COACHING STAFF
Joe “Spanky” McFarland Head Coach 15th Season Hillsdale College ‘76
• 445-349-2 in 14 seasons as JMU head coach • 2002, 2010 CAA Coach of the Year • Four-time Louisville Slugger conference Coach of the Year (’02, ’06, ’10, ’11) • 2011 ABCA East Region Co-Coach of the Year • 2008 VaSID Virginia Coach of the Year • 2008 College Coach of the Year by Middle Atlantic Baseball Scouts Association • 5-4 extra-inning win over #3 Virginia in 2007 was highest-ranked win in JMU history • 11-5 win at East Carolina in 2010 was 400th JMU win • Two CAA championships • Four CAA regular-season first-place finishes • Four CAA championship game appearances • Five CAA Player of the Year awards • One CAA Pitcher of the Year • One National Co-Player of the Year • One National Hitter of the Year • One Johnny Bench Award Winner (nation’s best catcher) • Nine All-Americans, eight freshmen All-Americans • Only First Team All-America teammates in JMU history in 2011 • Set school record with 44 wins in 2002 and finished 27th in final NCAA RPI • Runner up of 2011 Chapel Hill Regional, best postseason finish since 1983 • 25 players have been drafted and 35 signed pro contracts during JMU tenure • 12 draftees went in first six rounds • Head coach at Northern Illinois from 1991-97 • Other assistant positions at South Florida, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Appalachian State, and Hillsdale College • Head coach at Kellogg C.C. 1979-80
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