Posted: Aug 25, 2023
From Washington University Athletics
Washington University in St. Louis Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & John M. Schael Director of Athletics Anthony J. Azama, along with head baseball coach Pat Bloom have announced Cameron McMullen, Ph.D. as the next assistant baseball coach. McMullen, who has served as a NCAA Division III head coach, brings 10-plus years of collegiate coaching experience to the Danforth Campus. Most notably, McMullen was on the 2019 Chapman University coaching staff that won the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship.
"We are excited to welcome Cameron McMullen to WashU as our next assistant coach and recruiting coordinator," said Bloom. "The pool of candidates was quite strong for this position, but Cameron's intelligence, background, and temperament made him the clear choice amongst our staff.
Chapman University has been a perennial power at the Division III level, so we know that Cameron has received solid mentorship as well as experience recruiting on the high-academic circuit. In addition, his technical background as both a hitting and infield coach proved to be a match for our program. All in all, Cameron is a great fit for WashU and our Scholar Champions!"
Prior to a head coaching stint at Wentworth Institute of Technology, a member of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), McMullen spent five seasons (2017-2022) at Chapman University. At Chapman, McMullen served as the assistant head baseball coach/recruiting coordinator from 2019-2022. Before being named assistant coach, McMullen held several different roles, including offensive coordinator, catching coach, and infield coach. During his tenure, 51 players earned All-SCIAC honors.
Chapman claimed a trio of SCIAC titles (2018, 2021, 2022), to claim the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In 2022, McMullen helped guide Chapman to a NCAA Super Regional appearance.
Before Chapman, McMullen spent a season (2018-2019) as associate head baseball coach/recruiting coordinator at NCAA Division III University of Puget Sound. McMullen got his collegiate coaching start at the University of Nevada, from 2012-2016. McMullen served as director of baseball operations, outfield coach, and bullpen coach.
Off the field, McMullen held the role of an adjunct faculty member, from 2019-2022, at Chapman. He taught in the department of communication studies, department of leadership studies, and department of physical activity.
At the University of Washington, from 2018-2019, McMullen was a research assistant and lecturer. As a research assistant, McMullen researched leadership in athletics within the college of education and specialized in leadership development research for the ambitious coaching project. McMullen lectured for the intercollegiate athletics leadership graduate program within the college of education.
McMullen received his bachelor's degree in history from the University of Massachusetts, master's degree in teaching from the University of Southern California, and then earned his Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of Nevada.
McMullen will make the move from California to St. Louis with his wife, Sasha, and daughter, Caroline.
McMullen will begin his duties on September 1.