Justin Blood

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Justin Blood
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Hartford
Conference America East Conference
Biographical details
Born (1979-11-20) 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

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2013 Baseball Coaching Staff". Hartford Hawks. Retrieved December 22, 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Baseball Alum Justin Blood Tabbed as Head Coach at University of Hartford". Franklin Pierce University. Retrieved December 22, 2013. 
  3. "Justin Blood Profile". UConn Huskies. Retrieved December 22, 2013. 
  4. Mike Anthony (September 20, 2011). "Coach Justin Blood Aims To Build Respect For UHart Baseball". Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut). Retrieved December 22, 2013. 
  5. Dom Amore (May 31, 2011). "UConn Assistant Justin Blood Named UHart Baseball Coach". Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut). Retrieved December 22, 2013. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Aaron Fitt (January 3, 2013). "The Top 10 College Head Coaches Under 40". Baseball America. Retrieved December 22, 2013. 

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