Jim Sherman (baseball)

{{short description|American college baseball coach (born 1960)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Jim Sherman | image = | alt = | caption = | current_title = | current_team = | current_conference = | current_record = | contract = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|1|26}} | birth_place = [[Wilmington, Delaware]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | player_years1 = 1979–1982 | player_team1 = [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball|Delaware]] | player_years2 = 1982 | player_team2 = [[Gulf Coast League Astros]] | player_years3 = 1982–1983 | player_team3 = [[Asheville Tourists]] | player_years4 = 1983–1985 | player_team4 = [[Columbus Astros]] | player_years5 = 1984 | player_team5 = [[Daytona Beach Astros]] | player_years6 = 1986 | player_team6 = [[Tucson Toros]] | player_years7 = 1987 | player_team7 = [[Boise Hawks]] | player_positions = [[Outfielder]] / [[Third baseman]] | coach_years1 = 1988–1994 | coach_team1 = [[Wilmington University|Wilmington]] | coach_years2 = 1995–2000 | coach_team2 = Delaware (asst.) | coach_years3 = 2001–2022 | coach_team3 = Delaware | overall_record = 822–658 | tournament_record = CAA 23–20<br>NCAA: 1–4 | championships = * [[America East Conference|America East]] Champions (2001) * America East Tournament champions (2001) * [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]] Champions (2007) * CAA Tournament champions (2017) | awards = * CAA Coach of the Year (2007) | coaching_records = }}

'''James Herbert Sherman''' (born January 26, 1960) is an American [[baseball]] coach and former [[outfielder]] and [[third baseman]]. He played [[college baseball]] at Delaware for coach [[Bob Hannah (baseball)|Bob Hannah]] from 1979 to 1982 and played in the [[Houston Astros]] organization for 6 seasons from 1982 to 1987. He then served as the head coach of the [[Wilmington Wildcats]] (1988–1994) and the [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens]] (2001–2022).

==Amateur career== Sherman attended [[William Penn High School (Delaware)|William Penn High School]] in [[New Castle, Delaware]]. Sherman played for the school's [[varsity team|varsity]] [[baseball]] and [[American football|football]] teams. Sherman then enrolled at the [[University of Delaware]], to play [[college baseball]] for the [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball]] team.

As a freshman at the University of Delaware in 1979, Sherman had a .367 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]], a .419 [[on-base percentage]] (OBP) and a .623 SLG. He was named to the first team All-[[East Coast Conference (Division I)|East Coast Conference]] (ECC). As a sophomore in 1980, Sherman batted .328 with a .661 SLG, 13 home runs, and 56 RBIs. In the 1981 season as a junior, Sherman hit 10 home runs and 12 doubles, and was then selected by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the 20th round of the [[1981 Major League Baseball draft]], but returned for his senior year at Delaware. Sherman had his best season as a senior in 1982, leading the team in doubles (13), home runs (15), RBIs (68), batting average (.394) and slugging (.794). He was named First Team All-ECC.

In 1980 and 1981 following his sophomore and junior seasons at Delaware, Sherman played [[collegiate summer baseball]] for the [[Chatham Anglers|Chatham A's]] of the [[Cape Cod Baseball League]] (CCBL). Batting .339 and .335, he was named a league all-star in both seasons, and was inducted into the [[Cape Cod Baseball League#Hall of Fame and Museum|CCBL Hall of Fame]] in 2012.<ref name=HOF2012>{{cite web|url=http://capecodbaseball.org/news/hofnews/index.html?article_id=1467 |title=Cape League Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Set for Nov. 10 |publisher=capecodbaseball.org |access-date=August 11, 2019}}</ref>

==Professional career== Sherman was drafted in the 14th round of the [[1982 Major League Baseball draft]] by the [[Houston Astros]].

