Fred Jordan
School: The Citadel (SoCon member 1936-present)
Sport: Baseball - Head Coach
Years Competed: 1992-2017
Relevant Statistics
- Holds SoCon records for career wins (831-708, .540) and SoCon wins (399-300, .571)
- Leads both categories by wide margins, with 190 more overall wins than second-place Chal Port of The Citadel (SoCon HOF c/o 2018) and 96 more SoCon wins than second-place Rodney Hennon of Western Carolina and Georgia Southern
- Led the Bulldogs to seven NCAA tournament appearances, winning at least one game four times
- Also played for The Citadel, serving as a relief pitcher from 1977-79 and helping the Bulldogs to a SoCon regular-season championship his senior year
Team Record(s)/Finishes
- The Citadel won 40 or more games in a season two times under Jordan, including a 43-win season in 2010 that is second only to the 1990 College World Series team on the program's all-time list
- Topped 30 wins in 18 seasons
- Coached The Citadel to five SoCon regular-season titles and seven SoCon tournament championships; tournament runner-up in 1996, 2005, 2007 and 2013
Conference Honors/Awards
- SoCon Coach of the Year in 1995 (coaches), 1999 (coaches), 2002 (media) and 2010 (coaches and media)
- Coached eight SoCon Pitchers of the Year
- Coached one SoCon Player of the Year
- Coached four SoCon Freshmen of the Year
- Coached 68 All-Southern Conference performers
National Honors/Awards
- Coached 12 All-Americans
Other Notable Information
- Coached 35 MLB Draft selections, including eight taken in the first 10 rounds and three drafted in the first five rounds; four of them went on to play in MLB