Jordan Bischel | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Cincinnati |
Current Conference: | Big 12 |
Current Record: | 32–25 |
Birth Date: | 2 June 1981[1] |
Birth Place: | Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 2000–2003 |
Player Team1: | St. Norbert College |
Player Positions: | Pitcher / First baseman |
Coach Years1: | 2004–2006 |
Coach Team1: | St. Norbert College (asst.) |
Coach Years2: | 2007–2009 |
Coach Team2: | John Carroll (asst.) |
Coach Years3: | 2010–2012 |
Coach Team3: | Northwest Missouri State (asst.) |
Coach Years4: | 2013–2014 |
Coach Team4: | Midland |
Coach Years5: | 2015–2018 |
Coach Team5: | Northwood |
Coach Years6: | 2019–2023 |
Coach Team6: | Central Michigan |
Overall Record: | 346–181 (NCAA) 74–45 (NAIA) |
Coach Years7: | 2024–present |
Coach Team7: | Cincinnati |
Tournament Record: | NAIA: 1–4 NCAA DII: 3–4 NCAA DI: 4–6 |
Championships: | |
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Jordan Bischel (born June 2, 1981) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher and first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats. He played college baseball at St. Norbert College from 2000 to 2003. He previously served as the head coach of the Midland Warriors (2013–2014), the Northwood Timberwolves (2015–2018), and the Central Michigan Chippewas (2018-2023).
Bischel enrolled at the St. Norbert College, to play college baseball for the Green Knights team. Bischel played 4 years for the Green Knights, earning Second Team All-Midwest Conference North Division as a senior in 2003.[2]
Bischel began his coaching career in 2004 with St. Norbert. Bischel then went on to coach at John Carroll University. He was then named the pitching coach at Northwest Missouri State University.[3] On September 28, 2012, Bischel was named the head coach at Midland University.[4] After helping guide the Warriors to 74 wins in two season, Bischel accepted the role of head coach at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan to be closer to home.[5] Bischel inherited a team that had gone 18–27 in 2014,[1] and led them to a 28–23 record in 2015. In 2017, he led Northwood to their first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship,[6] setting a GLIAC record for wins with 46.[7] Bischel was named the GLIAC Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the season.[8] Northwood repeated as GLIAC champions in 2018, as well as Bischel repeating as GLIAC Coach of the Year.[9]
On June 28, 2018, Bischel was hired as the head coach of the Central Michigan Chippewas baseball program.[10] In his first season at the helm, Bischel electrified the storied program, leading it to its first Mid-American Conference Tournament championship and its first NCAA tournament berth since 1995. He led the team to three consecutive (discounting the canceled 2020 season) NCAA Regionals.
On June 18, 2023, Bischel was named the head coach of the Cincinnati_Bearcats_baseball program.[11]