Jeff Mercer

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ConferenceBig Ten
Record207–149–1
Jeff Mercer
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIndiana
ConferenceBig Ten
Record207–149–1
Biographical details
Born (1985-07-29) July 29, 1985 (age 40)
Bargersville, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materWright State University
Playing career
2005–2007Dayton
2008–2009Wright State
PositionFirst baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011Michigan (assistant)
2012–2013Western Kentucky (assistant)
2014–2016Wright State (assistant)
2017–2018Wright State
2019–presentIndiana
Head coaching record
Overall284–185–1
TournamentsHorizon: 5–2
Big Ten: 6–9
NCAA: 3–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Horizon (2018)
  • Horizon tournament (2018)
  • Big Ten (2019)
Awards
  • 2× All-Horizon League (2008, 2009)
  • Horizon League Player of the Year (2009)
  • Horizon League Coach of the Year (2018)
  • Big Ten Coach of the Year (2019)

Jeffery Daniel Mercer (born July 25, 1985) is an American college baseball coach and former first baseman. He is head baseball coach at Indiana University. He played college baseball at the University of Dayton from 2005 to 2007 before transferring to Wright State University to play in 2008 and 2009. In 2009, he was named the Horizon League Player of the Year. He was the head baseball coach at Wright State University from 2017 to 2018.

On July 16, 2016, Mercer was named the head coach for the Wright State Raiders baseball team.[1]

On July 2, 2018, Indiana University Athletics announced the hiring of Mercer, to the head coaching position for the Hoosiers.[2]

On May 21, 2019, Mercer was named Big Ten Coach of the Year, following his first year as coach of the Indiana Hoosiers.[3]

Head coaching record

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