Jonathan Hadra Explained

Jonathan Hadra
Birth Place:Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Player Years1:2001–2004
Player Team1:VMI
Player Positions:First baseman
Coach Years1:2005
Coach Team1:VMI (asst.)
Coach Years2:2006–2008
Coach Team2:Western Kentucky (asst.)
Coach Years3:2009
Coach Team3:Bradley (asst.)
Coach Years4:2010–2014
Coach Team4:VMI (asst.)
Coach Years5:2015–2022
Coach Team5:VMI
Overall Record:146–247
Tournament Record:SoCon: 3–9
NCAA: 0–0

Jonathan Elman Hadra (born 1982) is an American baseball coach and former first baseman. Hadra played college baseball at VMI from 2001 to 2004. He served as head coach of the VMI Keydets (2015–2022).

Playing career

Hadra attended Atlee High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia.[1] Hadra then committed to the Virginia Military Institute, where he was a member of the Keydets baseball team.[2]

Coaching career

After graduation, Hadra spent a year as an assistant at VMI. In 2006, Hadra began working as an assistant at Western Kentucky. After three years at Western Kentucky, he moved on to be an assistant for the Bradley Braves baseball program. After just a single season at Bradley, Hadra returned to VMI as an assistant coach.

In November 2014, VMI head coach Marlin Ikenberry resigned as the head coach, leaving Hadra as the acting head coach. On November 13, 2014, Hadra was named the full-time head coach at VMI.[3] On July 28, 2022, Hadra resigned as the head coach of the Keydets. He had a 146–247 record over 8 seasons as head coach.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Toth-Hadra . June 26, 2007 . BH Media Group, Inc. . www.richmond.com . January 26, 2019.
  2. Web site: Radford Earns Extra-Inning Win Over Fordham . March 15, 2004 . Big South Conference . www.bigsouthsports.com . January 25, 2019.
  3. Web site: VMI installs assistant Hadra as head coach . November 13, 2014 . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. . www.ncaa.com . January 26, 2019.
  4. Web site: VMI baseball coach Jonathan Hadra leaving for Old Dominion . Mark Berman . July 28, 2022 . The Roanoke Times . www.roanoke.com . August 2, 2022.