Jason Dietrich

American baseball coach (born 1972)

Jason Dietrich

Dietrich in 2023

Current position
Title| Head coach
Team| Cal State Fullerton
Conference| Big West
Record| 70–95 (.424)
Biographical details
Born|  (1972-11-15) November 15, 1972 (age 52)
Stuttgart, West Germany
Playing career
1992–1993| Santa Ana
1994| Pepperdine
1995| Portland Rockies
1995| Salem Avalanche
1996| Asheville Tourists
1997| Salem Avalanche
1998| New Jersey Jackals
Position(s)| Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001| Arcadia (CA) HS (P)
2002| Los Angeles CC (P)
2003–2006| Irvine Valley (P)
2007| Cal State Los Angeles (P)
2008–2012| UC Irvine (P)
2013–2016| Cal State Fullerton (P)
2017–2019| Oregon (P)
2020–2021| East Carolina (P)
2022–present| Cal State Fullerton
Head coaching record
Overall| 70–95 (.424)
Tournaments| NCAA: 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

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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.

## External links

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* Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
* Cal State Fullerton Titans bio

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Current head baseball coaches of the Big West Conference

* Larry Lee (Cal Poly)
* Jordon Banfield (Cal State Bakersfield)
* Jason Dietrich (Cal State Fullerton)
* Eddie Cornejo (Cal State Northridge)
* Rich Hill (Hawaii)
* T. J. Bruce (Long Beach State)
* Tommy Nicholson (UC Davis)
* Ben Orloff (UC Irvine)
* Justin Johnson (UC Riverside)
* Eric Newman (UC San Diego)
* Andrew Checketts (UC Santa Barbara)

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Cal State Fullerton Titans head baseball coaches

* Bill Fulton (1965–1972)
* Augie Garrido (1973–1987)
* Larry Cochell (1988–1990)
* Augie Garrido (1991–1996)
* George Horton (1997–2007)
* Dave Serrano (2008–2011)
* Rick Vanderhook (2012–2021)
* Jason Dietrich (2022– )

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