Link Jarrett

Link Jarrett

Jarrett in 2014
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team UNC Greensboro
Conference Southern Conference
Biographical details
Born January 26, 1972
Tallahassee, Florida
Playing career
1991–1994 Florida State
Position(s) SS
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001
2003
2004–2005
2006–2009
2010–2012
2013–Present
Flagler (Asst.)
Florida State (Asst.)
Mercer (Asst.)
East Carolina (Asst.)
Auburn (Asst.)
UNC Greensboro
Head coaching record
Overall 45–59

Lincoln "Link" Jarrett in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the UNC Greensboro Spartans baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Playing career

Jarrett was a four year starter at shortstop for the Florida State Seminoles, appearing in three College World Series. He was an NCBWA All-American in 1993 and 1994, and also earned All-ACC honors. Jarrett graduated holding the Seminole records for consecutive games, at bats, and assists. He was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1994 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies. He played five years in the Rockies organization, reaching the class-AA New Haven Ravens before turning to coaching.[1][7]

Coaching career

Jarrett began his coaching career in 1999 as an assistant at Flager, where he remained for three seasons. The Saints set several school records during his tenure, and won 40 games in 2001. He returned to Florida State in 2003, helping the Seminoles to 53 wins, an ACC championship, and a super regional berth. In 2004 and 2005, Jarrett served as recruiting coordinator at Mercer. After seeing the Bears double their win total from his first season to his second and earn their first winning season since 1999, Jarrett accepted the same position at East Carolina. In Jarrett's four seasons, the Pirates made three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Super Regional in 2009. For his efforts that year, he was named Conference USA Assistant Coach of the Year by SEBaseball.com. In 2010, Jarrett moved to Auburn, where he worked for three seasons, earning Southeastern Conference Assistant Coach of the Year from SEBaseball.com again in his first season. In his time at Auburn, the Tigers appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, averaged 34 wins, and saw 19 players drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft. On July 26, 2012, Jarrett was hired at UNC Greensboro, his first head coaching position.[1][2][6][7]

Head coaching record

The table below lists Jarrett's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UNC Greensboro (Southern Conference) (2013–present)
2013 UNC Greensboro 24–31 11–19 10th
2014 UNC Greensboro 21–28 8–16 9th SoCon Tournament
Total: 45–59

      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 "Link Jarrett Bio". UNCG Spartans. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Link Jarrett Bio". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  3. "Link Jarrett Named Director of Player Development for Auburn Baseball Team". Auburn Tigers. July 7, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  4. "Player Bio:Link Jarrett". East Carolina Pirates. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  5. "UNCG Names Link Jarrett Head Baseball Coach". Greensboro, NC: WFNY 2. July 26, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Kevin Connolly (February 20, 2013). "UNCG Baseball starts a new chapter". Greensboro, NC: WGHP 8. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Link Jarrett Bio". Florida State Seminoles. Retrieved October 24, 2013.