Jim McGuire (baseball coach)

Jim McGuire in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2]

Jim McGuire
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamVol State CC
ConferenceTCCAA
Record0–0
Biographical details
BornBelleville, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1982Illinois State
1983Rend Lake
1984–1985Cumberland
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1986UMSL (Asst.)
1987–1988Rend Lake (Asst.)
1989–1992Rend Lake
1993–2012Middle Tennessee (Asst.)
2013–2018Middle Tennessee
2022–presentVol State CC
Head coaching record
Overall162–175–1
TournamentsC-USA: 3-4

McGuire's playing career began in 1982 at Illinois State. After one season, he transferred to Rend Lake, a junior college. He then completed his eligibility at Division II Cumberland. McGuire spent the 1986 season as an assistant at UMSL. He then returned to Rend Lake, serving two seasons as an assistant before being elevated to the top job in 1989. After four years, he joined Middle Tennessee as an assistant. He served as an assistant for eight years before becoming associate head coach following the 2000 season. McGuire was named head coach after the 2012 season.[1]

Head coaching record edit

The following lists McGuire's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rend Lake College Warriors (Records Not Available) (1989–1992)
Middle Tennessee (Sun Belt Conference) (2013)
2013 Middle Tennessee 28–28 11–19 9th
Middle Tennessee (Conference USA) (2014–2018)
2014 Middle Tennessee 31–27 17–13 T-5th C-USA Tournament
2015 Middle Tennessee 30-25 19-11 4th C-USA Tournament
2016 Middle Tennessee 20–35 5–24 12th
2017 Middle Tennessee 24–31 10–20 10th
2018 Middle Tennessee 27–27–1 12–17–1 9th
Middle Tennessee: 162–175–1 74–104–1
Total: 162–175–1

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Jim McGuire bio". Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  2. ^ Aaron Fitt (August 9, 2012). "Middle Tennessee Elevates Jim McGuire". Baseball America. Retrieved September 26, 2013.