Jake Boss
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Michigan State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 264–180 |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Alma College |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Alma Scots |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1996–1997 | Iowa Central Tritons (asst.) |
| 1998–2004 | Eastern Michigan Eagles (asst.) |
| 2005–2007 | Michigan Wolverines (asst.) |
| 2008 | Eastern Michigan Eagles |
| 2009–Present | Michigan State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 253–204 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 MAC West Division Championship (2008) 1 MAC Tournament Championship (2008) 1 Big Ten Regular Season Championship (2011) 2 NCAA Regional Appearances (2008, 2012) | |
Jake Boss is an American college baseball coach, currently the head coach of Michigan State. He is the former head baseball coach of Eastern Michigan.
Early career
Boss played college baseball at Division III Alma College from 1990–1993. In the mid-1990s, Boss served as a high school and community college baseball coach before accepting an assistant coaching position at Eastern Michigan prior to the 1997 season. He left Eastern Michigan after the 2004 season to serve as an assistant at Michigan from 2005–2007.[1][2]
Head coaching career
Boss was named the head coach at Eastern Michigan for the 2008 season and spent one year there. Under Boss, the team lost its first 17 games but went 25–17 for the remainder of the season. The Eagles won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Western Division Title and the MAC Tournament, thus qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.[3][4]
On July 1, 2008, Boss was named head baseball coach at Michigan State.[5] Boss made his first NCAA Tournament appearance with Michigan State in 2012.[6]
Record
Below is a table of Boss's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[7][8][9][10]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2008–2008) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Eastern Michigan | 25–34 | 15–8 (West) | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 25–34 | 15–8 | |||||||
| Michigan State (Big Ten Conference) (2009–present) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Michigan State | 23–31 | 13–11 | 5th | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Michigan State | 34–19 | 11–13 | T-7th | |||||
| 2011 | Michigan State | 36–21 | 15–9 | T-1st | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Michigan State | 37–23 | 13–11 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Michigan State | 33–17 | 12–9 | 7th | |||||
| 2014 | Michigan State | 31–26 | 11–13 | 6th | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Michigan State | 34–23 | 14–10 | T-3rd | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Michigan State | 36–20 | 13–11 | T-6th | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| Michigan State: | 264–180 | 102–87 | |||||||
| Total: | 289–224 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ "Jake Boss Jr". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Jake Boss Jr. Joins Michigan Staff as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Eagles Earn Spot in NCAA Baseball Tournament". The Detroit News. 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "2008 MAC Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ Grinczel, Steve (1 July 2008). "New MSU baseball coach Jake Boss first hire for new AD Hollis". MLive. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "2012 Stanford Regional". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Eastern Michigan Baseball Media Guide". EMUEagles.com. Eastern Michigan Sports Information Department. pp. 58–59. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Michigan State Baseball Media Guide". Michigan State Sports Information Department. pp. 49–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Big Ten Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
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