Fred Jordan (born c. 1958) is an American college baseball coach, who was the 26th head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team, located in Charleston, South Carolina. He succeeded legendary Citadel coach Chal Port, for whom he had played, and held the position from 1992 to 2017. Jordan is a 1979 graduate of The Citadel.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1958 (age 65–66) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–79 | The Citadel |
| Position(s) | P |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–2017 | The Citadel |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 831–706 (.541) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 7 SoCon tournament (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010) 5 SoCon Regular season (1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2010) | |
| Awards | |
| 4 Socon Coach of the Year (1995, 1999, 2003, 2010) | |
His career coaching record at The Citadel was 831 wins and 706 losses. He has the record for the most wins in Citadel and Southern Conference history and fifth at The Citadel in winning percentage. Under Jordan, The Citadel appeared in seven NCAA Regionals, won seven Southern Conference baseball tournament championships and won five SoCon regular season championships. He coached 35 players who were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He won his 800th game on February 20, 2016, with a 5–4 victory over Virginia Tech. He was the 27th coach to achieve 800 wins at the Division I level.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel (Southern Conference) (1992–2017) | |||||||||
| 1992 | The Citadel | 35–20 | 10–9 | 4th | |||||
| 1993 | The Citadel | 32–25 | 13–9 | 3rd | |||||
| 1994 | The Citadel | 35–24 | 11–19 | 4th | Regionals | ||||
| 1995 | The Citadel | 39–21 | 19–5 | 1st | Regionals | ||||
| 1996 | The Citadel | 33–26 | 13–10 | 4th | |||||
| 1997 | The Citadel | 37–21 | 16–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 1998 | The Citadel | 37–24 | 21–5 | 2nd | Regionals | ||||
| 1999 | The Citadel | 41–20 | 24–5 | 1st | Regionals | ||||
| 2000 | The Citadel | 39–20 | 23–7 | T–1st | |||||
| 2001 | The Citadel | 38–24 | 20–10 | 2nd | Regionals | ||||
| 2002 | The Citadel | 31–26 | 22–8 | 1st | |||||
| 2003 | The Citadel | 32–25 | 19–11 | 3rd | |||||
| 2004 | The Citadel | 39–28 | 21–9 | T–2nd | Regionals | ||||
| 2005 | The Citadel | 25–34 | 14–16 | 6th | |||||
| 2006 | The Citadel | 34–27 | 15–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2007 | The Citadel | 34–27 | 12–15 | 7th | |||||
| 2008 | The Citadel | 28–28 | 12–15 | 8th | |||||
| 2009 | The Citadel | 37–22 | 20–10 | 3rd | |||||
| 2010 | The Citadel | 43–22 | 24–6 | 1st | Regionals | ||||
| 2011 | The Citadel | 20–36 | 8–22 | 11th | |||||
| 2012 | The Citadel | 25–33 | 13–17 | 8th | |||||
| 2013 | The Citadel | 35–25 | 18–12 | 4th | SoCon Tournament runner-up[a] | ||||
| 2014 | The Citadel | 24–34 | 8–18 | 10th | SoCon tournament[b] | ||||
| 2015 | The Citadel | 28–30 | 10–14 | 8th | SoCon tournament[c] | ||||
| 2016 | The Citadel | 17–42 | 6–18 | 8th | SoCon tournament[d] | ||||
| 2017 | The Citadel | 16–35 | 7–17 | T-8th | SoCon tournament[e] | ||||
| Total: | 831–706 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ^ 8 of the SoCon's 11 teams qualified for the tournament
- ^ All 10 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2014.
- ^ All 9 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2015.
- ^ All 9 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2015.
- ^ All 9 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2015.
References
edit- ^ "The Citadel Baseball 2012 Quick Facts" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- Jeff Hartsell (May 30, 2017). "For Citadel baseball's Fred Jordan, 'no regrets' as he says good-bye after 26 years". Post and Courier. Retrieved June 1, 2017. - ^ 2011 Baseball Media Guide. proemags. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ "College baseball: Citadel coach Fred Jordan records 800th victory". NCAA. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.