J. P. Blandin
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Delaware State |
| Conference | Northeast |
| Record | 503–588–6 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Middletown, Delaware |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Wilmington (DE) |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994 | Wilmington (DE) (GA) |
| 1998 | San Francisco (asst) |
| 2000 | Delaware State (asst) |
| 2001–present | Delaware State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 503–588–6 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| MEAC: 2022 | |
| Awards | |
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Jean-Paul Blandin is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head coach of the Delaware State Hornets.
Playing career[edit]
Blandin attended St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware. While at St. Andrew's, Blandin was named an all-state pitcher in 1988.[1] Blandin then enrolled at Wilmington University, to play college baseball for the Wilmington Wildcats baseball team.
Coaching career[edit]
Blandin became a graduate assistant at Wilmington in the fall of 1994. In 1998, Blandin served as the pitching coach at the University of San Francisco.[2] Blandin then served as the pitching at Delaware State University in 2000.
Blandin was named the head coach at Delaware State in the fall of 2000. In 2012, Blandin was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Coach of the Year.[3] On March 19, 2017, Blandin won his 400th game.[4]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2001–2022) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Delaware State | 37–10 | 17–1 | 1st (North) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2002 | Delaware State | 40–19 | 16–1 | 1st (North) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2003 | Delaware State | 27–25 | 9–0 | 1st (North) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2004 | Delaware State | 27–23 | 11–6 | 2nd | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2005 | Delaware State | 19–27 | 10–7 | 3rd | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2006 | Delaware State | 18–36–2 | 7–11 | 5th | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2007 | Delaware State | 22–27–2 | 10–8 | 4th | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2008 | Delaware State | 16–33 | 11–7 | 4th | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2009 | Delaware State | 19–25–1 | 10–8 | 2nd | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2010 | Delaware State | 13–36 | 8–10 | 4th | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Delaware State | 26–29 | 11–7 | 2nd | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2012 | Delaware State | 40–17–1 | 22–2 | 1st (Northern) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Delaware State | 33–15 | 21–3 | 1st (Northern) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2014 | Delaware State | 30–17 | 17–7 | 1st (Northern) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Delaware State | 16–29 | 13–11 | 3rd (Northern) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Delaware State | 13–37 | 13–10 | 2nd (Northern) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Delaware State | 22–25 | 9–15 | 2nd (Northern) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Delaware State | 9–35 | 7–16 | 4th (Northern) | |||||
| 2019 | Delaware State | 20–25 | 12–12 | 3rd (Northern) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Delaware State | 3–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Delaware State | 15–28 | 15–27 | 2nd (North) | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Delaware State | 25–23 | 19–14 | 1st | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| Delaware State: | 268–183 | ||||||||
| Delaware State Hornets (Northeast Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Delaware State | 13–35 | 8–22 | 10th | |||||
| Delaware State: | 503–588–6 | 8–22 | |||||||
| Total: | 503–588–6 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Jon Buzby (April 21, 2011). "Bob Colburn still coaching high school baseball after 50 years". www.maxpreps.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ Chris Landry (July 26, 2007). "Coast to Coast". www.iberianet.com. The Daily Iberian. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Tre-Von Johnson Named to All-MEAC Second Team". UMESHawks.com. UMES Sports Information. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "DSU's J.P. Blandin Earns Hall of Fame Selection". www.dsuhornets.com. Delaware State University. April 19, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2018.