Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | NJIT |
Conference | America East |
Record | 123–147–1 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Beloit, Kansas, U.S. | January 31, 1981
Alma mater | Northern Arizona University |
Playing career | |
2001–2002 | Seward County Community College |
2003 | Arizona State |
2003 | Wilmington Blue Rocks |
2003 | Arizona League Royals |
2004 | Burlington Bees |
2006–2007 | Traverse City Beach Bums |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2008–2011 | Chandler–Gilbert Community College (P) |
2012–2018 | NJIT (asst) |
2019–present | NJIT |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 123–147–1 |
Tournaments | NCAA: 1–2 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Robert Joseph McClellan (born January 31, 1981) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. McClellan played college baseball at Seward County Community College from 2001 to 2002 and Arizona State University in 2003 before pursuing a professional career.
On August 28, 2018, McClellan was named the interim head coach of the NJIT Highlanders baseball team. [1] After leading the Highlanders to a 17–27–1 season in 2019, he was named the full-time head coach on June 9, 2019. [2]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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NJIT Highlanders (ASUN Conference)(2019–2020) | |||||||||
2019 | NJIT | 17–27–1 | 7–17 | 9th | |||||
2020 | NJIT | 6–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled on March 12 due to Coronavirus pandemic [3] | |||||
NJIT: | 7-17 | ||||||||
NJIT Highlanders (America East Conference)(2021–present) | |||||||||
2021 | NJIT | 27–24 | 23–17 | 2nd (Division B) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2022 | NJIT | 26–27 | 15–15 | T–2nd (Division B) | America East tournament | ||||
2023 | NJIT | 22–31 | 11–13 | T–5th | America East tournament | ||||
2024 | NJIT | 26–28 | 12–11 | 3rd | America East tournament | ||||
NJIT: | 123–147–1 | 61–56 | |||||||
Total: | 123–147–1 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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