Jason Stein

Jason Stein
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Eastern Kentucky
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Playing career
1992–1995 Eastern Kentucky
Position(s) 2B/SS
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–2000
2001–2007
2009–present		 Eastern Kentucky (Asst.
Belmont (Asst.)
Eastern Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall 154–175

Jason Stein is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2009 season.[1][2]

Playing career

Stein played at Eastern Kentucky, known as a defensive specialist. In his sophomore campaign, the second baseman batted .378 and earned the OVC batting title. He remained among conference leaders in his junior year, and moved to shortstop for his senior season. Serving as co-captain, Stein earned first team All-Conference, striking out just five times while collecting 76 hits. He played one season with the independent Anderson Lawmen before returning to Richmond as a student assistant coach while finishing his degree.

Coaching career

After spending the 1996 season as a student assistant, Stein was promoted to a full-time assistant coach for the 1997 season. He spent four seasons on the staff of head coach Jim Ward. In 1998, he was named recruiting coordinator. After the 2000 season, Stein moved to Belmont as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. In 2009, he returned to Eastern Kentucky as head coach.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Eastern Kentucky (Ohio Valley Conference) (2009–present)
2009 Eastern Kentucky 27–24 10–13 5th (9)
2010 Eastern Kentucky 28–27 9–12 6th (9)
2011 Eastern Kentucky 21–36 11–13 5th (9)
2012 Eastern Kentucky 31–23 19–7 T-1st (10) OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2013 Eastern Kentucky 23–34 16–13 5th (11) OVC Tournament[lower-alpha 2]
2014 Eastern Kentucky 24–31 12–18 10th (11)
Eastern Kentucky: 154–175 77–76
Total: 154–175

      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

  1. ↑ The top six finishers of the OVC's nine eligible teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.
  2. ↑ The top six finishers of the OVC's eleven teams qualified for the Tournament in 2013.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Donald J. Boyles (July 24, 2008). "Jason Stein Named Head Baseball Coach at Eastern Kentucky". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ "2014 Baseball Coaching Staff". Eastern Kentucky Colonels. Retrieved April 28, 2014.

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