Cory Mee joined the Western Michigan baseball program as its associate head coach in August of 2022. The 2025 season was his third with the Broncos.
In 2025, the Broncos earned four victories over Power Conference foes, taking down Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern and Notre Dame. The Bronco offense put a renewed emphasis on the running game, swiping nearly 20 more bases than in 2024. WMU was paced on the basepaths by Grady Mee, who led the conference with 26 steals, and Tanner Mally, who swiped 16 bags, eighth-most in the league. Mally was also fourth in the conference with a .356 batting average and earned a spot on the All-MAC Defensive Team. Dylan Nevar capped his decorated WMU career by breaking the school's all-time RBI and total base records, and tying the program's home run record on Senior Day. Western Michigan continued to succeed in the classroom as well, boasting five CSC Academic All-District selections and a league-leading 14 Academic All-MAC honorees.
The 2024 season was a historic one for Western Michigan as it won 32 games, its most since 1993, and went 19-11 in the MAC to finish second in the regular season standings, its highest league finish since 1990. As the No. 2 seed, the Broncos dominated the MAC Tournament, outscoring their opponents 29-3 on the way to the second MAC Tournament Championship in school history and an NCAA Tournament berth. WMU's offense posted a conference-leading .313 batting average (13th in NCAA DI) and set new single-season program records for runs scored, hits, RBIs and tied the school record for walks. The pitching staff topped the league with a 5.55 ERA, set a new single-season program strikeout record and its seven shutouts were second-most in the nation and one shy of the school record.
WMU's Cade Sullivan and CJ Richmond were All-MAC First Team selections, while Dylan Nevar and Nolan Vlcek earned Second Team honors. Western Michigan boasted five College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections, 15 Academic All-MAC honorees and Nevar was selected a CSC Academic All-American, becoming the first Bronco baseball player to be named an Academic All-American since 1995.
In Mee's first season in Kalamazoo, the Broncos went 18-11 in MAC play to finish fourth in the regular season standings and return to the MAC Tournament. A trio of Broncos earned Second Team All-MAC accolades, with Jimmy Allen, Brady Miller and Cade Sullivan all receiving the honor. Sullivan blasted 18 home runs to tie WMU's single-season program record. Western Michigan's defense was one of the top units in the conference, as it posted a .974 fielding percentage, second-highest in the MAC, and turned a league-leading 49 double plays (27th-most in the nation).
Mee brought 29 seasons of coaching experience to Western Michigan, including 16 as a head coach within the Mid-American Conference. Most recently, he served as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for two seasons at Akron. Before his two seasons in Akron, Mee spent the shortened 2020 campaign on staff at Eastern Michigan.
Mee served as the head coach of the Toledo baseball program for 16 years. During his tenure with the Rockets, he compiled 366 wins, second-most in program history, and totaled a program-record 195 MAC wins. Under his guidance, UT won the 2012 MAC West Division championship, reached the MAC Tournament 10 times and advanced to the tournament’s championship game in 2009.
During his 30-plus seasons as a collegiate coach, Mee has worked with 80 players who have gone on to sign professional contracts, 27 of which came at Toledo. While at UT, he coached 24 Rockets who earned All-MAC honors, including two-time MAC Defensive Player of the Year Deion Tansel, who won the award in 2015 and 2016. Tansel was the first two-time winner of the award.
In 2010, Mee became just the second coach in Toledo program history to be named the MAC Coach of the Year. That season, he guided the Rockets to a 34-22 overall record and a 19-8 mark in league play. The 30-win season was the first for Toledo since 1999, and it saw the team set school records in hits, doubles, runs scored, RBIs and slugging percentage. The 2010 Rockets also hit .328 as a team, the second-best mark in program history.
Mee’s Toledo teams excelled in the classroom as well, with the team recording a GPA of 3.0 or higher in 27 of the 32 semesters during his tenure. In addition, 48 different student-athletes earned Academic All-MAC recognition.
Prior to coaching the Rockets, Mee was an assistant coach at Michigan State from 2000-03. While serving as the program’s hitting coach, the 2002 Spartans set school records in batting average, hits, runs scored, doubles, home runs and RBIs.
Before his time at MSU, Mee spent six seasons in the dugout at his alma mater, Notre Dame, coaching under longtime Arizona State head coach and current Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy, and later under legendary retired LSU head coach Paul Mainieri. He also worked alongside current Mississippi State head coach Brian O’Connor. During his time on staff, the Fighting Irish won four conference titles and made three NCAA Regional appearances. The Notre Dame offense set several records during his tenure, including the 1997 squad setting a school record for batting average.
A four-year starter at Notre Dame, where he was teammates with former Major Leaguer and current Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell, Mee helped the Fighting Irish to four conference championships and a pair of NCAA Regionals during his playing career. As a senior, he was a team captain and was named First Team Academic All-America.
He graduated from Notre Dame in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences. Following graduation, he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers and played in the minors for the Yakima Bears of the Northwest League.
Mee and his wife, Susan, have two daughters, Reilly and McKenna, and a son, Grady, who is an infielder for the Broncos.
