EIU Names Jason Anderson Head Baseball Coach

Eastern Illinois University Director of Athletics Tom Michael announced on Wednesday afternoon the hiring of Jason Anderson as the 13^th head baseball coach in Panther program history.

A former Major League pitcher with 11 years of professional experience, Anderson will transition into the head coaching role following three seasons as an assistant coach at EIU.

 “Jason Anderson emerged as the top candidate we wanted to be the next leader of our baseball program here at Eastern Illinois,” said Michael.  “Jason is a coach that brings with him a wealth of baseball knowledge having played the game at every level including three years in the Major Leagues.  With the strong tradition of EIU baseball we had more than 100 applicants for the position.  During the screening and interview process Jason was a candidate we felt was the right choice to lead the program with his understanding of the program and respect he has from baseball people at all levels of the game.”

 Anderson served three years as the Panthers top assistant coaching two pitchers that were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft with Joe Greenfield selected in 2013 by the Minnesota Twins and Matt Borens selected by the New York Yankees in 2014.