Jim Toman
Biographical details | |
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Born | Monroeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 28, 1961
Alma mater | North Carolina State University '85 |
Playing career | |
1981–1984 | NC State |
Coaching career ( College of Charleston (AHC) | |
2019–2022 | Middle Tennessee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 406–308–2 (.568) |
Tournaments | NCAA DI: 2–4 Big South: 20–13 C-USA: 1–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Big South, North Division: 2014 Big South Tournament: 2013 | |
Awards | |
Big South Coach of the Year: 2014 | |
James Michael Andrew Toman (born November 28, 1961) is an American
Playing career
Toman, a 1985 graduate of
Coaching career
Assistant positions
After graduating, Toman worked as a high school coach for several years before starting his college coaching career in 1989 with a one-year stint at FIU. From 1989 to 1991 he was the pitching coach of the Brewster Whitecaps, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3][4] Toman returned to his alma mater to serve as an assistant to Ray Tanner at NC State; he held the position from 1990–1996. When Tanner left for South Carolina for the 1997 season, Toman went with him and worked as an assistant for the Gamecocks from 1997–2007.[1] In 2002, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year.[5]
Liberty
Toman left South Carolina to become the head coach at Liberty for the 2008 season. At his introductory press conference, Toman said, "I am very honored and excited to accept the head coaching position at Liberty University. My wife and family are also very excited to join the Liberty family and work in a Christian environment. I have enjoyed my 11 years at the University of South Carolina and take away many fond memories. I appreciate the opportunity Ray Tanner gave me to be a member of his staff. I am ready to get started on putting a quality staff together and continuing to move the program forward, having success both in conference and nationally."[6]
From 2008–2014, Toman's first seven seasons, Liberty won at least 30 games each year and at least 40 games three times. After losing in the Big South championship game in 2008, 2010, and 2012, the Flames reached their first NCAA tournament under Toman in
In
In 2011, Liberty set a Big South record with seven
On June 24, 2016 Toman resigned from Liberty as their baseball coach.
After Liberty
On August 4, 2017, it was announced that Toman would become the assistant head coach for the
Middle Tennessee
On June 20, 2018, Toman was named the head coach of the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders baseball program.[17]
In August 2022, a few weeks after being arrested on suspicion
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Toman's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[7][19][20][21]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Liberty Flames (Big South Conference) (2008–2016) | |||||||||
2008 | Liberty | 35–26–1 | 14–7 | T–2nd | |||||
2009 | Liberty | 33–21 | 17–9 | 3rd | |||||
2010 | Liberty | 43–18 | 19–8 | 2nd | |||||
2011 | Liberty | 35–24 | 18–9 | 2nd | |||||
2012 | Liberty | 41–19 | 14–10 | 3rd | |||||
2013 | Liberty | 36–29 | 13–11 | 4th (North) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2014 | Liberty | 41–18 | 23–3 | 1st (North) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2015 | Liberty | 33–23 | 16–8 | T–3rd | |||||
2016 | Liberty | 31–28 | 12–12 | 6th | |||||
Liberty: | 328–206–1 (.614) | 146–77 (.655) | |||||||
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (Conference USA) (2019–2022) | |||||||||
2019 | Middle Tennessee | 18–37 | 11–19 | 12th | |||||
2020 | Middle Tennessee | 7–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Middle Tennessee | 24–29–1 | 12–19–1 | 4th (West) | C-USA tournament
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2022 | Middle Tennessee | 29–26 | 17–13 | T–6th | |||||
Middle Tennessee: | 78–102–1 (.434) | 40–51–1 (.440) | |||||||
Total: | 406–308–2 (.568) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ a b c "Jim Toman". Liberty.edu. Liberty Athletic Communications. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Lang, Chris. "Flames Survive Slugfest with Richmond". NewsAdvance.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "Cape Baseball Notes". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. March 17, 1989. p. 31.
- ^ "Cape Cod League". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 9, 1991. p. 17.
- ^ "ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year". www.abca.org. AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "USC Assistant Named Liberty Head Baseball Coach". GoUpstate.com. June 24, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "2014 Liberty Flames Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Liberty.edu. Liberty Athletic Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Sorenson, Eric (April 17, 2010). "Liberty's About Face". CollegeBaseballToday.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ a b Ryan, Sean (February 2, 2014). "Uncommon Success in the Commonwealth of Virginia". CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Rogers, Kendall (December 16, 2012). "Rising Head Coaches Make Moves". PerfectGame.org. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Slater, Darryl (May 31, 2013). "After Liberty Gets Historic Win Over Clemson, Jim Toman Spews Gold About Expectations and His Mohawk". Post & Courier. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "Big South Announces 2014 Baseball Annual Award Winners". BigSouthSports.com. May 18, 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Lang, Chris (June 2, 2014). "Liberty Baseball Plagued by Mechanism of Big South". NewsAdvance.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Lang, Chris (May 31, 2014). "Bucknell Eliminates Liberty from NCAA Baseball Regional". Roanoke.com. The Daily Progress. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks Who Came from "Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ Andrew Miller (August 4, 2017). "College of Charleston baseball coach Chad Holbrook settles into job, adds Toman to staff". www.postandcourier.com. Post and Courier. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Cecil Joyce (June 20, 2018). "Jim Toman, former College of Charleston assistant and recruiter, named MTSU baseball coach". www.dnj.com. Daily News Journal. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- WKRN. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "2013 Big South Baseball Record Book". Big South Conference. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "2013 Big South Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Big South Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.