Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Baseball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Hitting Coach
Middle Tennessee Head Baseball Coach Jim Toman announced the hiring of assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Jordan Getzelman on August 2, 2021.
Under Getzelman's guidance in 2022, the Blue Raiders finished with the highest team batting average (.275) by a Middle Tennessee team since 2018. Three student-athletes finished with a .300 average or above while seven posted a batting average above .250.
MT recorded 93 doubles and eight triples while scoring 294 runs. The Blue Raiders scored double figures eight times in 2022, including a 21-run outburst at Rice May 15 after an 11-run, nine-hit third inning. It was the most runs scored in a game since March of 2018.
Other offensive highlights include scoring 17 runs vs. Illinois Feb. 26, scoring seven unanswered runs in the final two innings in a comeback win over Western Carolina March 2, erasing a three-run deficit by dropping 11 unanswered runs in the final two plate appearances March 20 and scoring nine runs in the sixth inning of MT's 10-7 win over Charlotte April 16.
JT Mabry earned Second Team All Conference USA honors while Jackson Galloway finished with the highest single-season batting average (.341), slugging percentage (.559) and OPS (.940) by a Blue Raider since 2018.
Getzelman joined the Blue Raiders after serving as the Assistant Hitting Coordinator for the Milwaukee Brewers over the past two seasons and will take over as the Middle Tennessee hitting coach for the upcoming 2022 season.
Prior to working at the pro-level, Getzelman served as the Director of Hitting Development and Hitting, Analysis & Operations at Dallas Baptist University for both the 2018 and 2019 season. During his pair of seasons in Dallas the team hit .290 and made back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances.
Getzelman began his coaching career in 2017 as a Volunteer Assistant at William Jessup University, located in Rocklin, California.
In 2016, Getzelman played in the outfield at Kennesaw State before finishing his playing career at Menlo College. While at Menlo, Getzelman was named an NAIA All-American, the GSAC Conference Player of the Year and First Team GSAC All-Conference. His 26 home runs and 66 RBI set the school's record in 2017.
The Crystal Lake, Illinois native started his collegiate career at the University of Missouri where he received a medical redshirt before transferring to Iowa Western Community College in 2015.
While in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Getzelman received First Team All-Region and his Reivers went 54-7 and competed in the JUCO World Series.
"I want to thank Coach Toman for the opportunity to be apart of this program," says Getzelman. "I have a strong belief in what is possible at Middle Tennessee and I can't wait to get started working with our players."
