Fritz Hamburg

Charles David "Fritz" Hamburg is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Hamburg is the head coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball team.

Fritz Hamburg
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSaint Joseph's
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record261–305–1
Biographical details
Born (1966-03-11) March 11, 1966
Abington, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1985–1986Virginia Tech
1987–1988Ithaca
1990Spartanburg Phillies
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1994Cornell (asst.)
1995New Mexico State (asst.)
1995Cal Poly Pomona (asst.)
1996Georgia (asst.)
1997–2000Ithaca (asst.)
2001–2008Army (asst.)
2009–presentSaint Joseph's
Head coaching record
Overall261–305–1
TournamentsA-10: 5–6
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • A-10 Coach of the Year (2014)

Playing career

Hamburg attended The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. After graduating from The Hill School, Hamburg enrolled at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University where he would play for the Virginia Tech Hokies baseball team. After two years at Virginia Tech, Hamburg transferred to Ithaca College.[1] While at Ithaca, he was named a Third Team All-American in 1988,[2] while leading the Bombers to a National Championship.[3]

Following graduation, Hamburg signed with the Philadelphia Phillies and was assigned to the Spartanburg Phillies.[4] Hamburg had a .194 batting average, .358 on base percentage, seven doubles, and 7 RBIs.

Coaching career

Hamburg began his coaching career as an assistant for the Cornell Big Red baseball team. After two years, Hamburg moved on to be an assistant at New Mexico State and Cal Poly Pomona. Hamburg spent the 1996 season at Georgia before rejoining his alma mater Ithaca as an assistant from 1997 to 2000. Hamburg then moved on to being an assistant for the Army Black Knights baseball team. In 2007, he was named the ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year.[5]

On August 26, 2008, Hamburg was named the head coach of the Saint Joseph's Hawks baseball program.[6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Saint Joseph's Hawks (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2009–present)
2009 Saint Joseph's 16–30–19–17T-11th
2010 Saint Joseph's 18–2913–14T-8th
2011 Saint Joseph's 21–3111–139th
2012 Saint Joseph's 25–3213–106thA-10 Tournament
2013 Saint Joseph's 26–2612–12T-8th
2014 Saint Joseph's 35–1618–82ndA-10 Tournament
2015 Saint Joseph's 21–2811–1211th
2016 Saint Joseph's 31–2315–9T-3rdA-10 Tournament
2017 Saint Joseph's 21–2512–128th
2018 Saint Joseph's 21–277–1510th
2019 Saint Joseph's 21–2813–11T-7th
2020 Saint Joseph's 5–100–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Saint Joseph's: 261–305–1134–133
Total:261–305–1

      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

See also

References
  1. Lana Morelli (May 6, 2010). "Father Coaches Player, Player Coaches Son". www.lansingstar.com. L-Star Publishing, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  2. "Baseball All-Americans". www.athletics.ithaca.edu. Ithaca College. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  3. "1988 NCAA Baseball Championship". www.athletics.ithaca.edu. Ithaca College. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  4. J. F. Pirro (July 12, 1990). "First And -- Only -- Shot For Hamburg?". www.articles.mcall.com. The Morning Call. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  5. "ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year". www.abca.org. AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  6. Donald J. Boyles (August 26, 2008). "Fritz Hamburg Named Saint Joseph's Head Baseball Coach". www.collegebaseballdaily.com. PenciDesign. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
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