Jake Boss

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Jake Boss Jr.
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Boss during a game at Theunissen Stadium in 2012
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Michigan State
Conference Big Ten
Record408–360 (.531)
Biographical details
Alma mater Alma College
Playing career
1990–1993 Alma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994 St. Clair (MI) Lakeview (asst.)
1995 Webberville (MI)
1996–1997 Iowa Central CC (asst.)
1998–2004 Eastern Michigan (asst.)
2005–2007 Michigan (asst.)
2008 Eastern Michigan
2009–present Michigan State
Head coaching record
Overall433–394 (.524)
TournamentsB1G: 10–16 (.385)
NCAA: 0–4 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MAC West Division Championship (2008)
1 MAC Tournament championship (2008)
1 Big Ten Regular season Championship (2011)
2 NCAA Regional Appearances (2008, 2012)

Jacob Boss Jr. is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Michigan State Spartans. He played college baseball at Alma College for head coach Bill Klenk from 1990 to 1993. He then served as the head coach of the Eastern Michigan Eagles in 2008.

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Early career

Boss played college baseball at Division III Alma College from 1990–1993. In the mid-1990s, Boss served as a high school and community college baseball coach before accepting an assistant coaching position at Eastern Michigan prior to the 1997 season. He left Eastern Michigan after the 2004 season to serve as an assistant at Michigan from 2005–2007. [1] [2]

Head coaching career

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Michigan State Baseball during the 2022 Season

Boss was named the head coach at Eastern Michigan for the 2008 season and spent one year there. Under Boss, the team lost its first 17 games but went 25–17 for the remainder of the season. The Eagles won the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Western Division Title and the MAC tournament, thus qualifying for the NCAA tournament. [3] [4]

On July 1, 2008, Boss was named head baseball coach at Michigan State. [5] During his 14 seasons at Michigan State University, Coach Boss has achieved significant success. He holds a record of 383-332 (.536), making him the winningest coach in program history over a 14-year span. Under his leadership, the MSU baseball team has experienced five of the top 10 winningest seasons in program history. [6] They have also achieved seven 30-win seasons in the last 12 years, won the Big Ten regular-season championship in 2011, and made his first NCAA tournament appearance with Michigan State in 2012. [7]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Boss's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Eastern Michigan Eagles (Mid-American Conference)(2008)
2008 Eastern Michigan 25–3415–8 (West)1st NCAA Regional
Eastern Michigan:25–3415–8
Michigan State Spartans (Big Ten Conference)(2009–present)
2009 Michigan State 23–3113–115th Big Ten tournament
2010 Michigan State 34–1911–13T-7th
2011 Michigan State 36–2115–9T-1st Big Ten tournament
2012 Michigan State 37–2313–115th NCAA Regional
2013 Michigan State 33–1712–97th
2014 Michigan State 31–2611–136th Big Ten tournament
2015 Michigan State 34–2314–10T-3rd Big Ten tournament
2016 Michigan State 36–2013–11T-6th Big Ten tournament
2017 Michigan State 29–2310–149th
2018 Michigan State 20–3211–128th Big Ten tournament
2019 Michigan State 20–348–1511th
2020 Michigan State 9–60–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Michigan State 17–2717–2711th
2022 Michigan State 24–308–1612th
2023 Michigan State 33–2212–128th Big Ten tournament
2024 Michigan State 24–2711–13T-9th
Michigan State:408–360 (.531)166–179 (.481)
Total:433–394 (.524)

      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

Personal life

Boss has a nephew, Ike Irish, who plays baseball. [12]

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