Husson College baseball coach John Winkin was listed in serious condition in a Bangor hospital on Monday night after suffering a stroke while on his daily run.

Winkin, 87, was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center on Monday afternoon after he suffered the stroke while running on Broadway, which is located near the Husson campus in Bangor, according to Husson spokesman Julie Green. He was taken to EMMC by ambulance after 3 p.m., and was admitted to the intensive care unit around 6 p.m.

“He is alert and responsive, and his family is with him,” Green said.

“He’s in our thoughts and our prayers and all of us at Husson are hoping that his recovery is complete,” she added.

Winkin is one of the winningest coaches in Maine history, having started his career at Colby College in 1954. Twenty years later, he took over the University of Maine program and led the Black Bears to the Division I College World Series six times. The most notable players on those teams include former Major Leaguers Bill Swift and Mike Bordick, and former Edward Little star Bill Reynolds.

In 1997, Winkin began coaching at Husson, then became the college’s head baseball coach in 2004. He is also Husson’s Vice President of Sports Leadership.

According to a profile of Winkin on the Husson College website, Winkin has received numerous coaching awards during his career, including the Division I National Coach of the Year, Division I New England Coach of the Year, and Northeast Region Coach of the year on six different occasions. Winkin received the American Baseball Coaches Lefty Gomez Award for contributions to collegiate baseball and was also honored with the ECAC Distinguished Achievement Award. He has served as president of the American Association of Collegiate Baseball Coaches as well as vice president at large of the NCAA Council.

He is a member of seven halls of fame, including the Maine Baseball, Maine Sports, University of Maine Sports, American Baseball, and the Maine High School Coaches halls of fame.