Jordan Bischel
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Cincinnati |
Conference | Big 12 |
Record | 32–25 |
Biographical details | |
Born | [1] Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. | June 2, 1981
Playing career | |
2000–2003 | St. Norbert College |
Position(s) | Pitcher / First baseman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2004–2006 | St. Norbert College (asst.) |
2007–2009 | John Carroll (asst.) |
2010–2012 | Northwest Missouri State (asst.) |
2013–2014 | Midland |
2015–2018 | Northwood |
2019–2023 | Central Michigan |
2024–present | Cincinnati |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 346–181 (NCAA) 74–45 (NAIA) |
Tournaments | NAIA: 1–4 NCAA DII: 3–4 NCAA DI: 4–6 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
Jordan Bischel (born June 2, 1981) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher and first baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats. He played college baseball at St. Norbert College from 2000 to 2003. He previously served as the head coach of the Midland Warriors (2013–2014), the Northwood Timberwolves (2015–2018), and the Central Michigan Chippewas (2018-2023).
Playing career
Bischel enrolled at the St. Norbert College, to play college baseball for the Green Knights team. Bischel played 4 years for the Green Knights, earning Second Team All-Midwest Conference North Division as a senior in 2003.[2]
Coaching career
Bischel began his coaching career in 2004 with St. Norbert. Bischel then went on to coach at John Carroll University. He was then named the pitching coach at Northwest Missouri State University.[3] On September 28, 2012, Bischel was named the head coach at Midland University.[4] After helping guide the Warriors to 74 wins in two season, Bischel accepted the role of head coach at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan to be closer to home.[5] Bischel inherited a team that had gone 18–27 in 2014,[1] and led them to a 28–23 record in 2015. In 2017, he led Northwood to their first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship,[6] setting a GLIAC record for wins with 46.[7] Bischel was named the GLIAC Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the season.[8] Northwood repeated as GLIAC champions in 2018, as well as Bischel repeating as GLIAC Coach of the Year.[9]
On June 28, 2018, Bischel was hired as the head coach of the Central Michigan Chippewas baseball program.[10] In his first season at the helm, Bischel electrified the storied program, leading it to its first Mid-American Conference Tournament championship and its first NCAA tournament berth since 1995. He led the team to three consecutive (discounting the canceled 2020 season) NCAA Regionals.
On June 18, 2023, Bischel was named the head coach of the Cincinnati_Bearcats_baseball program.[11]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Midland Warriors (Great Plains Athletic Conference) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
2013 | Midland | 31–26 | 9–11 | 6th | NAIA Opening Round | ||||
2014 | Midland | 43–19 | 16–4 | 3rd | NAIA Opening Round | ||||
Midland: | 74–45 (NAIA) | 25–15 | |||||||
Northwood Timberwolves (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2015–2018) | |||||||||
2015 | Northwood | 28–23 | 20–12 | 3rd (North) | GLIAC Tournament | ||||
2016 | Northwood | 25–24 | 14–16 | 3rd (North) | |||||
2017 | Northwood | 46–13 | 26–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | Northwood | 38–16 | 21–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
Northwood: | 137–76 | 81–41 | |||||||
Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (2019–2023) | |||||||||
2019 | Central Michigan | 47–14 | 22–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2020 | Central Michigan | 11–6 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Central Michigan | 42–18 | 30–9 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2022 | Central Michigan | 43–19 | 30–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | Central Michigan | 34–23 | 19–11 | T-2nd | |||||
Central Michigan: | 177–80 | 101–32 | |||||||
Cincinnati Bearcats (Big 12 Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
2024 | Cincinnati | 32–25 | 17–13 | 5th | Big 12 tournament | ||||
Cincinnati: | 32–25 | 17–13 | |||||||
Total: | 346–181 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ a b Fred Kelly (June 21, 2014). "NU hoping new coach Bischel can turn baseball program around". www.ourmidland.com. Midland Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "2003 All-Midwest Conference North Division" (PDF). www.midwestconference.org. Midwest Conference. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ David Merrill (May 25, 2017). "Former Northwest assistant Bischel seeing success at Northwood". www.maryvilledailyforum.com. maryvilledailyforum.com. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "MU names Bischel as baseball coach". www.fremonttribune.com. Fremont Tribune. September 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Sean Whalen (June 17, 2014). "MU baseball coach takes job closer to home". www.fremonttribune.com. Fremont Tribune. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Kelly: Third-year coach Bischel has NU baseball playing great and making history". www.ourmidland.com. Midland Daily News. May 5, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "Northwood baseball clinches postseason berth, sets school record for GLIAC wins". www.ourmidland.com. Midland Daily News. May 3, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "2017 All-GLIAC Baseball Teams & Postseason Awards Announced". www.gliac.org. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. May 10, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "2018 All-GLIAC Baseball Teams & Postseason Awards Announced". www.gliac.org. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. May 9, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Fred Kelly (June 28, 2018). "Baseball coach Bischel leaving Northwood for CMU". www.ourmidland.com. Midland Daily News. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Zach Stipe (June 18, 2023). "Cincinnati Announces Jordan Bischel as Head Baseball Coach". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
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