University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Mark Winkel was named the Director of Baseball Operations in January of 2015. Winkel is involved in many aspects of the team including logistical and budgetary operations as well as being the social media coordinator and helping with video production. He also provides statistical analytics services with his experience in working with advanced baseball stats.

Winkel played one year of NAIA baseball at California State University Monterey Bay before injuries derailed his playing career.

Winkel earned his Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology with a focus in Sport Management in 2013 and is currently working on his Master's degree in Sport Management at Southern New Hampshire University.

In addition to his work with the UMBC baseball team, he is also interning with UMBC's sports communications department and is employed by Howard Community College as the Sports Information Specialist.