaski Phillies.

Blankmeyer began his coaching career in California as a high school coach. He returned to the east as a graduate assistant coach in 1980 with Seton Hall. He stayed at Seton Hall until early 1996, first as an assistant coach before a promotion to associate head coach. In that role, he helped recruit Mo Vaughn, Craig Biggio, Matt Morris and John Valentin.

In early 1996, Blankmeyer became head coach of St. John's University and was named Big East Conference Coach of the Year his first season. He ran the St. John’s program for 24 years, notching an 829-500-44 record. He led the Johnnies to five Big East Tournament titles, six regular-season crowns and 11 NCAA Tournament titles, along with winning a Big East-best 347 conference games. Overall he was named the Big East Conference Coach of the Year eight times in those 24 years.

Blankmeyer resigned from St. John's in January 2020 to become manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones although the minor league season was canceled due to COVID-19. He did manage Brooklyn in 2021.

Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs
2020	Brooklyn Cyclones	New York-Penn League	Season cancelled
2021	Brooklyn Cyclones	High-A East	48-70	10th	New York Mets

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1996	St. John's University	26-18	14-10	Big East
1997	St. John's University	35-17	16-7	Big East / CWS Regionals
1998	St. John's University	28-17-1	14-7	Big East
1999	St. John's University	32-22-2	13-11	Big East
2000	St. John's University	29-22	8-15
2001	St. John's University	31-22	13-13
2002	St. John's University	29-23	14-12
2003	St. John's University	29-27	12-14
2004	St. John's University	37-23	17-9	Big East / CWS Regionals
2005	St. John's University	41-18	19-4	Big East / CWS Regionals
2006	St. John's University	40-19	16-10	Big East
2007	St. John's University	41-19	20-7	Big East / CWS Regionals
2008	St. John's University	42-16	20-7	Big East / CWS Regionals
2009	St. John's University	30-22	16-11	Big East
2010	St. John's University	43-20	16-11	Big East / CWS Regionals
2011	St. John's University	36-22	18-8	Big East / CWS Regionals
2012	St. John's University	40-23	18-9	Big East / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2013	St. John's University	23-35	10-14	Big East
2014	St. John's University	35-20	13-5	Big East
2015	St. John's University	41-16	14-3	Big East / CWS Regionals
2016	St. John's University	28-26-1	9-9	Big East
2017	St. John's University	42-13	13-5	Big East / CWS Regionals
2018	St. John's University	40-17	15-3	Big East / CWS Regionals
2019	St. John's University	31-23	9-9	Big East

Related Sites

• St. John's University Bio

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