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Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis And His Wife, Jill MacEldowney, Shares Two Daughters

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Published May 15, 2026

Baseball Coach Chris Lemonis And His Wife, Jill MacEldowney, Shares Two Daughters

Chris Lemonis is the fastest head coach in MSU history to reach 100 wins in just 130 games.

May 12, 2026

This article was last updated by Manoj Gadtaula on May 12, 2026

American college baseball coach Chris Lemonis’ wife, Jill MacEldowney, is a Coastal Carolina graduate.

Mississippi State University head baseball coach Chris Lemonis has signed a.

He will now make a base salary of $1,250,000, with an annual increase of $25,000 yearly. Lemonis said,

“Never a day passes that I am not honored to be the head baseball coach at Mississippi State,”  “I want to thank Dr. Mark Keenum, John Cohen and our administration for their belief in me, and I am looking forward to many more years in maroon and white. We are proud of what we have accomplished so far, and we are excited about the future as we strive for more championships.”

In his 1st season, Chris became the most successful first-year head coach in SEC history by leading his program to 52 victories.

He is also the fastest head coach in MSU history to reach 100 wins in just 130 games.

Under his guidance, the Bulldogs won the program’s first-ever national title, 9-0, against Vanderbilt, the defending champs, in the 2026 College World Series.

Lemonis also holds his club to a high standard off the field. MSU reports that the Bulldogs have achieved a 3.0 GPA or better each semester since Lemonis joined them.

Coach Chris Lemonis And His Wife Jill MacEldowney Met At Myrtle Beach

Baseball coach Chris Lemonis, 56, married Jill MacEldowney after meeting at .

However, their exact wedding date has not been revealed.

As per the , Jill MacEldowney is from Greensboro, North Carolina, and graduated from Coastal Carolina.

Chris Lemonis with his wife, Jill, parents, and daughters. (Source: )

In 2019, Jill and her husband Chris appeared at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi, and celebrated after Mississippi State won the Starkville Regional.

Jill has avoided social media, so little about her personal life is known. However, she has supported Chris in balancing his personal and professional life.

Chris Lemonis And His Wife, Jill, Raised Their Two Daughters

Chris and Jill welcomed their first daughter, Marissa Lemonis, 29, in 1997.

Marissa is a Brokerage Assistant at Maison Real Estate CHS.

On September 21, 2019, shewith Dan Castello at Columbia, South Carolina. They went to the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon.

Dan is a graduate of the University of South Carolina.

On the other hand, Chris and Jill welcomed their second daughter, Mackenzie Lemonis, 25, in 2001.

She received her bachelor’s degree in minor psychology from Indiana University Bloomington in 2026. From January 2026 to October 2026, she attended UC Santa Barbara.

In addition, Mackenzie was an intern at Bloom Pediatric Therapy. She joined Executive households in June 2026 as a nanny and household Manager.

She was a full-time rehabilitation services technician at Riley Children’s Health for one year.

In Case You Didn’t Know

  • Chris played college baseball as a first baseman at The Citadel, where he appeared with the team in the 1990 College World Series.
  • He was born to his father, Thomas, and his mother, Margo Lemonis. Tragically, his mother, Margo, took her last breath on October 21, 2026, at 73.
  • Lemonis held his first head coaching position at Indiana from 2015 to 2018, during which time the Hoosiers had 141 wins and three NCAA tournament appearances.

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