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Jason Dietrich

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Jason Dietrich
Dietrich in 2023
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamCal State Fullerton
ConferenceBig West
Record70–95 (.424)
Biographical details
Born (1972-11-15) November 15, 1972 (age 51)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Playing career
1992–1993Santa Ana
1994Pepperdine
1995Portland Rockies
1995Salem Avalanche
1996Asheville Tourists
1997Salem Avalanche
1998New Jersey Jackals
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001Arcadia (CA) HS (P)
2002Los Angeles CC (P)
2003–2006Irvine Valley (P)
2007Cal State Los Angeles (P)
2008–2012UC Irvine (P)
2013–2016Cal State Fullerton (P)
2017–2019Oregon (P)
2020–2021East Carolina (P)
2022–presentCal State Fullerton
Head coaching record
Overall70–95 (.424)
TournamentsNCAA: 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • Honorable Mention All-Big West (1994)

Jason Edward Dietrich (born November 15, 1972) is a baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Cal State Fullerton Titans. He played college baseball at Santa Ana College before transferring to Pepperdine where he played for head coach Andy Lopez in 1994 before playing professionally from 1995 to 1998.

Playing career

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Dietrich was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, where his father was serving in the United States Army. Growing up in Garden Grove, California, Dietrich attended Mater Dei High School, in Santa Ana, California.[1][2] He played college baseball at Santa Ana College. He was drafted in the 23rd round of the 1993 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Yankees, but he chose not to sign. He then transferred to Pepperdine University where he pitched for the Waves, earning Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference in 1994.[3] Dietrich was drafted in the 19th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the Colorado Rockies. Dietrich spent three years in the Rockies' organization before pitching for the independent league team New Jersey Jackals in 1998, his final season playing pro baseball.[4]

Coaching career

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In 1999, Dietrich began serving as the pitching coach at Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California. In 2002, he moved onto Los Angeles City College as the team's pitching coach. Following a single season at Los Angeles City College, he was named the pitching coach at Irvine Valley College, where he served for 4 seasons.[5] On December 11, 2006, Dietrich was named the pitching coach at Cal State Los Angeles.[6] In the Fall of 2012, Dietrich was named the pitching coach at Cal State Fullerton.[7] Following the 2016 season, Dietrich was named the Collegiate Baseball Pitching Coach of the Year.[8]

Following his award winning season, he was named the pitching coach at Oregon.[9] On September 15, 2019, Dietrich was named the pitching coach for the East Carolina Pirates.[10]

On June 30, 2021, Dietrich return to Cal State Fullerton, this time as the head coach.[11]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Cal State Fullerton Titans (Big West Conference) (2022–present)
2022 Cal State Fullerton 22–33 14–16 7th
2023 Cal State Fullerton 32–24 20–10 T–2nd NCAA Regional
2024 Cal State Fullerton 16–38 7–23 10th
Cal State Fullerton: 70–95 (.424) 41–49 (.456)
Total: 70–95 (.424)

      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

References

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  1. ^ Tom Hamilton (May 23, 1990). "5-A BASEBALL : Mater Dei Needs a Late Break to Make the Best of a Bad Day". Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Sheehan, Bill (January 20, 2022). "Q&A: 'We need to be fearless.' Meet Titans baseball head coach Jason Dietrich". Cal State Fullerton. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Pepperdine Baseball 2022 Record Book" (PDF). Pepperdine University. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jason Dietrich". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Former IVC pitching coach to lead Cal State Fullerton". www.ivclasers.com. Irvine Valley College. July 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Cal State L.A. Names Jason Dietrich New Baseball Pitching Coach". www.lagoldeneagles.com. Cal State LA. December 11, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Barry Faulkner (July 19, 2012). "Bibona returns to UCI". www.hartfordcourant.com. Hartford Courant. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jan. 6, 2017 Collegiate Baseball". www.baseballnews.com. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Inc. January 6, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Dietrich named pitching coach, Uhlman promoted". www.goducks.com. University of Oregon Athletics. July 1, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Mitchell Thomas (September 15, 2019). "Jason Dietrich named pitching coach at ECU". www.thewashingtondailynews.com. Washington Daily News. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Cal State Fullerton baseball tabs Jason Dietrich as new coach". The Orange County Register. MediaNews Group, Inc. June 30, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
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