Jim Duffy (baseball coach)

Jim Duffy
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Manhattan
Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Biographical details
Born July 18, 1974
Dover, New Jersey
Playing career
1993–1996 Seton Hall
Position(s) 1B
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2008
2011
2012–Present
Seton Hall (Asst.)
Seton Hall (Asst.)
Manhattan
Head coaching record
Overall 72–87
Tournaments NCAA: 0-2
MAAC: 4-3

James "Jim" Duffy is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Manhattan Jaspers baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2012 season.[1][2][3][4]

Playing career

Duffy played first base at Seton Hall where he set several school records at the plate and earned All-Big East honors three times. He signed a professional contract with the Houston Astros in 1997. He advanced to Class-AA, playing primarily as an outfielder, but also seeing significant time at first base. He ended his playing career after the 1999 season.[1][2]

Coaching career

While Seton Hall head coach Mike Sheppard recovered from surgery in 2001, Duffy served as a part-time assistant coach with the Pirates.[2] He was promoted to full-time in 2003, and served as hitting coach through the 2008 season. He returned in 2011 in the same capacity before being hired at Manhattan in the summer of 2011. In his first season, the Jaspers claimed both the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and Tournament titles, and boasted the nation's only undefeated record at home. They earned a berth in the Columbia Regional, headlined by host South Carolina.[1]

Head coaching record

This table depicts Duffy's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Manhattan (MAAC) (2012–present)
2012 Manhattan 33–27 18–6 1st (9) NCAA Regional
2013 Manhattan 22–27 9–12 6th (9)
2014 Manhattan 17–33 11–14 6th (11) MAAC Tournament
Manhattan: 72–87 38–32
Total: 72–87

      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

    See also

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jim Duffy Bio". Manhattan Jaspers. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
    2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Former All-American Jim Duffy Returns As Baseball's Hitting Coach". Seton Hall Pirates. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
    3. Brian Foley (August 12, 2011). "Manhattan set to name Jim Duffy as head coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
    4. "Jim Duffy Named Manhattan Head Baseball Coach". Manhattan Jaspers. August 24, 2013.

    See also