J. P. Blandin

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J. P. Blandin
Biographical details
Born Middletown, Delaware
Playing career
1990–1993 Wilmington (DE)
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994 Wilmington (DE) (GA)
1998 San Francisco (asst)
2000 Delaware State (asst)
2001–2024Delaware State
Head coaching record
Overall525–615–6
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MEAC: 2022
Awards
  • MEAC Coach of the Year (2012, 2022)

Jean-Paul Blandin is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the former head coach of the Delaware State Hornets.

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Playing career

Blandin attended St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware. While at St. Andrew's, Blandin was named an all-state pitcher in 1988. [1] Blandin then enrolled at Wilmington University, to play college baseball for the Wilmington Wildcats baseball team.

Coaching career

Blandin became a graduate assistant at Wilmington in the fall of 1994. In 1998, Blandin served as the pitching coach at the University of San Francisco. [2] Blandin then served as the pitching at Delaware State University in 2000.

Blandin was named the head coach at Delaware State in the fall of 2000. In 2012, Blandin was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year. [3] On March 19, 2017, Blandin won his 400th game. [4] Blandin announced on March 29, 2024, that he will retire at the end of the 2024 season. [5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2001–2022)
2001 Delaware State 37–1017–11st (North) MEAC Tournament
2002 Delaware State 40–1916–11st (North) MEAC Tournament
2003 Delaware State 27–259–01st (North) MEAC Tournament
2004 Delaware State 27–2311–62nd MEAC Tournament
2005 Delaware State 19–2710–73rd MEAC Tournament
2006 Delaware State 18–36–27–115th MEAC Tournament
2007 Delaware State 22–27–210–84th MEAC Tournament
2008 Delaware State 16–3311–74th MEAC Tournament
2009 Delaware State 19–25–110–82nd MEAC Tournament
2010 Delaware State 13–368–104th MEAC Tournament
2011 Delaware State 26–2911–72nd MEAC Tournament
2012 Delaware State 40–17–122–21st (Northern) MEAC Tournament
2013 Delaware State 33–1521–31st (Northern) MEAC Tournament
2014 Delaware State 30–1717–71st (Northern) MEAC Tournament
2015 Delaware State 16–2913–113rd (Northern) MEAC Tournament
2016 Delaware State 13–3713–102nd (Northern) MEAC Tournament
2017 Delaware State 22–259–152nd (Northern) MEAC Tournament
2018 Delaware State 9–357–164th (Northern)
2019 Delaware State 20–2512–123rd (Northern) MEAC Tournament
2020 Delaware State 3–120–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Delaware State 15–2815–272nd (North) MEAC Tournament
2022 Delaware State 25–2319–141st MEAC Tournament
Delaware State:268–183
Delaware State Hornets (Northeast Conference)(2023–2024)
2023 Delaware State 13–358–2210th
2024 Delaware State 22–2720–135th NEC tournament
Delaware State:525–615–628–35
Total:525–615–6

      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

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