Jake Boss Explained

Jake Boss Jr.
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:Michigan State
Current Conference:Big Ten
Alma Mater:Alma College
Player Years1:1990–1993
Player Team1:Alma
Coach Years1:1994
Coach Team1:St. Clair (MI) Lakeview (asst.)
Coach Years2:1995
Coach Team2:Webberville (MI)
Coach Years3:1996–1997
Coach Team3:Iowa Central CC (asst.)
Coach Years4:1998–2004
Coach Team4:Eastern Michigan (asst.)
Coach Years5:2005–2007
Coach Team5:Michigan (asst.)
Coach Years6:2008
Coach Team6:Eastern Michigan
Coach Years7:2009–present
Coach Team7:Michigan State
Tournament Record:B1G:
NCAA:
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)

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.

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] 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

Below is a table of Boss's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Personal life

Boss has a nephew, Ike Irish, who plays baseball.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jake Boss Jr. . MSUSpartans.com . Michigan State Sports Information . 16 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120613200032/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/bossjr_jake00.html . 13 June 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Jake Boss Jr. Joins Michigan Staff as Assistant Coach . MGoBlue.com . 16 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100901221243/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/102004aaa.html . 1 September 2010 . dead .
  3. News: Eagles Earn Spot in NCAA Baseball Tournament. 16 June 2012. The Detroit News. 25 May 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710020413/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product%3DDTNB%26s_site%3Ddetnews%26f_site%3Ddetnews%26f_sitename%3DDetroit%2BNews%2C%2BThe%2B%28MI%29%26p_multi%3DDTNB%26p_theme%3Dgannett%26p_action%3Dsearch%26p_maxdocs%3D200%26p_topdoc%3D1%26p_text_direct-0%3D12139B3D9E3C99C0%26p_field_direct-0%3Ddocum. 10 July 2019. live.
  4. Web site: 2008 MAC Baseball Standings . D1Baseball.com . 16 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130721174046/http://www.d1baseball.com/2008/conferences/standings_mac.htm . 21 July 2013 . dead .
  5. Web site: New MSU baseball coach Jake Boss first hire for new AD Hollis. Grinczel. Steve. 1 July 2008. MLive. 14 July 2010.
  6. Web site: Michigan State Baseball Athletics Page .
  7. Web site: 2012 Stanford Regional . CollegeBaseballInsider.com . 16 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905204947/http://www.collegebaseballinsider.com/12Postseason/StanfordReg.html . 5 September 2015 . dead .
  8. Web site: 2012 Eastern Michigan Baseball Media Guide . EMUEagles.com . Eastern Michigan Sports Information Department . 16 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120521104945/http://emueagles.com/sports/2012/2/17/BB_0217120948.aspx?path=baseball . 21 May 2012 . 58–59 . dead .
  9. Web site: 2012 Michigan State Baseball Media Guide . Michigan State Sports Information Department . 16 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130128165101/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/12-m-basebl-yr-result-media-bk.pdf . 28 January 2013 . 49–50 . dead .
  10. Web site: 2012 Big Ten Baseball Standings . D1Baseball.com . 16 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130515004011/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_big10.htm . 15 May 2013 . dead .
  11. Web site: 2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Standings . D1Baseball.com . Jeremy Mills . May 28, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130515004011/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_big10.htm . May 15, 2013 . dead .
  12. Web site: Check out the famous names in this year's Draft class . .

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