Jason Kelly

Last updated
Jason Kelly
Current position
TitlePitching Coach
Team Texas A&M
Conference SEC
Playing career
1999–2000 Cal Poly
2001 Cuesta
2002 Missouri Valley
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003Cuesta (asst.)
2005–2006 Chico State (P)
2007–2012Cal Poly (P)
2013–2019 Washington (P/AHC)
2020–2021 Arizona State (P)
2022 LSU (P)
2023–2024Washington
2025–present Texas A&M (P)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2004Cal Poly (DoBO)
Head coaching record
Overall54–51–1 (NCAA DI)
TournamentsNCAA: 1–2

Jason Kelly is a baseball coach and former player, who is the currently the pitching coach of the Texas A&M Aggies. He played college baseball for the Cal Poly Mustangs, the Cuesta Cougars and the Missouri Valley Vikings.

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Playing career

Kelly grew up in Santa Maria, California, where he attended St. Joseph High School. As a junior at St. Joseph, Kelly posted a 14–0 record with an earned run average (ERA) of 1.45, and recorded 107 strikeouts in 87 innings pitched, earning him Santa Maria Times All-Area MVP. [1] Kelly enrolled at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he played baseball for the Mustangs. As a freshman in 1999, Kelly pitched to a 3–1 record, a 7.91 ERA. and 30 innings pitched. In his second season, he redshirted. [2] For the 2001 season, Kelly transferred to Cuesta College, where he pitched for the Cougars' head coach, Larry Lee. Kelly led the team with ten wins and 107+1⁄3 innings pitched, also getting named First Team All-Western State Conference. [3] Kelly would finish his career playing for the Missouri Valley Vikings during the 2002 season.

Coaching career

Kelly began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant for the Cal Poly Mustangs, a job he supplemented while also working at a local grocery store. [4] The following year, he got his first full-time assist job, being named the pitching coach at Chico State. [5] Kelly would reunite with Larry Lee, joining his staff at Cal Poly as the pitching coach.

On August 16, 2012, Kelly was named the pitching coach of the Washington Huskies. [6] Kelly helped elevate Husky pitching, culminating in a 2018 College World Series appearance. For his efforts during that season, he was named d1baseball.com's Assistant Coach of the Year. [7] At the conclusion of the 2019 season, Kelly left the Huskies to take the same position with the Arizona State Sun Devils. [8] Following head coach Tracy Smith's dismissal, Kelly left Arizona State to become the pitching coach of the LSU Tigers. [9]

On June 24, 2022, Kelly was named the head coach of the Washington Huskies. [10]

On June 30th, 2024, it was announced that Kelly would leave Washington to join new Texas A&M baseball coach Michael Earley as the pitching coach.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Washington Huskies (Pac-12 Conference)(2023–2024)
2023 Washington 35–2017–123rd NCAA Regional
2024 Washington 19–31–110–209th
Washington:54–51–127–32
Total:54–51–1

      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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References

  1. ↑ "Vault Photos: Jason Kelly's days playing ball in Santa Maria". www.syvnews.com. Santa Ynez Valley News. June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "2012 Cal Poly Baseball Media Guide". www.issuu.com. Cal Poly Mustangs. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "01 Baseball Stats". www.cuestaathletics.com. CUESTA COLLEGE ATHLETICS. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ Joe Bailey (July 19, 2018). "Baseball: St. Joseph grad Jason Kelly named Assistant Coach of the Year at Washington". www.santamariatimes.com. Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  5. ↑ Curtis Crabtree (June 17, 2022). "Washington set to hire Jason Kelly as new baseball coach". www.q13fox.com. FOX Television Stations. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  6. ↑ Brian Foly (August 16, 2012). "WASHINGTON NAMES JASON KELLY AS PITCHING COACH". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. Foley Creative, INC. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ Aaron Fitt (July 16, 2018). "Assistant Coach of the Year: UW's Jason Kelly". d1baseball.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  8. ↑ Joe Bailey (June 17, 2019). "Jason Kelly is on the move: St. Joseph grad takes coaching job at Arizona State". www.santamariatimes.com. Santa Maria Times. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  9. ↑ Joe Bailey (July 7, 2021). "Central Coast native Jason Kelly takes coaching job at LSU". www.syvnews.com. Santa Ynez Valley News. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  10. ↑ Larry Stone (June 24, 2022). "New UW baseball coach Jason Kelly ready to start 'stacking up recruiting classes'". www.seattletimes.com. Seattle Times. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
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