Chris Hayes (baseball)

Christopher Andrew Hayes (born December 23, 1973) is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman. He is the head baseball coach at Jacksonville University. Hayes played college baseball at Jacksonville for coach Terry Alexander from 1992 to 1995.

Chris Hayes
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamJacksonville
ConferenceASUN
Record117–81
Biographical details
Born (1973-12-23) December 23, 1973
Jacksonville, Florida
Playing career
1992–1995Jacksonville
1995St. Catharines Blue Jays
1996Hagerstown Suns
1996–1997Dunedin Blue Jays
1998Hagerstown Suns
1999Knoxville Smokies
1999Dunedin Blue Jays
Position(s)Third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2003Jacksonville (FL) Wolfson (asst.)
2004–2008Jacksonville (asst.)
2009–2013Seminole State College of Florida
2014–2016Jacksonville (asst.)
2017–presentJacksonville
Head coaching record
Overall117–81
TournamentsASUN: 7–6
NCAA: 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • ASUN Regular Season (2017)
Awards
  • ASUN Coach of the Year (2017)

Amateur career

Hayes attended Englewood High School in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] Hayes then enrolled at Jacksonville University, to play college baseball for the Jacksonville Dolphins baseball team.

As a freshman at Jacksonville in 1992, Hayes had a .303 batting average, a .362 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .423 SLG.[2]

As a sophomore in 1993, Hayes batted .361 with a .549 SLG, 4 home run, and 37 RBIs.[3]

In the 1994 season as a junior, Hayes hit .369 with a .552 SLG, 5 home run, and 49 RBIs.[4] Hayes was drafted in the 35th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the Seattle Mariners, but Hayes opted to return to Jacksonville for his senior season.

Hayes had his best season as a senior in 1995, hitting a career high in doubles (12), home runs (7), RBIs (60) and slugged (.479).[5]

Professional career

Hayes was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 28th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft. Hayes played 5 years in the Blue Jay's organization. Playing for the St. Catharines Blue Jays, Hagerstown Suns, Dunedin Blue Jays and Knoxville Smokies.

Coaching career

In 2001, Hayes joined the coaching staff at Wolfson High School in Jacksonville. In the fall of 2003, Hayes joined his alma mater, the Jacksonville Dolphins staff. In late 2008, Hayes was named the head coach at Seminole State College of Florida.[6]

On June 24, 2016, Hayes was named the head coach of the Jacksonville program.[7]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Jacksonville Dolphins (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2017–present)
2017 Jacksonville 36–2416–51stASUN Tournament
2018 Jacksonville 40–2114–62ndNCAA Regional
2019 Jacksonville 32–2713–11T-4thASUN Tournament
2020 Jacksonville 9–9Season canceled on March 12
due to Coronavirus pandemic[8]
Jacksonville: 117–8143–22
Total:117–81

      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

See also

References
  1. "Baseball Head Coach Chris Hayes Proves You Can Come Home Again". www.judolphins.com. Jacksonville University. June 19, 2017. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. "Statistics Summary for 1992". www.judolphins.com. Jacksonville University. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  3. "Statistics Summary for 1993". www.judolphins.com. Jacksonville University. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  4. "Statistics Summary for 1994". www.judolphins.com. Jacksonville University. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  5. "Statistics Summary for 1995". www.judolphins.com. Jacksonville University. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  6. Gene Frenette (May 28, 2016). "Gene Frenette: Wolfson grad Mike Clevinger finding his way". www.jacksonville.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. "JU promotes Chris Hayes to baseball head coach". www.news4jax.com. Graham Media Group. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  8. "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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