Jacob Boss Jr. is an American

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coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the

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. He played

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for head coach Bill Klenk from 1990 to 1993. He then served as the head coach of the

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in 2008.

Early career

Boss played college baseball at Division III

from 1990–1993. In the mid-1990s, Boss served as a high school and community college baseball coach before accepting an assistant coaching position at Eastern Michigan prior to the 1997 season. He left Eastern Michigan after the 2004 season to serve as an assistant at

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from 2005–2007.

Head coaching career

Boss was named the head coach at Eastern Michigan for the 2008 season and spent one year there. Under Boss, the team lost its first 17 games but went 25–17 for the remainder of the season. The Eagles won the

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(MAC) Western Division Title and the MAC Tournament, thus qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. On July 1, 2008, Boss was named head baseball coach at Michigan State. Boss made his first NCAA Tournament appearance with Michigan State in 2012.

Record

Below is a table of Boss's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

Personal life

Boss has a nephew, Ike Irish, who plays baseball.

References

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Early career

Head coaching career

Record

Personal life

See also

References