Bryant Baseball Coach Jon Sjogren Resigns to Take Similar Position at Rollins College
BRYANT BASEBALL COACH JON SJOGREN
NAMED HEAD COACH
AT ROLLINS
COLLEGE
SMITHFIELD, RI - Bryant University head baseball coach Jon
Sjogren has announced his resignation from the University to take a
similar position at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.
The announcement was made today by Rollins interim Athletic
Director Pennie Parker.
“We are certainly going to miss Jon, whose career at Bryant
as both a student-athlete and coach has been exemplary,” said
Director of Athletics Dan Gavitt. “He built the Bryant
baseball program into one of the best in the Northeast as evidenced
by a trip to the College World Series last year. We are very happy
for him to have the opportunity to coach at a storied baseball
program in Florida.”
Sjogren, a Millis, MA native and 1988 graduate of Bryant
University, recently completed his 15th season at
Bryant, guiding the Bulldogs to three NCAA appearances and four
Northeast-10 Conference titles. In 2004, Sjogren guided the
Bulldogs to their best season in school history, winning the
Northeast Regional Championship and earning a berth in the College
World Series. Bryant finished the year with a record 40 wins
and a No. 6 national ranking. Sjogren posted a career record
of 360-305-1 as coach of the Bulldogs.
Sjogren, 39, who will take the helm of the Rollins program August
1, was a member of the Florida Southern 1985 NCAA National
Championship team before transferring to Bryant for the remainder
of his career. As a player, Sjogren earned All-New England and
all-conference honors and finished with a career batting average of
.370.
After graduation, Sjogren spent two years as an assistant coach at
the University of Rhode Island before return to take over the
Bryant program in the fall of 1990. He earned a
master’s degree from Rhode Island College in 1993 and a
doctorate in education from Boston University in 1998.
Rollins College, located in Winter Park, Florida, has advanced to
the NCAA Tournament three out of the last four years and won the
Sunshine Conference title in 2004. Last season, the Tars
posted a record of 37-18.
Bryant will begin a search immediately to find a replacement for
Sjogren. “I am confident we will find a successor in
short order, due to the excellence of the baseball program that Jon
has built here at Bryant,” added Gavitt.
Jon Sjogren
- Native of Millis, Mass.
- 1988 graduate of Bryant University
- Starting shortstop on Florida Southern’s 1985 championship
team
- Transferred to Bryant where he was a member of 1986 NE-10
Championship team
- Led the Northeast-10 in 1988 in home runs, finishing .370 career
batting average
- 360-305-1 in 15 seasons at Bryant
- 2004 A.B.C.A. Northeast Region Coach of the Year
- NCAA Tournament’s in 1998, 2002, 2004
- NE-10 regular season champions in 1998, 2000, 2002
- NE-10 conference tournament champions 1999
- 2004 team set a school record with 40 wins and No. 6 national
ranking
Jon Sjogren at Bryant
Year
School Record
NE10
1991 Bryant
13-17
9-9
1992
Bryant
21-17
9-9
1993 Bryant
15-18
9-13
1994 Bryant
16-24-1
10-12
1995 Bryant
17-22
10-12
1996 Bryant
24-20
13-6
1997 Bryant
21-22
13-10
1998 Bryant
29-19
19-4
1999 Bryant
23-25
13-11
2000 Bryant
29-19
19-5
2001 Bryant
30-20
23-10
2002 Bryant
35-22
23-9
2003 Bryant
25-22
14-13
2004 Bryant
40-16
24-9
2005 Bryant
22-21
16-14
Total
-
360-305-1