Scott Malinowski recently finished his first season as an assistant coach for the Bobcats, though he originally joined the Ohio Baseball coaching staff in 2004 as the graduate assistant coach.

Malinowski's first season as the team's hitting coach was a success as the Bobcats finished the regular season second in the conference with a .298 team batting average. Three Ohio players finished in the top five in the MAC in hitting, led by MAC Freshman of the Year Marc Krauss. Krauss also earned All-MAC First Team honors, the first Ohio freshman ever to do so. Under Malinowski's watch, the team averaged 6.8 runs per game in 2007.

A four year starter for the Bobcats from 1995-98, Malinowski helped lead Ohio to a Mid-American Conference championship in 1997 as a junior. He hit .318 that season with two home runs, 34 RBIs and 21 doubles.

He also proved a gem in the field, committing only four errors at second base and earning the team's most outstanding defensive player award. For his career, Malinowski ranks in the top ten in several school records, including fifth in games played (206), fourth in hits (218), second in doubles (53) and eighth in total bases (299).

After his Bobcat career, he signed with the New York Mets and played two years for the Port St. Lucie (Fla.) Mets and the Capital City (S.C.) Bombers. Malinowski then began his coaching career with the Durham Braves of the Coastal Plain League. He also was an instructor for the C.F. Swingtown of Baseball Academy for two years in his hometown of Joliet, Ill.

Malinowski graduated from Ohio in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in sport industry and earned a master's degree in education in 2006.