Jeff Waggoner
Biographical details
Alma materCleveland State '98
Playing career
1995–1996Crowder
1997–1998Cleveland State
Position(s)C
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2000Saint Rose (asst.)
2001–2002George Washington (asst.)
2003–2004Kent State (asst.)
2005–2006NC State (asst.)
2007–2022Marshall
Head coaching record
Overall348–477–3 (.422)
TournamentsC-USA: 8–10
NCAA: 0–0

Jeff Waggoner is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the former head baseball coach of the Marshall Thundering Herd.[1][2] He played college baseball at Crowder College from 1995 to 1996 before transferring to Cleveland State from 1997 to 1998.

Playing career

Waggoner played catcher for two years at Crowder College, a junior college in Missouri, before completing his career at Cleveland State.[1]

Coaching career

After completing his playing career, Waggoner began coaching at Saint Rose in Albany, New York. In his one season with the Golden Knights, they reached the Division II College World Series. He then landed an assistant coaching position with George Washington. The Colonials set a school record for wins (42), won the Atlantic 10 Conference championship, and were among the national leaders in many offensive categories in 2002. Waggoner then moved to Kent State for two seasons. The Golden Flashes claimed the 2004 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament and saw seven players picked in the Major League Baseball Draft. He moved to NC State next, where he served as recruiting coordinator, as well as managing player development, academic support and travel, preparing him well for his future head coaching duties. The Wolfpack appeared in the NCAA Tournament during both seasons, finished second in the 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and produced two All-Americans.[1]

In the summer of 2006, Waggoner was named head coach at Marshall of Conference USA.[2] During his time at Marshall, 24 players have signed professional contracts, and the Thundering Herd set a program record for wins with 30 in 2008.[1] The 2008 season also saw him named Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.[3] On October 13, 2022 Waggoner was fired as head coach at Marshall.[4]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Waggoner's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[5][6]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Marshall Thundering Herd (Conference USA) (2007–2022)
2007 Marshall 21–325–189th
2008 Marshall 30–30–110–12–16thC-USA Tournament
2009 Marshall 22–329–15T–7thC-USA Tournament
2010 Marshall 27–3112–12T–3rdC-USA Tournament
2011 Marshall 20–317–179th
2012 Marshall 17–365–199th
2013 Marshall 20–346–189th
2014 Marshall 20–3110–19T–11th
2015 Marshall 20–3212–189th
2016 Marshall 34–2121–92ndC-USA Tournament
2017 Marshall 25–2812–179th
2018 Marshall 19–327–2311th
2019 Marshall 29–2814–156thC-USA Tournament
2020 Marshall 4–10–10–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Marshall 10–356–266th (East)
2022 Marshall 20–34–19–21T–9th
Marshall: 348–477–3 (.422)145–259–1 (.359)
Total:348–477–3 (.422)

      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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jeff Waggoner Profile". herdzone.com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Marshall University Hires Jeff Waggoner as Head Baseball Coach". herdzone.com. August 18, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Herd's Jeff Waggoner Named Coach Of The Year". scout.com. June 23, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Dave (October 14, 2022). "Marshall fires baseball coach Jeff Waggoner". WV Metro News. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2013 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "2013 Conference USA Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
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