Mack Paciorek

Mack Paciorek

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.
• School East Los Angeles Junior College, Los Angeles City College, Iowa State University, Northwestern State University
• High School San Marino High School

• Born July 23, 1977 in San Gabriel, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Mack Paciorek is the son of John Paciorek, the brother of Pete Paciorek, a cousin of Tom Paciorek Jr. and Joseph Paciorek, and a nephew of Jim Paciorek, Mike Paciorek and Tom Paciorek. He spent five years in the independent leagues.

Mack was taken in the 31st round of the 1998 amateur draft by the Detroit Tigers, 12 rounds before cousin Tom, but did not sign. Mack went on to Iowa State University, where he hit .359 with a team-leading 21 doubles. He spent every year of his college career at aa different school.

After he finished college, Paciorek went 3 for 11 for the 2000 Yuma Bullfrogs and then joined the Feather River Mudcats, hitting .243 as a backup shortstop. Mack moved on to the Johnstown Johnnies the next year, where he hit .292/?/.390 as the regular shortstop and led the Frontier League with 24 doubles.

In 2002, he joined with the Joliet Jackhammers but started 0 for 18 and overall managed a .179/~.220/.205 line in 112 AB, scoring 3 runs. In 2003, the shortstop played for the Berkshire Black Bears (5 for 27, .296 SLG) and the Cook County Cheetahs (.314/.358/.352 in 48 games). He finished up his career with the 2004 Jackson Senators, hitting .242/.316/.303 in 11 games.

Paciorek was head coach at San Marino High School from 2007 to 2017 and Pasadena Poly in 2018. He was in his 3rd year as an assistant coach at Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges in 2022.

Sources: 1999-2006 Baseball Almanacs, Joliet JackHammer player profile, Thebaseballcube.com for some 2003-2004 stats