Jason Beverlin
Pitcher
Born: (1973-11-27) November 27, 1973
Ashtabula, Ohio, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: July 29, 2002, for the Cleveland Indians
NPB: April 13, 2003, for the Yakult Swallows
Last appearance
MLB: September 28, 2002, for the Detroit Tigers
NPB: August 19, 2006, for the Yokohama BayStars
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–3
Earned run average8.69
Strikeouts16
NPB statistics
Win–loss record17–19
Earned run average5.08
Strikeouts204
Teams

Jason Robert Beverlin (born November 27, 1973) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current pitching coach of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. He played college baseball at Western Carolina as well as in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played one season in the United States and three seasons in Japan. He also served as the head coach of Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2012–2017).[1]

Playing career

Beverlin attended Western Carolina University, and in 1993 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2]

Beverlin was selected in the fourth round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the Oakland Athletics. The next summer, he was traded to the New York Yankees along with Rubén Sierra in exchange for Danny Tartabull. He became a minor league free agent following the 2000 season and signed with the Anaheim Angels. After a single season in their farm system, he again became a free agent and signed with the Cleveland Indians.

In 2002, Beverlin made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut. That year he played with both the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. He spent three of the next four seasons pitching in Japan with the Yakult Swallows and Yokohama BayStars. In 2007, he briefly played for the Buffalo Bisons, the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.

Coaching career

Following his professional playing career, Beverlin became a college baseball coach. Prior to the start of the 2008 season, he was named the pitching coach at Georgia Southern, where he coached from 2008 to 2009. From 2010 to 2011, he was the pitching coach at Tennessee.[1]

Prior to the start of the 2012 season, Beverlin was named the head coach at Bethune-Cookman.[3]

Head coaching records

The following is a table of Beverlin's yearly records as an NCAA Division I head baseball coach.[4][5]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2012–2017)
2012 Bethune-Cookman 34–2718–51st (South)NCAA Regional
2013 Bethune-Cookman 34–2517–7t-1st (South)
2014 Bethune-Cookman 27–3314–10t-1st (South)NCAA Regional
2015 Bethune-Cookman 19–4014–102nd (South)
2016 Bethune-Cookman 29–2717–72nd (South)NCAA Regional
2017 Bethune-Cookman 36–2515–81st (South)NCAA Regional
Bethune-Cookman: 179–17795–47
Total:179–177

      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. 1 2 "#34 Jason Beverlin". B-CUAthletics.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ Butler, Andreas (May 10, 2012). "B-CU Hires Former MLB Player as Head Baseball Coach". Florida Courier. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "2012 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "2013 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
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