Jordon Banfield
Jordon Banfield is an American baseball coach, who is the current head baseball of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. He graduated from the University of Michigan.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Oakland |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 33–34 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008 | Huron HS (MI) (asst) |
| 2009 | Pioneer HS (MI) (asst) |
| 2014–2015 | UIS (H/INF/RC) |
| 2016–2017 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley (H/INF/RC) |
| 2020 | Akron (H/INF/RC) |
| 2021–present | Oakland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 0–0 |
| Tournaments | 0–0 (Horizon League) |
Early life
Banfield attended Greenhills School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was a member of the baseball and golf[1] teams. He was a pitcher and third baseman, who was named second-team All-State Division IV in Michigan.[2] He committed to play baseball for the Central Michigan Chippewas[3], but ended up attending the University of Michigan, where he studied sports management.
Coaching career
Banfield began coaching baseball as an assistant at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, before becoming an assistant at Pioneer High School.[4] On May 29, 2020, Banfield was named the head baseball coach of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies.[5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Horizon League) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Oakland | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Oakland: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 0–0 | ||||||||
References
- "2003 MHSAA L.P. Division 4 Boys Golf Finals". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. October 18, 2003. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- Lloyd Wallace (July 23, 2004). "MCE's Bowers first-team all-stater again in baseball". www.shorelinemedia.net. Shoreline Media Group. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- "Jordon Banfield Class fo 2004". www.perfectgame.org. Perfect Game. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- David Jesse (February 24, 2009). "Banned Pioneer baseball booster club cries foul in coaching dispute". www.mlive.com. Advanced Media LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- Tony Paul (May 29, 2020). "Ann Arbor native Jordon Banfield succeeds Colin Kaline as Oakland baseball coach". www.detroitnews.com. The Detroit News. Retrieved May 31, 2020.