Jay Bergman (baseball)

Jay Bergman

Biographical details
Born	(1939-02-06) February 6, 1939 (age 85)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1967–1973	Seminole CC
1973–1975	Florida (assistant)
1976–1981	Florida
1983–2008	UCF
Head coaching record
Overall	1,183–688–3 (.632)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
SEC Championship (1981) Atlantic Sun Championship (1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004)

Jay Bergman (born February 6, 1939) is an American former college baseball coach. During his coaching career he served as the head coach of Seminole Community College, University of Florida and the University of Central Florida. The baseball stadium on the campus of the University of Central Florida was named Jay Bergman Field from 2001 to 2016.^[1]

In 1982, Bergman was fired as head coach at the University of Florida for violating Southeastern Conference rules and trying to conceal it.^[2] In 2006, Bergman was suspended for choking a pitcher during a game.^[3] Bergman was forced out at UCF with 10 games left in the 2008 season after being accused of harassing an equipment manager.^[4] Terry Rooney, the pitching coach at LSU, was hired to replace him.

Bergman finished his thirty-six season career as a head coach with an overall record of 1,183 wins, 688 losses, and 3 ties, and a winning percentage of .632. In the early 2000s, he won three A-Sun Coach of the Year awards.

See also

• List of college baseball career coaching wins leaders

References

1. Spedden, Zach (August 23, 2016). "UCF Planning Renovations". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
2. "Florida baseball coach Jay Bergman has been fired for..." United Press International. January 19, 1982. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
3. "Mentor or Menace?". Orlando Sentinel. May 21, 2008. Archived from the original on December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
4. Bianchi, Mike (May 3, 2008). "Out-of-step Jay Bergman had to go". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2011.