Jacke Healey (born June 26, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. Healey was the Co-head baseball coach at the Oakland University from 2017 to 2019 with Colin Kaline.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1988 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2008 | Potomac State |
| 2009–2010 | Youngstown State |
| 2010–2011 | Tri-City ValleyCats |
| Position(s) | Shortstop |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012 | Factoryville (PA) Lackawanna Trail (asst.) |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh (vol. asst.) |
| 2014–2016 | Oakland (asst.) |
| 2017–2019 | Oakland (Co-HC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 43–109 |
| Tournaments | Horizon: 2–4 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Playing career
editHealey attended Lackawanna Trail High School in Factoryville, Pennsylvania. Healey played for the school's varsity baseball team all four years.[1] Healey then enrolled at the Potomac State College of West Virginia University, to play college baseball for the Potomac State Catamounts baseball team.[2]
As a freshman at Potomac State in 2007, Healey and the Catamounts were defeated by Spartanburg Methodist College to go to the JUCO World Series. Healey had a .294 batting average, hit 4 doubles and a .529 SLG.[3]
As a sophomore in 2008, Healey batted .456 with a .823 SLG, 11 home runs, and 48 RBIs. Healey was named one of 9 winners of the Rawlings Big Stick award.[4] He was also named a Second Team All-National Junior College Athletic Association All-American.[5]
In the 2009 season as a junior, Healey hit 8 home runs and 17 doubles. He was named First Team All-Horizon League as well as the Horizon League All-Newcomer team.[6]
Healey had his best season as a senior in 2010, leading the team in hits (83), home runs (12) and RBIs (59). He was named First Team All-Horizon League.[7]
Healey was then drafted in the 26th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft by the Houston Astros.[8] Healey would play two seasons for the Tri-City ValleyCats before retiring from playing.
Coaching career
editHealey returned to Lackawanna Trail as an assistant coach in 2012, and was hired by the Pittsburgh Panthers baseball program as a volunteer assistant on September 14, 2012.[9] The Panthers set a school record with 42 wins with Healey on staff. On September 10, 2013, Healey joined the Oakland Golden Grizzlies baseball program as a full-time assistant.[10] With John Musachio being fired, Healey and Colin Kaline were named co-head coaches of the Oakland program on July 12, 2016.[11] Healey was relieved of his duties as co-head coach in June, 2019. Kaline continued as the team's head coach.[12]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Horizon League) (2017–2019) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Oakland | 17–40 | 11–19 | 5th | Horizon League Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Oakland | 15–32 | 12–14 | 4th | Horizon League Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Oakland | 11–37 | 9–18 | 5th | Horizon League Tournament | ||||
| Oakland: | 43–109 | 32–51 | |||||||
| Total: | 43–109 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Healey learned from the best". www.thetimes-tribune.com. The Scranton Times-Tribune. June 10, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Potomac State eyes Region XX Baseball Tournament". www.potomacstatecollege.edu. Potomac State College of WVU. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Jacke Healey". www.njcaa.org. National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Jacke Healey wins 2008 Rawlings Big Stick Award". www.potomacstatecollege.edu. Potomac State College of WVU. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Fike, Healey named NJCAA All-American". www.potomacstatecollege.edu. Potomac State College of WVU. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Horizon League announces postseason baseball awards". www.horizonleague.org. Horizon League. May 18, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Baseball Highlights Were Plenty from Seniors in 2010". www.ysusports.com. Youngstown State University. June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ James Holeva (June 17, 2010). "Dream Coming True". www.abingtonsuburban.com. The Abington Suburban. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Brian Foley (September 14, 2012). "Pittsburgh adds Jacke Healey as Assistant Coach". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. PenciDesign. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Jacke Healey Named Assistant Baseball Coach". www.goldengrizzlies.com. CBS Interactive. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Colin Kaline and Jacke Healey named Oakland Baseball Co-Head Coaches". www.goldengrizzlies.com. CBS Interactive. July 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Tony Paul (June 19, 2019). "Oakland baseball ditches co-head coach setup; Colin Kaline gets full-time gig". www.detroitnews.com. The Detroit News. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Youngstown State Penguins bio
- Oakland Grizzlies bio Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine