Jake Sabol
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| Conference | MAC |
| Playing career | |
| 2007-2011 | Central Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016-2018 | Alma |
| 2018-2023 | Northwood |
| 2023-present | Central Michigan |
Jake Sabol is an American college baseball coach. He is currently the head coach for the Central Michigan Chippewas baseball team.
Early life
[edit]Sabol is a native of Shelby Township, Michigan.[1][2] He graduated from De La Salle Collegiate High School in Warren, Michigan in 2006.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Sabol earned four letters as a college baseball player at Central Michigan from 2007 to 2011.[1] He was drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft in the 36th round by the Detroit Tigers.[3] A starting pitcher, Sabol also played for the GCL Tigers, Connecticut Tigers, and Traverse City Beach Bums.[3][4]
Coaching career
[edit]Before becoming a head coach, Sabol worked as an associate scout for the Toronto Blue Jays and was a pitching coach at Northwood University.[5]
Prior to Northwood, Sabol was the head coach at Alma College from 2016 to 2018, leading the program to two of their three best seasons (by wins) in program history.[1][6]
Prior to coaching at Central Michigan, Sabol coached from 2018 to 2023 at NCAA Division II Northwood University in Midland, Michigan.[1] He was hired in July 2018.[7][8] While head coach at Northwood, Sabol led the team to a 140-90-1 record and NCAA tournament appearances in all 4 seasons he was there, along with the program’s first Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship.[9]
Sabol was named as head coach of Central Michigan on June 29, 2023.[1][10][9][11] The hiring returned Sabol to his alma mater where he previously played college baseball as he became the 22nd head coach in the 117-year history of Central Michigan baseball.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/jake-sabol/1423
- ↑ https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/251837-jake-sabol/
- 1 2 https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=sabol-000jac
- ↑ https://www.milb.com/player/jake-sabol-607709
- 1 2 https://www.mlive.com/sports/2023/06/central-michigan-finds-its-next-baseball-coach-at-northwood-once-again.html
- ↑ https://d3baseball.prestosports.com/notables/2015/12/alma-hires-sabol
- ↑ https://midmichigannow.com/sports/content/jake-sabol-named-head-baseball-coach-at-northwood
- ↑ https://www.gonorthwood.com/sports/bsb/coaches/sabol
- 1 2 https://www.abc12.com/sports/northwoods-baseball-coach-accepts-new-position-with-cmu/article_45a442e2-1523-11ee-8bd1-6ba2d5ab22ab.html
- ↑ https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/6/27/chippewas-name-jake-sabol-head-baseball-coach.aspx
- ↑ https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/sabol-resigns-nu-baseball-coach-four-seasons-18173149.php