North Central College Cardinals

Ed Mathey '86 joined the North Central College baseball coaching staff in November 2014 in his second stint guiding the Cardinal program, previously manning the helm for nine seasons from 1994-2002.

The all-time winningest coach in program history, Mathey has compiled a 507-323-2 record over his 20 seasons at North Central. In between stints at his alma mater, Mathey spent 12 seasons at Northern Illinois University, amassing 801 career wins over his 32 total seasons as a collegiate head coach.


North Central 1994-2002, 2015-present

• 10 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Championships
  • 1994, 1996, 1998, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
• Seven CCIW Tournament Championships
  • 1994, 1996, 1998, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025
• Eight appearances in NCAA Division III Baseball Regional
  • 1994, 1998, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2025
• Two NCAA Division III College World Series appearances
  • 1987, 2017
• 2017 College World Series Semi-Finalist
• 20 All-America awards
• 71 All-Region awards
• Six Central Region Player of the Year awards
• 84 All-CCIW awards
• Eight CCIW Players of the Year
• Four CCIW Newcomers of the Year
• Two Major League Baseball draft picks
• All-time winningest coach with 507 career wins
• First team in CCIW history to win seven-straight CCIW Regular Season Championships
• Eighth straight ABCA Academic Team Awards (2018-present)

Northern Illinois University 2003-2014

• All-time winningest coach with 294 career wins
• Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division Championship in 2013
• 59 all-conference selections, 34 professional players, 20 all-region selections, 11 Major League Baseball draft picks and eight All-Americans

• CCIW Coach of the Year
  • 1994, 1996, 1998, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
• D3baseball.com Central Region Coach of the Year
  • 2016
• American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Central Region Coach of the Year
  • 2017
• ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
  • 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

• Played four years at North Central earning First Team All-CCIW honors as a pitcher in 1985
• Graduated from North Central in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management
• Graduated from University of Illinois in 1991 with a master’s degree in athletic administration
• Resides in Naperville, Illinois with wife, Colleen
• Has three children, Patrick, Michael and Juliet