Fred Jordan (baseball coach)

Fred Jordan (born c. 1958) is an American college baseball coach, who was the 26th Head Coach of The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team, located in Charleston, South Carolina, he held that position from 1992–2017. Jordan is a 1979 graduate of The Citadel.[1][2]

Fred Jordan
Biographical details
Bornc. 1958 (age 64–65)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1976–79The Citadel
Position(s)P
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–2017The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall831–706 (.541)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
7 SoCon tournament (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010)
5 SoCon Regular season (1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2010)
Awards
4 Socon Coach of the Year (1995, 1999, 2003, 2010)

His career coaching record at The Citadel was 831 wins and 706 losses; he is the winningest coach in Citadel and Southern Conference history as well as 5th at The Citadel in winning percentage. Under Jordan, The Citadel appeared in 7 NCAA Regionals, won 7 Southern Conference baseball tournament championships and claimed 5 SoCon regular season championships. Jordan coached 35 players that were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.[3] Coach Jordan won his 800th game on February 20, 2016 with a 5–4 victory over Virginia Tech. He was the 27th coach to achieve 800 wins at the Division I level.[4]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
The Citadel (Southern Conference) (1992–present)
1992 The Citadel 35–2010–94th
1993 The Citadel 32–2513–93rd
1994 The Citadel 35–2411–194thRegionals
1995 The Citadel 39–2119–51stRegionals
1996 The Citadel 33–2613–104th
1997 The Citadel 37–2116–73rd
1998 The Citadel 37–2421–52ndRegionals
1999 The Citadel 41–2024–51stRegionals
2000 The Citadel 39–2023–7T–1st
2001 The Citadel 38–2420–102ndRegionals
2002 The Citadel 31–2622–81st
2003 The Citadel 32–2519–113rd
2004 The Citadel 39–2821–9T–2ndRegionals
2005 The Citadel 25–3414–166th
2006 The Citadel 34–2715–125th
2007 The Citadel 34–2712–157th
2008 The Citadel 28–2812–158th
2009 The Citadel 37–2220–103rd
2010 The Citadel 43–2224–61stRegionals
2011 The Citadel 20–368–2211th
2012 The Citadel 25–3313–178th
2013 The Citadel 35–2518–124thSoCon Tournament runner up[lower-alpha 1]
2014 The Citadel 24–348–1810thSoCon tournament[lower-alpha 2]
2015 The Citadel 28–3010–148thSoCon tournament[lower-alpha 3]
2016 The Citadel 17–426–188thSoCon tournament[lower-alpha 4]
2017 The Citadel 16–357–17T-8thSoCon tournament[lower-alpha 5]
Total:831–706

      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

  1. 8 of the SoCon's 11 teams qualified for the tournament
  2. All 10 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2014.
  3. All 9 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2015.
  4. All 9 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2015.
  5. All 9 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2015.

References
  1. "The Citadel Baseball 2012 Quick Facts" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  2. Jeff Hartsell (May 30, 2017). "For Citadel baseball's Fred Jordan, 'no regrets' as he says good-bye after 26 years". Post and Courier. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  3. 2011 Baseball Media Guide. proemags. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  4. "College baseball: Citadel coach Fred Jordan records 800th victory". NCAA. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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