Jim Schmitz
| Biographical details | |
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| Alma mater | Wilmington (OH) |
| 1987–1990 | Cincinnati |
| 1991–1994 | Ole Miss (Asst.) |
| 1995–2015 | Eastern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 699–742–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Jim Schmitz is an American
Coaching career
Schmitz earned his first head coaching job at his alma mater
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship for the first time in program history. He was named OVC Coach of the Year three times. 20 of his players were drafted, including Tyler Kehrer at number 48 overall in 2009. Schmitz holds the record for most wins in program history.[1]
Head coaching record
The following table reflects Schmitz's record as a head coach at the collegiate level.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Wilmington Quakers (NAIA ) (1984–1986)
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| 1984 | Wilmington | 18–20 | |||||||
| 1985 | Wilmington | 18–20 | |||||||
| 1986 | Wilmington | 25–20 | |||||||
| Wilmington: | 61–60 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Bearcats (Metro Conference) (1987–1990) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Cincinnati | 31–21 | 5–8 | 6th (7) | |||||
| 1988 | Cincinnati | 28–21 | 7–10 | 6th (7) | |||||
| 1989 | Cincinnati | 21–30 | 3–14 | 7th (7) | |||||
| 1990 | Cincinnati | 23–29 | 5–10 | 6th (8) | |||||
| Cincinnati: | 103–101 | 20–42 | |||||||
Mid-Continent Conference ) (1995–1996)
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| 1995 | Eastern Illinois | 28–19 | 15–5 | 1st Western (5) | |||||
| 1996 | Eastern Illinois | 25–22 | 15–3 | 1st Western (5) | |||||
| Eastern Illinois (Mid-Continent): | 53–41 | 30–8 | |||||||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers (Ohio Valley Conference) (1997–2015) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Eastern Illinois | 25–28 | 13–11 | ||||||
| 1998 | Eastern Illinois | 37–16 | 17–6 | 1st (9) | |||||
| 1999 | Eastern Illinois | 33–23 | 17–7 | 1st (9) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2000 | Eastern Illinois | 22–33 | 10–13 | 6th (9) | |||||
| 2001 | Eastern Illinois | 35–20 | 19–1 | 1st (8) | |||||
| 2002 | Eastern Illinois | 25–26 | 12–8 | 2nd (8) | |||||
| 2003 | Eastern Illinois | 26–31 | 8–12 | 6th (8) | |||||
| 2004 | Eastern Illinois | 26–30 | 17–9 | 2nd (10) | |||||
| 2005 | Eastern Illinois | 17–39 | 14–13 | 6th (10) | |||||
| 2006 | Eastern Illinois | 31–24 | 17–10 | 3rd (10) | |||||
| 2007 | Eastern Illinois | 23–28 | 12–14 | 7th (10) | |||||
| 2008 | Eastern Illinois | 27–30 | 13–13 | 4th (10) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | Eastern Illinois | 36–14 | 14–4 | 1st (9) | |||||
| 2010 | Eastern Illinois | 18–35 | 11–12 | 5th (9) | |||||
| 2011 | Eastern Illinois | 18–33 | 9–12 | 7th (9) | |||||
| 2012 | Eastern Illinois | 29–29 | 15–11 | 4th (10) | OVC tournament[a]
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| 2013 | Eastern Illinois | 22–27 | 11–17 | 7th (11) | |||||
| 2014 | Eastern Illinois | 22–33-1 | 15–14-1 | 6th (11) | OVC tournament
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| 2015 | Eastern Illinois | 13-36 | 9-21 | 11th | |||||
| Eastern Illinois (OVC): | 492-535-1 | 253–208-1 | |||||||
| Total: | 699-742-1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ^ The top six finishers of the OVC's 9 eligible teams qualified for the Tournament in 2012.
References
- ^ a b "Staff Directory". Eastern Illinois Panthers. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "Jim Schmitz wins 500th game at Eastern Ill. with 10-5 victory vs. MSU". NCAA. February 28, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "Brother of EIU baseball coach Schmitz dies". Journal Gazette & Times-Courier. Matoon, Illinois. August 26, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2014.