JACK GIESE OKLAHOMA STAFF
36
Assistant Coach | Second Year Pitching ASSISTANT COACH Pitching Coach First year at Oklahoma Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas COACHING HISTORY Oklahoma, assistant coach Tampa Bay Rays Class A, assistant coach Howard College, associate head coach Team USA U-18, pitching coach Dallas Bat (DBAT), instructor Coppell Copperheads, assistant coach
Jack Giese (pronounced GEESE-ee), who spent the last two years as a pitching coach in the Tampa Bay Rays’ organization, enters his second season as a member of head coach Sunny Golloway’s Sooner baseball staff in 2013.
Giese’s pitching staff led the conference in strikeouts and ranked 25th in the country in strikeouts per nine ninngs. Jordan John garnered All-Big 12 Second Team recognition while Dillon Overton earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors. Three OU pitchers were taken in the first six rounds of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft, including Steven Okert (fourth round, San Francisco), Damien Magnifico (fifth round, Milwaukee) and John (sixth round, Detroit). Giese worked the past two seasons with the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Rays’ Class A affiliate, and also previously held scouting positions with the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds.
2011-present 2010-2011 2007-2010 2007 2005-2007 2004-2006
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS - Helped lead Howard College to the 2009 NJCAA National Championship. - 2009 Howard team won 57 straight games and finished 63-1. - Worked with Team USA U-18 squad in 2007 - Worked with 100 players that have been drafted or signed at professional level. - Won 2004 Texas Collegiate League Championship (TCL) as assistant coach with Coppell Copperheads. - Named coach for the 2004 and 2005 TCL All-Star Game. GOLLOWAY UPON GIESE’S HIRE “We are very excited about the hiring of Jack Giese as our pitching coach. He is an outstanding coach that possesses a wealth of knowledge of the game and an exceptional ability to relate to collegiate pitchers. “Professionally, his impressive resume speaks volumes about the type of coach that we are adding to our staff,” said Golloway.“On a personal note, I really believe we are gaining an outstanding friend that will be a great addition to our staff’s chemistry.”
Giese will work with the pitching staff at Oklahoma, a position he also held with Howard College (Big Spring, Texas) from 2007-2010. In his two seasons at Howard, Giese was also the associate head coach and the program compiled a 111-10 record and won the 2009 NJCAA National Championship. The 2009 team finished with a 63-1 mark, set a collegiate record with 57 straight wins, and held the No. 1 ranking throughout the entire season. In 2008, the team was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation and finished 48-9. In addition to working with Zach Neal, Burch Smith and Damien Magnifico, all of which have been drafted highly in the last three years, Giese has worked with nearly 100 players that have gone on to be drafted or signed at the professional level. Giese also has experience with Team USA after working with the U-18 squad in Joplin, Mo., in 2007. Last year, Giese and Hudson Valley’s staff recorded the 14-team leagues’ fourth-best earned run average at 3.25 while leading the way with the fewest hits allowed. The staff also ranked second in shutouts (8), third in WHIP (1.27) and homers allowed (30), and fourth with 231 earned runs. In 2010, the Renegades’ hurlers posted a 3.44 ERA (fourth best in the league) while leading the teams with fewest walks allowed (204). Hudson Valley was also second in the league in WHIP (1.24), and third in earned runs (254) and runs allowed (231). At Howard College, Giese’s 2009 staff led the conference and region in every major pitching category, including a 3.06 ERA, 542 strikeouts and 159 walks. In addition, opponents managed to hit just .230 off Howard pitchers. Two future Sooners, Neal and Anthony Collazo, contributed to Howard’s success in 2009 with 13 wins and 10 wins, respectively. In 2008, the staff tossed six no-hitters, 15 shutouts, 418 strikeouts and produced two 10-game winners, including Collazo. Most recently, Giese has recruited six Sooners that played at Howard Collage including Neal, Collazo, Smith, Magnifico and Clint Cooper. “There is definitely an advantage with already being familiar with some of the arms, whether it be from coaching, recruiting or scouting perspective,” said Giese.“There is a lot of talent on the mound at OU every year, especially this season.” Before joining the collegiate and professional ranks, Giese was the manager and pitching coach for the Coppell Copperheads of the Texas Collegiate League and led the team to three straight playoff appearances. Coppell owned the league’s best record (31-15) in 2005 and posted a 3.15 team ERA. The pitching staff finished first in the league in both strikeouts (398) and walks allowed (187). He was honored for the second straight season by coaching in the TCL All-Star Game. In 2004, the Copperheads won the TCL Championship while leading the league in ERA (3.04), strikeouts (421) and walks (158). Prior to his stint in the TCL, Giese spent five years coaching the Dallas Mustangs, one of the most successful amateur baseball programs in the nation. During his tenure, the Mustangs made three appearances in the AABC World Series. Giese and his wife, September, of 17 years have two daughters, Shea (15) and Ellis (5).
1951 & 1994 National Champions - 10 NCAA College World Series Appearances
67