Jim Duffy
Duffy with Rutgers in 2018
Biographical details
Born (1974-07-18) July 18, 1974 (age 49)
Dover, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1993–1996Seton Hall
Position(s)First baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2008Seton Hall (Asst.)
2011Seton Hall (Asst.)
2012–2017Manhattan
2018–2019Rutgers (Asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall132–187
TournamentsNCAA: 0–2
MAAC: 6–7

James Duffy (born July 18, 1974) is an American college baseball coach and former first baseman. He had served as head coach of the Manhattan Jaspers baseball team from 2012 through 2017. He was named to that position prior to the 2012 season.[1][2][3][4]

Playing career

Duffy played first base at Seton Hall where he set several school records at the plate and earned All-Big East honors three times. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Athletics of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5][6] He signed a professional contract with the Houston Astros in 1997. He advanced to Class-AA, playing primarily as an outfielder, but also seeing significant time at first base. He ended his playing career after the 1999 season.[1][2]

Coaching career

While Seton Hall head coach Mike Sheppard recovered from surgery in 2001, Duffy served as a part-time assistant coach with the Pirates.[2] He was promoted to full-time in 2003, and served as hitting coach through the 2008 season. He returned in 2011 in the same capacity before being hired at Manhattan in the summer of 2011. In his first season, the Jaspers claimed both the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season and Tournament titles, and boasted the nation's only undefeated record at home. They earned a berth in the Columbia Regional, headlined by host South Carolina.[1]

On July 20, 2017, Duffy left his post at Manhattan to become an assistant coach at Rutgers.[7] In 2019, head coach Joe Litterio was replaced by Steve Owens who chose not to retain Duffy on the coaching staff.[8]

Head coaching record

This table depicts Duffy's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Manhattan Jaspers (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2012–2017)
2012 Manhattan 33–27 18–6 1st (9) NCAA Regional
2013 Manhattan 22–27 9–12 6th (9)
2014 Manhattan 17–33 11–14 6th (11) MAAC tournament
2015 Manhattan 18–34 9–15 9th (11)
2016 Manhattan 24–31 13–11 6th (11) MAAC tournament
2017 Manhattan 18–35 12–12 5th (11) MAAC tournament
Manhattan: 132–187 72–70
Total: 132–187

      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. ^ a b c "Jim Duffy Bio". Manhattan Jaspers. Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Former All-American Jim Duffy Returns As Baseball's Hitting Coach". Seton Hall Pirates. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Brian Foley (August 12, 2011). "Manhattan set to name Jim Duffy as head coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  4. ^ "Jim Duffy Named Manhattan Head Baseball Coach". Manhattan Jaspers. August 24, 2013.
  5. ^ Rich Eldred (June 14, 1994). "Chatham A's Get 'A-' For First Week". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 13.
  6. ^ "Player Stats". Cape Cod Baseball League. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Duffy Accepts Position At Rutgers". www.gojaspers.com. Manhattan College Athletics. July 20, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Kratch, James (July 2, 2019). "The latest on new Rutgers baseball coach Steve Owens' staff". NJ.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

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