Jacob Boss Jr. is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Michigan State Spartans. He played college baseball at Alma College for head coach Bill Klenk from 1990 to 1993. He then served as the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles in 2008.
_(cropped).jpg) Boss during a game at Theunissen Stadium in 2012 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Michigan State |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 408–360 (.531) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Alma College |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Alma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994 | St. Clair (MI) Lakeview (asst.) |
| 1995 | Webberville (MI) |
| 1996–1997 | Iowa Central CC (asst.) |
| 1998–2004 | Eastern Michigan (asst.) |
| 2005–2007 | Michigan (asst.) |
| 2008 | Eastern Michigan |
| 2009–present | Michigan State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 433–394 (.524) |
| Tournaments | B1G: 10–16 (.385) NCAA: 0–4 (.000) |
| 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) | |
Early career
editBoss 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
edit
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] During his 14 seasons at Michigan State University, Coach Boss has achieved significant success. He holds a record of 383-332 (.536), making him the winningest coach in program history over a 14-year span. Under his leadership, the MSU baseball team has experienced five of the top 10 winningest seasons in program history.[6] They have also achieved seven 30-win seasons in the last 12 years, won the Big Ten regular-season championship in 2011, and made his first NCAA tournament appearance with Michigan State in 2012.[7]
Head coaching record
editBelow is a table of Boss's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[8][9][10][11]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2008) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Eastern Michigan | 25–34 | 15–8 (West) | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Eastern Michigan: | 25–34 | 15–8 | |||||||
| Michigan State Spartans (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 | ||||
| 2017 | Michigan State | 29–23 | 10–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2018 | Michigan State | 20–32 | 11–12 | 8th | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Michigan State | 20–34 | 8–15 | 11th | |||||
| 2020 | Michigan State | 9–6 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Michigan State | 17–27 | 17–27 | 11th | |||||
| 2022 | Michigan State | 24–30 | 8–16 | 12th | |||||
| 2023 | Michigan State | 33–22 | 12–12 | 8th | Big Ten tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Michigan State | 24–27 | 11–13 | T-9th | |||||
| Michigan State: | 408–360 (.531) | 166–179 (.481) | |||||||
| Total: | 433–394 (.524) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
editBoss has a nephew, Ike Irish, who plays baseball.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jake Boss Jr". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Sports Information. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Jake Boss Jr. Joins Michigan Staff as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "Eagles Earn Spot in NCAA Baseball Tournament". The Detroit News. 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "2008 MAC Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. 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.
- ^ "Michigan State Baseball Athletics Page".
- ^ "2012 Stanford Regional". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. 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 21 May 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Michigan State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State Sports Information Department. pp. 49–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "2012 Big Ten Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
- ^ "2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Check out the famous names in this year's Draft class". MLB.com.