Fred Jordan (baseball coach)

Fred Jordan (born c. 1958) is an American college baseball coach, who was the 26th head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team, located in Charleston, South Carolina. He held that position from 1992 to 2017. Jordan is a 1979 graduate of The Citadel.^[1]

Fred Jordan

Biographical details
Born	c. 1958 (age 65–66) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1976–79	The Citadel
Position(s)	P
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–2017	The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall	831–706 (.541)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
7 SoCon tournament (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010) 5 SoCon Regular season (1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2010)
Awards
4 Socon Coach of the Year (1995, 1999, 2003, 2010)

His career coaching record at The Citadel was 831 wins and 706 losses. He has the record for the most wins in Citadel and Southern Conference history and fifth at The Citadel in winning percentage. Under Jordan, The Citadel appeared in seven NCAA Regionals, won seven Southern Conference baseball tournament championships and won five SoCon regular season championships. He coached 35 players who were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.^[2] He won his 800th game on February 20, 2016, with a 5–4 victory over Virginia Tech. He was the 27th coach to achieve 800 wins at the Division I level.^[3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
The Citadel (Southern Conference) (1992–2017)
1992	The Citadel	35–20	10–9	4th
1993	The Citadel	32–25	13–9	3rd
1994	The Citadel	35–24	11–19	4th	Regionals
1995	The Citadel	39–21	19–5	1st	Regionals
1996	The Citadel	33–26	13–10	4th
1997	The Citadel	37–21	16–7	3rd
1998	The Citadel	37–24	21–5	2nd	Regionals
1999	The Citadel	41–20	24–5	1st	Regionals
2000	The Citadel	39–20	23–7	T–1st
2001	The Citadel	38–24	20–10	2nd	Regionals
2002	The Citadel	31–26	22–8	1st
2003	The Citadel	32–25	19–11	3rd
2004	The Citadel	39–28	21–9	T–2nd	Regionals
2005	The Citadel	25–34	14–16	6th
2006	The Citadel	34–27	15–12	5th
2007	The Citadel	34–27	12–15	7th
2008	The Citadel	28–28	12–15	8th
2009	The Citadel	37–22	20–10	3rd
2010	The Citadel	43–22	24–6	1st	Regionals
2011	The Citadel	20–36	8–22	11th
2012	The Citadel	25–33	13–17	8th
2013	The Citadel	35–25	18–12	4th	SoCon Tournament runner up[lower-alpha 1]
2014	The Citadel	24–34	8–18	10th	SoCon tournament[lower-alpha 2]
2015	The Citadel	28–30	10–14	8th	SoCon tournament[lower-alpha 3]
2016	The Citadel	17–42	6–18	8th	SoCon tournament[lower-alpha 4]
2017	The Citadel	16–35	7–17	T-8th	SoCon tournament[lower-alpha 5]
Total:		831–706
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

1. 8 of the SoCon's 11 teams qualified for the tournament
2. All 10 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2014.
3. All 9 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2015.
4. All 9 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2015.
5. All 9 of the SoCon's teams qualified for the tournament in 2015.

References

1. "The Citadel Baseball 2012 Quick Facts" (PDF). Retrieved February 3, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
   - Jeff Hartsell (May 30, 2017). "For Citadel baseball's Fred Jordan, 'no regrets' as he says good-bye after 26 years". Post and Courier. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
2. 2011 Baseball Media Guide. proemags. pp. 22–23. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
3. "College baseball: Citadel coach Fred Jordan records 800th victory". NCAA. February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.