==Coaching career== Sherman was hired as the head coach of the [[Wilmington University]] Wildcats baseball program in 1988. He led the Wildcats to the [[NAIA World Series]] in 1992 and 1994. In the summer of 1994, Sherman was named an assistant coach at the University of Delaware. Sherman was elevated to head coach in 2000, following [[Bob Hannah (baseball)|Bob Hannah]]'s retirement. In May 2017, Sherman won his 500th career game at Delaware.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2017/may/sherman-500th-win/ |title=Sherman Gains 50th Win |date=May 8, 2017 |publisher=University of Delaware |work=www.udel.edu |accessdate=August 31, 2018}}</ref>

==Head coaching record== {{CBB yearly record start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[Wilmington Wildcats]] | conference= Independent | startyear = 1988 | endyear = 1994 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 1988 | name = Wilmington | overall = 29–13 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 1989 | name = Wilmington | overall = 29–17 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 1990 | name = Wilmington | overall = 26–18 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 1991 | name = Wilmington | overall = 23–24 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 1992 | name = Wilmington | overall = 42–19 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = [[NAIA World Series]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 1993 | name = Wilmington | overall = 36–13 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 1994 | name = Wilmington | overall = 33–24 | conference = | confstanding = | postseason = [[NAIA World Series]] }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Wilmington | overall = 218–128 | confrecord = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens]] | conference= [[America East Conference]] | startyear = 2001 | endyear = single }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = confboth | season = [[2001 NCAA Division I baseball season|2001]] | name = Delaware | overall = 45–15 | conference = 22–6 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = [[2001 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]] }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = [[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball|Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens]] | conference= [[Colonial Athletic Association]] | startyear = 2002 | endyear = 2022 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2002 NCAA Division I baseball season|2002]] | name = Delaware | overall = 35–22 | conference = 12–7 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = [[2002 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2003 NCAA Division I baseball season|2003]] | name = Delaware | overall = 21–32 | conference = 7–13 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2004 NCAA Division I baseball season|2004]] | name = Delaware | overall = 33–24 | conference = 12–11 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = [[2004 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2005 NCAA Division I baseball season|2005]] | name = Delaware | overall = 27–31 | conference = 13–11 | confstanding = 5th | postseason = [[2005 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2006 NCAA Division I baseball season|2006]] | name = Delaware | overall = 30–24 | conference = 12–18 | confstanding = 7th | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = conference | season = [[2007 NCAA Division I baseball season|2007]] | name = Delaware | overall = 32–23 | conference = 18–11 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = [[2007 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2008 NCAA Division I baseball season|2008]] | name = Delaware | overall = 22–31 | conference = 11–17 | confstanding = 9th | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2009 NCAA Division I baseball season|2009]] | name = Delaware | overall = 28–20 | conference = 11–10 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = [[2009 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2010 NCAA Division I baseball season|2010]] | name = Delaware | overall = 27–24 | conference = 9–15 | confstanding = 10th | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2011 NCAA Division I baseball season|2011]] | name = Delaware | overall = 27–26 | conference = 16–14 | confstanding = 5th | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2012 NCAA Division I baseball season|2012]] | name = Delaware | overall = 31–27 | conference = 17–13 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = [[2012 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2013 NCAA Division I baseball season|2013]] | name = Delaware | overall = 33–22 | conference = 15–12 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = [[2013 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2014 NCAA Division I baseball season|2014]] | name = Delaware | overall = 26–27 | conference = 10–10 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = [[2014 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2015 NCAA Division I baseball season|2015]] | name = Delaware | overall = 26–24 | conference = 11–13 | confstanding = 5th | postseason = [[2015 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2016 NCAA Division I baseball season|2016]] | name = Delaware | overall = 32–22 | conference = 10–14 | confstanding = 7th | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = conference tournament | season = [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball season|2017]] | name = Delaware | overall = 34–23 | conference = 15–8 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = [[2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2018 NCAA Division I baseball season|2018]] | name = Delaware | overall = 29–25 | conference = 12–11 | confstanding = 5th | postseason = [[2018 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament|CAA tournament]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2019 NCAA Division I baseball season|2019]] | name = Delaware | overall = 21–33 | conference = 9–15 | confstanding = 8th | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2020 NCAA Division I baseball season|2020]] | name = Delaware | overall = 8–7 | conference = 0–0 | confstanding = | postseason = Season canceled due to [[COVID-19]] }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2021 NCAA Division I baseball season|2021]] | name = Delaware | overall = 12–22 | conference = 8–16 | confstanding = T-3rd {{small|(North)}} | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = [[2022 NCAA Division I baseball season|2022]] | name = Delaware | overall = 25–26 | conference = 8-15 | confstanding = 8th | postseason = }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Delaware | overall = 604–530 | confrecord = 258–250 }} {{CBB yearly record end | overall = 822–658 }}

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==External links== {{baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br= |fangraphs= |brm=sherma001jam}} *[https://bluehens.com/coaches.aspx?rc=817&path=baseball Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens bio]

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