Jason Beverlin
Jason Robert Beverlin (born November 27, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) player. He played one season in the United States and three seasons in Japan. Beverlin is currently the head baseball coach at Bethune-Cookman.[1]
Playing career
Beverlin was selected in the fourth round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics. The next summer, he was traded to the New York Yankees along with Rubén Sierra in exchange for Danny Tartabull. He became a minor league free agent following the 2000 season and signed with the Anaheim Angels. After a single season in their farm system, he again became a free agent and signed with the Cleveland Indians.
In 2002, Beverlin made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut. That year he played with both the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. He spent three of the next four seasons pitching in Japan with the Yakult Swallows and Yokohama BayStars. In 2007, he briefly played for the Buffalo Bisons, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.
Coaching career
Following his professional playing career, Beverlin became a college baseball coach. Prior to the start of the 2008 season, he was named the pitching coach at Georgia Southern, where he coached from 2008–2009. From 2010–2011, he was the pitching coach at Tennessee.[1]
Prior to the start of the 2012 season, Beverlin was named the head coach at Bethune-Cookman.[2]
Head coaching records
The following is a table of Beverlin's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[3][4]
| Season |
Team |
Overall |
Conference |
Standing |
Postseason
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| Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2012–present)
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| 2012 |
Bethune-Cookman |
34–27 | 18–5 | 1st (South) | Gainesville Regional
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| 2013 |
Bethune-Cookman |
34–25 | 17–7 | t-1st (South) | MEAC Tournament
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| 2014 |
Bethune-Cookman |
27–33 | 14–10 | t-1st (South) | Miami Regional
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| Bethune-Cookman: |
95–85 | 49–22 |
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| Total: | 95–85 | |
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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 |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "#34 Jason Beverlin". B-CUAthletics.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ↑ Butler, Andreas (May 10, 2012). "B-CU Hires Former MLB Player as Head Baseball Coach". Florida Courier. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
- ↑ "2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
External links
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- 1989: Palmer
- 1990: Britt
- 1991: Ertel
- 1992: Glaze
- 1993: Thornton
- 1994: Beverlin
- 1995: Rushing
- 1996: Ayala
- 1997: Lee
- 1998: DiFelice
- 1999: Wiley
- 2000: Ray
- 2001: Talbert
- 2002: Corn
- 2003: Mastny
- 2004: Johnson
- 2005: Harker
- 2006: Chigges
- 2007: Chigges
- 2008: Hensley
- 2009: Wrenn
- 2010: Wojciechowski
- 2011: Murray
- 2012: Powell
- 2013: Pritcher
- 2014: Wirsu
- 2015: Reeves
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- John Knight (1969–1979)
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- Don Dungee (1982–1984)
- Johnny Randolph (1985)
- Joe Golinski (1986)
- Johnny Randolph (1987)
- Don Williams (1988)
- Johnny Randolph (1989–1990)
- Gary France (1991–1992)
- Brian Rhees (1993–1996)
- Richard Skeel (1997–1999)
- Mervyl Melendez (2000–2011)
- Jason Beverlin (2012– )
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