For the past decade-plus, Mike Humiston has been the head coach of the Waynesburg University baseball program. Now entering his 16th season at the helm of the Yellow Jackets in 2021, Humiston has enjoyed recent success as the Yellow Jackets have qualified for the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) tournament in 2014, 2015 and 2019. Prior to the 2006 season, Humiston served as an assistant in the Yellow Jacket program for eight seasons.
In 2015, Humiston’s squad surpassed 20 victories for the third time in four years, earning second-place in the PAC regular season standings. The Jackets carried their success into the postseason, where Waynesburg eliminated Thiel from the conference championship tournament. The Orange and Black nearly upset Thomas More before being eliminated in the tournament.
Waynesburg followed up its performance in the PAC postseason by accepting an invitation to the ECAC Southwest Tournament. It was the second-straight year that the Jackets qualified for the event.
In 2014, Waynesburg placed fourth in the conference regular season standings with a 13-11 PAC mark. The Jackets then upset and eliminated number-three seeded Bethany in the postseason tournament.
The 2013 Jackets made program history by winning the ECAC South Tournament. Junior outfielder Clay Roman was named Most Outstanding Player of the event.
Before he was named head coach following the 2005 season, Humiston enjoyed a successful tenure as a Yellow Jacket assistant coach, as Waynesburg posted five-straight seasons with 19-plus wins.
In 2003, the Yellow Jackets led the PAC in 12 offensive categories, including batting average, on-base percentage, hits and runs scored. As a team, Waynesburg ranked 11th in Division III with a .351 batting average and finished second in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South Championships.
Individually, Bill Tenney, George Taylor, Jason Tremblay and Holt were named first-team all-conference. Holt led the team in both homers and RBI, while Tremblay and Tenney each batted above .400.
In 1998, Humiston helped coach a veteran Yellow Jacket team that won the PAC Championship. Humiston coached a trio of first-team all-conference players in Brian Cutlip, Charlie Humes and Adam Jack, who was selected PAC Most Valuable Player.
Humiston graduated from Weber State in 1981 before playing six seasons as a linebacker in the National Football League.
He and is married to his wife Debi and the pair currently resides in Waynesburg. Humiston is employed by Waynesburg University as the director of the Department of Public Safety.
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