James A. Koerner (born February 23, 1975) is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. Koerner was the head baseball coach of the North Carolina Central Eagles (2012–2021).
Playing career
Koerner played baseball for St. John Fisher College from 1994 to 1997 as an outfielder.
Following graduation, Koerner signed with the Richmond Roosters of the Frontier League.[1]
Coaching career
Koerner began his coaching career as the head coach for the Medaille College Mavericks baseball team, where he helped found the program. He compiled a 23–62 record in three seasons.[2] While at Medaille, Koerner helped develop the schools first ever North Eastern Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year.[3] Koerner then left the Mavericks to become an assistant for the Monmouth Hawks baseball program. After just a single season at Monmouth, he accepted a position as an assistant and the recruiting coordinator for the Marshall Thundering Herd baseball team.[4] Koerner then accepted the same position for the Buffalo Bulls baseball program.[5]
On June 16, 2011, Koerner was named the head coach of the North Carolina Central Eagles baseball team.[6]
On April 13, 2021, Koerner was hired by USA Baseball as Director of Player Development.[7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medaille Mavericks (North Eastern Athletic Conference) (2001–2003) | ||||||||
| 2001 | Medaille | 4–23 | ||||||
| 2002 | Medaille | 2–22 | ||||||
| 2003 | Medaille | 17–17 | 7–5 | 2nd | NEAC Tournament | |||
| Medaille: | 23–62 | 7–5 | →← | |||||
| North Carolina Central Eagles (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2012–2021) | ||||||||
| 2012 | North Carolina Central | 19–32 | 13–10 | 2nd (Southern) | MEAC Tournament | |||
| 2013 | North Carolina Central | 27–29 | 12–12 | 3rd (Southern) | MEAC Tournament | |||
| 2014 | North Carolina Central | 19–33–1 | 12–12 | 3rd (Southern) | MEAC Tournament | |||
| 2015 | North Carolina Central | 19–30 | 12–12 | 4th (Southern) | ||||
| 2016 | North Carolina Central | 25–30 | 11–13 | 3rd (Southern) | MEAC Tournament | |||
| 2017 | North Carolina Central | 22–28 | 12–11 | 4th (Southern) | ||||
| 2018 | North Carolina Central | 28–24 | 11–13 | 4th (Southern) | ||||
| 2019 | North Carolina Central | 21–28 | 10–14 | T-3rd (Southern) | ||||
| 2020 | North Carolina Central | 6–11 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | North Carolina Central | 27–20 | 17–11 | 1st (South) | MEAC Tournament | |||
| North Carolina Central: | 214–264–1 | 110–108 | ||||||
| Total: | 236–326–1 | |||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion | ||||||||
References
- 1."Transactions". www.newspaperarchive.com. Cedar Rapids Gazette. May 2, 1998. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- 2."Baseball - Archived Statistics". www.medaillesports.com. Medaille College. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- 3.Michelle Prego (June 23, 2003). "He's taking his talent to Belgium". www.auburnpub.com. Lee Publications. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- 4."2006 THUNDERING HERD BASEBALL" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Marshall University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- 5."2010 University of Buffalo Baseball Media Guide". www.issuu.com. University of Buffalo. April 3, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- 6."Jim Koerner named NCCU's Eagles head baseball coach". www.meacswacsports.blogspot.com. Blogger. June 17, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- 7.Collazo, Carlos (April 13, 2021). "USA Baseball Hires Jim Koerner as Director of Player Development". Baseball America. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 26, 2022.