Jim Duffy (baseball coach)
James Duffy (born July 18, 1974) is an American college baseball coach and former first baseman. He had served as head coach of the Manhattan Jaspers baseball team from 2012 through 2017. He was named to that position prior to the 2012 season.[1][2][3][4]
.jpg.webp) Duffy with Rutgers in 2018 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 18, 1974 Dover, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1993–1996 | Seton Hall |
| Position(s) | First baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2001–2008 | Seton Hall (Asst.) |
| 2011 | Seton Hall (Asst.) |
| 2012–2017 | Manhattan |
| 2018–2019 | Rutgers (Asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 132–187 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 MAAC: 6–7 |
Playing career
Duffy played first base at Seton Hall where he set several school records at the plate and earned All-Big East honors three times. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Athletics of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5][6] He signed a professional contract with the Houston Astros in 1997. He advanced to Class-AA, playing primarily as an outfielder, but also seeing significant time at first base. He ended his playing career after the 1999 season.[1][2]
Coaching career
While Seton Hall head coach Mike Sheppard recovered from surgery in 2001, Duffy served as a part-time assistant coach with the Pirates.[2] He was promoted to full-time in 2003, and served as hitting coach through the 2008 season. He returned in 2011 in the same capacity before being hired at Manhattan in the summer of 2011. In his first season, the Jaspers claimed both the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and Tournament titles, and boasted the nation's only undefeated record at home. They earned a berth in the Columbia Regional, headlined by host South Carolina.[1]
On July 20, 2017, Duffy left his post at Manhattan to become an assistant coach at Rutgers.[7] In 2019, head coach Joe Litterio was replaced by Steve Owens who chose not to retain Duffy on the coaching staff.[8]
Head coaching record
This table depicts Duffy's record as a head coach at the Division I level.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Jaspers (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Manhattan | 33–27 | 18–6 | 1st (9) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Manhattan | 22–27 | 9–12 | 6th (9) | |||||
| 2014 | Manhattan | 17–33 | 11–14 | 6th (11) | MAAC tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Manhattan | 18–34 | 9–15 | 9th (11) | |||||
| 2016 | Manhattan | 24–31 | 13–11 | 6th (11) | MAAC tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Manhattan | 18–35 | 12–12 | 5th (11) | MAAC tournament | ||||
| Manhattan: | 132–187 | 72–70 | |||||||
| Total: | 132–187 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Jim Duffy Bio". Manhattan Jaspers. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- "Former All-American Jim Duffy Returns As Baseball's Hitting Coach". Seton Hall Pirates. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- Brian Foley (August 12, 2011). "Manhattan set to name Jim Duffy as head coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- "Jim Duffy Named Manhattan Head Baseball Coach". Manhattan Jaspers. August 24, 2013.
- Rich Eldred (June 14, 1994). "Chatham A's Get 'A-' For First Week". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 13.
- "Player Stats". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- "Duffy Accepts Position At Rutgers". www.gojaspers.com. Manhattan College Athletics. July 20, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- Kratch, James (July 2, 2019). "The latest on new Rutgers baseball coach Steve Owens' staff". NJ.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)