Fritz Hamburg

Charles David "Fritz" Hamburg is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Hamburg is the head coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team.

Fritz Hamburg

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Saint Joseph's
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	261–305–1
Biographical details
Born	(1966-03-11) March 11, 1966 Abington, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1985–1986	Virginia Tech
1987–1988	Ithaca
1990	Spartanburg Phillies
Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1994	Cornell (asst.)
1995	New Mexico State (asst.)
1995	Cal Poly Pomona (asst.)
1996	Georgia
1997–2000	Ithaca (asst.)
2001–2008	Army (asst.)
2009–present	Saint Joseph's
Head coaching record
Overall	261–305–1
Tournaments	A-10: 5–6 NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
A-10 Coach of the Year (2014)

Playing career

Hamburg attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. After graduating from The Hill School, Hamburg enrolled at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where he would play for the Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team. After two years at Virginia Tech, Hamburg transferred to Ithaca College.[1] While at Ithaca, he was named a Third Team All-American in 1988,[2] while leading the Bombers to a National Championship.[3]

Following graduation, Hamburg signed with the Philadelphia Phillies and was assigned to the Spartanburg Phillies.[4] Hamburg had a .194 batting average, .358 on base percentage, seven doubles, and 7 RBIs.

Coaching career

Hamburg began his coaching career as an assistant for the Cornell Big Red baseball team. After two years, Hamburg moved on to be an assistant at New Mexico State and Cal Poly Pomona. Hamburg spent the 1996 season at Georgia before rejoining his alma mater Ithaca as an assistant from 1997 to 2000. Hamburg then moved on to being an assistant for the Army Black Knights baseball team. In 2007, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year.[5]

On August 26, 2008, Hamburg was named the head coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball program.[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Saint Joseph's Hawks (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2009–present)
2009	Saint Joseph's	16–30–1	9–17	T-11th
2010	Saint Joseph's	18–29	13–14	T-8th
2011	Saint Joseph's	21–31	11–13	9th
2012	Saint Joseph's	25–32	13–10	6th	A-10 Tournament
2013	Saint Joseph's	26–26	12–12	T-8th
2014	Saint Joseph's	35–16	18–8	2nd	A-10 Tournament
2015	Saint Joseph's	21–28	11–12	11th
2016	Saint Joseph's	31–23	15–9	T-3rd	A-10 Tournament
2017	Saint Joseph's	21–25	12–12	8th
2018	Saint Joseph's	21–27	7–15	10th
2019	Saint Joseph's	21–28	13–11	T-7th
2020	Saint Joseph's	5–10	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
Saint Joseph's:		261–305–1	134–133
Total:		261–305–1
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

See also

• List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches

References

1. Lana Morelli (May 6, 2010). "Father Coaches Player, Player Coaches Son". www.lansingstar.com. L-Star Publishing, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
2. "Baseball All-Americans". www.athletics.ithaca.edu. Ithaca College. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
3. "1988 NCAA Baseball Championship". www.athletics.ithaca.edu. Ithaca College. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
4. J. F. Pirro (July 12, 1990). "First And -- Only -- Shot For Hamburg?". www.articles.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
5. "ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year". www.abca.org. AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
6. Donald J. Boyles (August 26, 2008). "Fritz Hamburg Named Saint Joseph's Head Baseball Coach". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. PenciDesign. Retrieved October 23, 2018.

External links

• Saint Joseph's Hawks bio