Link Jarrett

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Link Jarrett
Link Jarrett 2014.jpg
Jarrett with UNCG in 2014
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Florida State
Conference ACC
Record72–48 (.600)
Biographical details
Born (1972-01-26) January 26, 1972 (age 52)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1994 Florida State
Position(s)SS
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001 Flagler (Asst.)
2003 Florida State (Asst.)
2004–2005 Mercer (Asst.)
2006–2009 East Carolina (Asst.)
2010–2012 Auburn (Asst.)
2013–2019 UNC Greensboro
2020–2022 Notre Dame
2023–presentFlorida State
Head coaching record
Overall373–246 (.603)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Southern Conference Tournament (2017)
Southern Conference Regular Season (2018)
ACC Atlantic Division (2021)
Awards
C-USA Assistant Coach of the Year (2009)
SEC Assistant Coach of the Year (2010)
Southern Conference Coach of the Year (2016, 2018)
ACC Coach of the Year (2021)

Lincoln "Link" Jarrett (born January 26, 1972) is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop, who is the current head coach of the Florida State Seminoles. [1] Jarrett played college baseball at Florida State University from 1991 to 1994 for coach Mike Martin. He was the head coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 2013 to 2019 [2] and University of Notre Dame from 2020 to 2022.

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Playing career

Jarrett was a four-year starter at shortstop for the Florida State Seminoles, appearing in three College World Series. He holds the All-Time NCAA Assists record of 802. He was an NCBWA All-American in 1993 and 1994, and also earned All-ACC honors. In 1993, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [3] [4] Jarrett graduated holding the Seminole records for consecutive games, at bats, and assists. He was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1994 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies. He played five years in the Rockies organization, reaching the class-AA New Haven Ravens before turning to coaching. Jarrett hit .303 for New Haven in 1997, and was named "Most Spectacular Defensive Player" following the 1994 season in Bend, Oregon. [2] [5]

Coaching career

Jarrett began his coaching career in 1999 as an assistant at Flagler, where he remained for three seasons. The Saints set several school records during his tenure, and won 40 games in 2001. He returned to Florida State in 2003, helping the Seminoles to 53 wins, an ACC regular season championship, and a super regional berth. [5]

In 2004 and 2005, Jarrett served as recruiting coordinator at Mercer. After seeing the Bears double their win total from his first season to his second and earn their first winning season since 1999, Jarrett accepted the same position at East Carolina. [6]

In Jarrett's four seasons, the Pirates made three NCAA tournament appearances, including a Conference USA Championship, regional championship leading to an NCAA super regional in 2009. For his efforts that year, he was named Conference USA Assistant Coach of the Year by SEBaseball.com. East Carolina averaged 40 wins per year from 2006 to 2009.

In 2010, Jarrett moved to Auburn, [7] where he worked for three seasons, earning Southeastern Conference Assistant Coach of the Year from SEBaseball.com. [8] In his time at Auburn, the Tigers appeared in three SEC Tournaments, won the SEC West Regular season Championship, hosted the 2010 Auburn Regional, averaged 34 wins, and saw 19 players drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft. The Auburn hitters also broke 7 school records under his guidance. Jarrett's teams have led the NCAA in 8 offensive categories since 2009. Jarrett has been a part of conference championships in the ACC, Conference USA, and the SEC. Overall Jarrett's teams have led their conference statistically in 36 categories over the last 9 seasons.

On July 26, 2012, Jarrett was hired at UNC Greensboro, his first head coaching position. [9] [10] UNCG's overall record in 2016 led the SoCon and was UNCG's most successful season since 1997. Jarrett's program at UNCG has also been recognized nationally by the American Baseball Coaches Association for overall academic performance. 2017 gave UNCG its first conference championship since 1998 and the Spartans first post-season appearance since 1997. Since 2009 Jarrett has produced 10 NCAA Statistical Championships in different offensive categories. In the time that Jarrett has been at UNCG there have been 29 school records that have been broken.

On July 12, 2019, Jarrett was named the head baseball coach at the University of Notre Dame. [11] Jarrett helped the Fighting Irish reach the College World Series in 2022, the school's first appearance since 2002. [12]

On June 22, 2022, Jarrett was named the head baseball coach at Florida State University. [13]

In Jarrett's first season as head coach for Florida State they finished the season 23-31 (9-21 in conference play) snapping Florida State's consecutive NCAA tournament appearance streak at 44 straight years and posting their first losing season in program history. In his second season, he led the largest turnaround in the country, leading the Seminoles to the second best start in school history, doubling their win total from the prior year, being selected as a host in the tournament, and advancing to the world series.

Head coaching record

The table below lists Jarrett's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UNC Greensboro Spartans (Southern Conference)(2013–2019)
2013 UNC Greensboro 24–3111–1910th
2014 UNC Greensboro 21–288–169th
2015 UNC Greensboro 23–2712–12t-4th
2016 UNC Greensboro 38–2115–9t-2nd
2017 UNC Greensboro 36–2414–103rd NCAA Regional
2018 UNC Greensboro 39–1518–31st
2019 UNC Greensboro 34–2014–103rd
UNC Greensboro:215–166 (.564)92–79 (.538)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2020–2022)
2020 Notre Dame 11–23–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Notre Dame 34–1325–101st (Atlantic) NCAA Super Regional
2022 Notre Dame 41–1716–112nd (Atlantic) College World Series
Notre Dame:86–32 (.729)44–21 (.677)
Florida State Seminoles (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2023–present)
2023 Florida State 23–319–217th (Atlantic)
2024 Florida State 49–1717–123rd (Atlantic) College World Series semifinals
Florida State:72–48 (.600)26–33 (.441)
Total:373–246 (.603)

      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. ↑ "Link Jarrett officially leaves Notre Dame for Florida State".
  2. 1 2 "Link Jarrett Bio". UNCG Spartans. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ Eldred, Rich (June 10, 1993). "Teams Ready for Cape League Season". Yarmouth Register. Yarmouth, MA. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Cape League Notes". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. July 27, 1993. p. 13.
  5. 1 2 "Link Jarrett Bio". Florida State Seminoles. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Player Bio:Link Jarrett". East Carolina Pirates. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Link Jarrett Named Director of Player Development for Auburn Baseball Team". Auburn Tigers. July 7, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Link Jarrett Bio". Auburn Tigers. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ "UNCG Names Link Jarrett Head Baseball Coach". Greensboro, NC: WFNY 2. July 26, 2012. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ Kevin Connolly (February 20, 2013). "UNCG Baseball starts a new chapter". Greensboro, NC: WGHP 8. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Notre Dame announces Link Jarrett as new baseball coach". www.ndsmoberver. The Observer. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  12. ↑ Mike Berardino (June 17, 2022). "What will Notre Dame baseball coach Link Jarrett do next? Paul Mainieri weighs in". www.ndinsider.com. ND Insider. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  13. ↑ Curt Weiler (June 25, 2022). "Florida State baseball may have just found its missing Link". www.tallahassee.com. Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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