MICHAEL
D. TOOMEY '71-'72
Inducted 1998
Mike Toomey came to Montgomery
College in 1971 and became a baseball star under Coach Ray Fox. He continued to study and
play varsity centerfield at George Washington University where he was voted most valuable
player. In 1975, Mike took the position of Head Baseball Coach bringing his team to 3 NCAA
Regional playoffs. In 1979 he was voted Eastern College Conference Coach of the Year. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Mike in 1980 and he also became
Field Manager of the Alexandria Dukes of Carolina League.
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of 1981 for Mike was as Coach of the All-Star Game in the Carolina League. He was awarded
the Board of Governors Award for Outstanding Manager in the Carolina League by the Home
Plate Club. In 1982, Mike was scouting for the major leagues, namely the San Francisco
Giants, while holding down his position as Scouting Supervisor for the Middle Atlantic
Region. He has been a professional baseball scout since then. The
Home Plate Club again recognized Mike in 1985 for Outstanding Contribution for the
interest of baseball and furthering youth development in the Washington, DC area. He
received the Topps Scout of the Month Award in 1987 and again in 1995. Mike was inducted
into the George Washington University Hall of Fame in 1989 and was voted Scout of the Year
by the Middle Atlantic Major League Scouting Association in 1992. Mike was named Middle
Atlantic Scouting Supervisor for the Texas Rangers in 1994 and for the Cleveland Indians
in 1997. Toomey had an advantage in athletics as his father, Frank Toomey, taught in the
Physical Education Department at MC Rockville for 20 years. Coach Frank Toomey was
inducted in the M.C. Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
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