American baseball coach and catcher
Jeff Waggoner is an American baseball coach and former catcher , who is the former head baseball coach of the Marshall Thundering Herd .[ 1] [ 2] college baseball at Crowder College from 1995 to 1996 before transferring to Cleveland State from 1997 to 1998.
Playing career
Waggoner played catcher for two years at Crowder College , a junior college in Missouri, before completing his career at Cleveland State .[ 1]
Coaching career
After completing his playing career, Waggoner began coaching at Saint Rose in Albany, New York . In his one season with the Golden Knights, they reached the Division II College World Series . He then landed an assistant coaching position with George Washington . The Colonials set a school record for wins (42), won the Atlantic 10 Conference championship, and were among the national leaders in many offensive categories in 2002. Waggoner then moved to Kent State for two seasons. The Golden Flashes claimed the 2004 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament and saw seven players picked in the Major League Baseball Draft . He moved to NC State next, where he served as recruiting coordinator, as well as managing player development, academic support and travel, preparing him well for his future head coaching duties. The Wolfpack appeared in the NCAA Tournament during both seasons, finished second in the 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament , and produced two All-Americans .[ 1]
In the summer of 2006, Waggoner was named head coach at Marshall of Conference USA .[ 2] [ 1] Collegiate Baseball Newspaper .[ 3] [ 4]
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Waggoner's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[ 5] [ 6]
Statistics overview
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Marshall Thundering Herd (Conference USA ) (2007–2022)
2007
Marshall
21–32
5–18
9th
2008
Marshall
30–30–1
10–12–1
6th
C-USA Tournament
2009
Marshall
22–32
9–15
T–7th
C-USA Tournament
2010
Marshall
27–31
12–12
T–3rd
C-USA Tournament
2011
Marshall
20–31
7–17
9th
2012
Marshall
17–36
5–19
9th
2013
Marshall
20–34
6–18
9th
2014
Marshall
20–31
10–19
T–11th
2015
Marshall
20–32
12–18
9th
2016
Marshall
34–21
21–9
2nd
C-USA Tournament
2017
Marshall
25–28
12–17
9th
2018
Marshall
19–32
7–23
11th
2019
Marshall
29–28
14–15
6th
C-USA Tournament
2020
Marshall
4–10–1
0–0
Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021
Marshall
10–35
6–26
6th (East)
2022
Marshall
20–34–1
9–21
T–9th
Marshall:
348–477–3 (.422)
145–259–1 (.359)
Total: 348–477–3 (.422)
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
^ a b c d "Jeff Waggoner Profile" . herdzone.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2012 .^ a b "Marshall University Hires Jeff Waggoner as Head Baseball Coach" . herdzone.com. August 18, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Herd's Jeff Waggoner Named Coach Of The Year" . scout.com. June 23, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2012 .^ Wilson, Dave (October 14, 2022). "Marshall fires baseball coach Jeff Waggoner" . WV Metro News. Retrieved October 14, 2022 . ^ "2013 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013 .^ "2013 Conference USA Baseball Standings" . D1Baseball.com . Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013 .