Justin Blood
| Justin Blood | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Hartford |
| Conference | America East Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 20, 1979 Keene, New Hampshire |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2001 | Frankin Pierce |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2003 2004–2005 2006–2011 2012–Present |
Quinnipiac (Asst.) Franklin Pierce (Asst.) Connecticut (Asst.) Hartford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 33–76 |
Justin Blood (born November 20, 1979) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Hartford Hawks baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2012 season.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Playing career
Blood pitched for three seasons at Franklin Pierce before becoming the Ravens' first ever draft pick, in the 9th round of the 2001 MLB Draft. He played three seasons in the Seattle Mariners organization, reaching Class-A.[1][2]
Coaching career
After ending his playing career, Blood became an assistant coach at Quinnipiac before spending the next two years at Franklin Pierce completing his degree and serving as a student assistant. From 2006 through 2011, Blood served on the staff of Jim Penders at Connecticut, later adding recruiting coordinator and associate head coach duties. He was responsible for recruiting players including Mike Olt, Matt Barnes, and George Springer, and helped the Huskies to a pair of regionals and a super regional while his pitching staffs ranked among the nation's best. He was hired at Hartford during the Huskies 2011 NCAA Tournament run, and has been tabbed one of the nation's top 10 under 40 head coaches by Baseball America.[1][6]
Head coaching record
This table depicts Blood's record as a head coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford (America East) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Hartford | 16–40 | 7–17 | 5th (6) | |||||
| 2013 | Hartford | 17–36 | 13–17 | 5th (6) | |||||
| Hartford: | 33–76 | 20–34 | |||||||
| Total: | 33–76 | ||||||||
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National champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference tournament champion
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2013 Baseball Coaching Staff". Hartford Hawks. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Baseball Alum Justin Blood Tabbed as Head Coach at University of Hartford". Franklin Pierce University. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Justin Blood Profile". UConn Huskies. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ Mike Anthony (September 20, 2011). "Coach Justin Blood Aims To Build Respect For UHart Baseball". Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut). Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ Dom Amore (May 31, 2011). "UConn Assistant Justin Blood Named UHart Baseball Coach". Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut). Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Aaron Fitt (January 3, 2013). "The Top 10 College Head Coaches Under 40". Baseball America. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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