Jake Boss

Jacob Boss Jr. is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of 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.

Jake Boss
Boss with Michigan State in 2012
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMichigan State
ConferenceBig Ten
Record342–275
Biographical details
Alma materAlma College
Playing career
1990–1993Alma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994St. Clair (MI) Lakeview (asst.)
1995Webberville (MI)
1996–1997Iowa Central CC (asst.)
1998–2004Eastern Michigan (asst.)
2005–2007Michigan (asst.)
2008Eastern Michigan
2009–presentMichigan State
Head coaching record
Overall367–309
TournamentsB1G:
NCAA: 0–4
Accomplishments and honors
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)

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] Boss made his first NCAA Tournament appearance with Michigan State in 2012.[6]

Record

Below is a table of Boss's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[7][8][9][10]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference) (2008–2008)
2008 Eastern Michigan 25–3415–8 (West)1stNCAA Regional
Eastern Michigan: 25–3415–8
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference) (2009–present)
2009 Michigan State 23–3113–115thBig Ten Tournament
2010 Michigan State 34–1911–13T-7th
2011 Michigan State 36–2115–9T-1stBig Ten Tournament
2012 Michigan State 37–2313–115thNCAA Regional
2013 Michigan State 33–1712–97th
2014 Michigan State 31–2611–136thBig Ten Tournament
2015 Michigan State 34–2314–10T-3rdBig Ten Tournament
2016 Michigan State 36–2013–11T-6thBig Ten Tournament
2017 Michigan State 29–2310–149th
2018 Michigan State 20–3211–128thBig Ten Tournament
2019 Michigan State 20–348–1511th
2020 Michigan State 9–60–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Michigan State: 342–275131–128
Total:367–309

      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

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See also

References
  1. "Jake Boss Jr". MSUSpartans.com. Michigan State Sports Information. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. "Jake Boss Jr. Joins Michigan Staff as Assistant Coach". MGoBlue.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. "Eagles Earn Spot in NCAA Baseball Tournament". The Detroit News. 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. "2008 MAC Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  5. Grinczel, Steve (1 July 2008). "New MSU baseball coach Jake Boss first hire for new AD Hollis". MLive. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  6. "2012 Stanford Regional". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. "2012 Eastern Michigan Baseball Media Guide". EMUEagles.com. Eastern Michigan Sports Information Department. pp. 58–59. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  8. "2012 Michigan State Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State Sports Information Department. pp. 49–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  9. "2012 Big Ten Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  10. "2013 Big Ten Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
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