Dan Fitzgerald (baseball)

Dan Fitzgerald

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Kansas
Conference	Big 12
Record	56–55
Biographical details
Born	1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)[1] Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
1997–1998	St. Thomas (MN)
1999	Wisconsin-River Falls
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001	Iowa (asst.)
2003–2004	North Iowa Area CC (asst.)
2005–2006	Flagler (asst.)
2007	Des Moines Area CC (asst.)
2008–2012	Des Moines Area CC
2013–2016	Dallas Baptist (asst./RC)
2017–2021	Dallas Baptist (AHC/RC)
2022	LSU (asst./RC)
2023–present	Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall	56–55 (NCAA DI) 249–73 (NJCAA)
Tournaments	Big 12: 3–4 NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5x ICCAC Regular Season (2008-12) 4x ICCAC Conference Tourneament (2008-09,11-12)

Daniel Fitzgerald is a baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Kansas Jayhawks. He played college baseball for the St. Thomas Tommies and the Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons He served as the head coach of the Des Moines Area Bears (2008–2012).

Early life and education

Fitzgerald grew up in Edina, Minnesota, where he attended Edina High School.[2] He attended the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) and played for the Tommies.[3] He is also the uncle of Jack Fitzgerald.

Coaching career

Fitzgerald began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant for the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2000.[4][5] He then moved to North Iowa Area Community College where he was an assistant, while also holding the roles of housing head resident and intramural coordinator for the 2003 and 2004 seasons.[6] He was an assistant on Dave Barnett's staff for the Flagler Saints in 2005 and 2006.[7] He would spend the 2007 season as an assistant coach for the Des Moines Area Bears, before being promoted to head coach starting with the 2008 season.[4] He led the Bears to a 249–73 record and to the JUCO World Series in 4 of 5 seasons (2008–2012) as the head coach.[5]

Fitgerald joined Dan Heefner's staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator of the Dallas Baptist in 2012.[8] Prior to the 2017 season, he was promoted to associate head coach.[9] After 9 years on Heefner's staff, he accepted the recruiting coordinator position with the LSU Tigers.[10][4]

On June 15, 2022, Fitzgerald was named the 19th head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks.[11]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
DMACC Bears (ICCAC) (2008–2012)
2008	DMACC	48-18	17–7	1st	NJCAA National World Series Qualifier
2009	DMACC	55-11	20-4	1st	NJCAA National World Series Qualifier
2010	DMACC	47–11	20-4	1st	NJCAA Regional Qualifier
2011	DMACC	48-18	17-7	1st	NJCAA National Runner Up
2012	DMACC	51-15	22-2	1st	NJCAA National Quarter-Finals
DMACC:		249–73	96-24
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2023–present)
2023	Kansas	25–32	8–16	8th	Big 12 tournament
2024	Kansas	31–23	15–15	T–6th	Big 12 tournament
Kansas:		56–55	23–31
Total:		56–55
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

1. Bedore, Gary (December 29, 2024). "Kansas Jayhawks hire LSU assistant coach to take over baseball program". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
2. John Sherman (September 10, 2016). "Edina's Fitzgerald rises in college coaching ranks". www.hometownsource.com. hometownsource.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
3. "Kansas baseball tabs former LSU assistant Dan Fitzgerald as next head coach". www.wbrz.com. Louisiana Television Broadcasting LLC. June 15, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
4. Jordan Guskey (June 22, 2022). "Dan Fitzgerald waited for a chance like this. Now, he's Kansas baseball's new head coach". www.cjonline.com. The Topeka-Capital Journal. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
5. Tait, Matt (15 June 2022). "Kansas names LSU assistant coach Dan Fitzgerald as next head baseball coach". KU Sports. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
6. "NIACC adds faculty, staff members for fall term". www.globegazette.com. Globe Gazette. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
7. "LSU baseball hires former Flagler assistant Dan Fitzgerald". www.staugustine.com. The St. Augustine Record. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
8. "Patriot Baseball Adds Fitzgerald to Staff". Dallas Baptist University Athletics. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
9. "Baseball's Fitzgerald Named Associate Head Coach". Dallas Baptist University Athletics. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
10. Spencer Chrisman (July 7, 2021). "DBU's Dan Fitzgerald joins Jay Johnson at LSU". www.wafb.com. Gray Media Group, Inc. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
11. Madelynn Hartley (June 15, 2022). "Kansas baseball names Dan Fitzgerald from LSU as next head coach". www.kansan.com. University Daily Kansan. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

External links

• Dallas Baptist Patriots bio
• LSU Tigers bio
• Kansas Jayhawks bio