Jason Rathbun is a baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. He played college baseball at Herkimer in 2000 and 2001 before transferring to Erskine from 2002 to 2003. He served as the head coach of the Herkimer Generals (2005–2022).
Playing career
Rathbun grew up in Little Falls, New York, where he attended Little Falls High School, where he was a letterwinner for the Mounties in baseball, basketball and football. He would go on the play college baseball for Herkimer College, where after two years, he earned an opportunity to play at Erskine College. Rathbun was used as a swingman as a junior, starting 7 games and appearing in 7 more as a reliever. He had a 3–2 record and a 5.52 ERA.[1] As a senior, he posted a 4–2 record with a 3.69 ERA in 31 innings.[2]
Coaching career
In April, 2021, Rathbun won his 500th career game for Herkimer.[3] During the 2022 season, he led the Generals to the first ever JUCO World Series championship.[4] In 2022, Rathbun served as pitching coach of the Brewster Whitecaps, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5]
On August 2, 2022, Rathbun was named the head baseball coach of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies.[6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herkimer County Generals (Moutian valley Conference) (2005–2022) | |||||||||
| 2005 | Herkimer County | 21–17 | Region 3 Final Four | ||||||
| 2006 | Herkimer County | 34–7 | NJCAA World Series (8th) | ||||||
| 2007 | Herkimer County | 35–8 | NJCAA World Series (3rd) | ||||||
| 2008 | Herkimer County | 22–15 | Region 3 Final Four | ||||||
| 2009 | Herkimer County | 33–10 | Region 3 Final Four | ||||||
| 2010 | Herkimer County | 35–14 | NJCAA World Series (3rd) | ||||||
| 2011 | Herkimer County | 19–17 | |||||||
| 2012 | Herkimer County | 33–11 | Region 3 Playoffs | ||||||
| 2013 | Herkimer County | 31–13 | Region 3 Final Four | ||||||
| 2014 | Herkimer County | 41–11 | NJCAA World Series (3rd) | ||||||
| 2015 | Herkimer County | 48–6 | NJCAA World Series (3rd) | ||||||
| 2016 | Herkimer County | 34–11 | Region 3 Runner-Up | ||||||
| 2017 | Herkimer County | 27–14 | Region 3 Plyoffs | ||||||
| 2018 | Herkimer County | 35–9 | NJCAA World Series (8th) | ||||||
| 2019 | Herkimer County | 35–6 | NJCAA World Series (8th) | ||||||
| 2021 | Herkimer County | 32–4 | Region 3 Runner-Up | ||||||
| 2022 | Herkimer County | 41–7 | NJCAA World Series (Champions) | ||||||
| Herkimer County: | 556–180 (.755) | ||||||||
| St. Bonaventure Bonnies (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | St. Bonaventure | 8–40 | 5–19 | 12th | |||||
| 2024 | St. Bonaventure | 18–31 | 8–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2025 | St. Bonaventure | 4–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| St. Bonaventure: | 30–73 (.291) (NCAA) | ||||||||
| Total: | 30–73 (.291) (NCAA) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "2002 Erskine baseball statistics". www.erskinesports.com. Erskine College. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "2003 Erskine baseball statistics". www.erskinesports.com. Erskine College. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Herkimer College baseball coach Jason Rathbun collects 500th win". www.herkimer.edu. Herkimer College. April 21, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Herkimer wins first DIII Baseball Championship". www.njcaa.org. National Junior College Athletics Association. June 1, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
- ^ "Rathbun Named Pitching Coach for Brewster Whitecaps". herkimergenerals.com. May 3, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "Bona names Herkimer CC's Rathbun new head baseball coach". www.oleantimesherald.com. Olean Times Herald. August 2, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.