Jonathan Anderson Joins Canes Baseball Staff
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami head baseball coach Gino DiMare announced the addition of Jonathan Anderson to the Hurricanes’ staff ahead of the 2020 season.
Anderson joins the Canes as the Director of Player Development, a new position on the baseball staff that will assist with a variety of duties including coordinating video, baseball analytics and recruiting.
“We are excited to have Jonathan Anderson with us here at Miami,” DiMare said. “He is a hometown guy that grew up in this ballpark and is as big a fan of the Hurricane baseball program as anybody. We think he is going to help our program get to the next level in all phases. He was a bat boy for us growing up and was always around dating back to when I was a player. Even though he didn’t play here, we think Jonathan can really help our players understand the Miami tradition and the Miami way.”
Anderson comes to Miami after 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Dartmouth, including the last seven as the lead assistant coach for the Big Green. At Dartmouth, Anderson served as the third-base coach, worked with the outfielders and oversaw the hitters and recruiting.
“To be a part of the University of Miami Baseball program is a dream come true,” Anderson said. “The impact the program has had on my life and how it has shaped my life since I was 7 years old when I began coming to all the games at “The Light” cannot be measured. All the coaches, beginning with coach Fraser and coach Morris, and all the players such as Gus Gandarillas, Dan Rios, J.D. Arteaga, and so many more, were so instrumental in my development as a child and let me be a part of the program in ways that many kids do not get the opportunity to do. I am incredibly thankful to Gino DiMare for this opportunity to be a Miami Hurricane. I am excited to get to work towards the one common goal of the program: going to Omaha.”
Dartmouth enjoyed terrific success with Anderson on the staff, winning Rolfe Division titles in each of his first six seasons, including an Ivy Championship in 2010 that brought about a berth in an NCAA Regional. The Big Green went on to win a game in the Coral Gables Regional, defeating FIU, 15-9, the first Dartmouth victory at a regional in 23 years.
“I will look back on my 10 years at Dartmouth very fondly as I coached so many tremendous players and teams,” Anderson said. “I am forever grateful to coach Bob Whalen at Dartmouth for the opportunity he gave me to pursue a career in college baseball and the impact he had on my development as a person, coach, and recruiter.”
While at Dartmouth, Anderson mentored several All-Ivy outfielders including 2018 Ivy Player of the year Dustin Shirley, Jake Carlson, Jeff Keller, Ennis Coble and Nick Ruppert. In 2013, the Big Green hitters ranked among the top 25 nationally in average, doubles per game and slugging percentage.
“We are very excited to have the ability to create this position on our staff that will allow us to do things with our program that we have not been able to do before,” DiMare said. “It gives us the flexibility to take the program to greater heights. We are happy and thankful for the support that we get from our athletic department and that starts with our athletic director, Blake James. They have made a commitment to help us be at the top of our game.”
Anderson spent the 2008-09 campaigns coaching at his alma mater, Duke University, where he coached the outfielders, oversaw bunting and also helped out with the hitters and base runners. Anderson was the director of the Duke Baseball Academy camps, managed the recruiting database and assisted with academic development, compliance and travel.
While at Duke Anderson mentored future MLB outfielder Alex Hassan, who received a Rawlings Gold Glove as a sophomore in 2008. He also helped the Blue Devils bring in a top 25 recruiting class in 2008 and qualify for the ACC Tournament in 2009, Duke’s first qualification since the conference expanded to 12 schools in 2005.
During the summer of 2007, Anderson got his first coaching experience with the New Bern River Rats in the collegiate Coastal Plain League, working with the outfielders and coaching first base.
Anderson is a 2007 graduate of Duke with a bachelor’s degree in history. A two-way player as an outfielder and pitcher, Anderson led the Blue Devils with a .313 average at the plate and 11 starts on the mound as a junior. He improved to a .337 average in his senior campaign while posting a sparkling 2.91 ERA over 52.2 innings with a 3-4 record and three saves. Anderson led Duke and was third in the nation with 20 sacrifice bunts in his final season as well, plus stole 41 bases — the 10th most in school history when he graduated — in 49 attempts in his career. Sixteen of those swipes came as a freshman to lead the team as well.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Anderson is the son of Martha and Kevin Anderson. A Miami native, he starred at Gulliver Prep.
