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Coach Jake Boss
Michigan State University
Jake Boss Jr. was appointed the
16th head coach in Michigan State
baseball history on July 1, 2008 and
has quickly become one of the most
successful coaches in the program’s
130-year history.
In 10 seasons at MSU, Boss has compiled a 313-235 (.571) record. His 313 wins are
the most over a 10-year span in program history. Five of the 10 winningest seasons
in MSU history have come under Boss’ direction. He has guided the Spartans to 30-
win seasons in seven of the last nine years, as well as the Big Ten regular-season
championship in 2011 and the NCAA Tournament in 2012.
During Boss’ tenure at Michigan State, MSU has had 31 selections in the Major
League Baseball Draft, including four or more in each in three of the last four
years. One Spartan was selected in the 2018 draft: Riley McCauley (14th round,
Chicago Cubs), after four MSU players were selected the 2017 draft: Alex Troop
(ninth round, Washington), Brandon Hughes (16th round, Chicago Cubs), Nathan
Witt (17th round, Los Angeles Dodgers) and Joe Mockbee (29th round, Chicago
White Sox). Michigan State had four juniors selected in the 2016 draft: Cam Vieaux
(sixth round, Pittsburgh), Jordan Zimmerman (seventh round, Los Angeles Angles),
Dakota Mekkes (10th round, Chicago Cubs) and Matt Byars (24th round,
Minnesota). The 2015 draft saw a school-record eight players taken: Cam Gibson
(fifth round, Detroit), Ryan Krill (ninth round, New York Yankees), Anthony
Misiewicz (18th round, Seattle), Cam Vieaux (19th round, Detroit), Jeff Kinley (28th
round, Miami), Mick VanVossen (28th round, Washington), Blaise Salter (31st
round, Detroit) and Mark Weist (37th round, San Francisco).
COACHING RECORD - OVERALL: 338-269 (.557) in 11 seasons.