October 18, 2023

Jeff Willis- Head Baseball Coach, LSU Eunice

1 hour 11 minutes

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Bio

Hall of Fame head coach Jeff Willis begins his 22nd season as skipper of the Bengal baseball team and 20th year as Athletic Director at LSU Eunice.

The Bengals have established themselves as one of the most dominant junior college programs in the nation under Willis, holding a 995-218 record (.820 winning percentage) since his arrival in 2003 and have never finished ranked lower than 7th in the country. LSUE's winning percentage under Willis makes them the second winningest college baseball program in the history of the sport, regardless of affiliation or classification.

LSU Eunice has won seven NJCAA National Championships, made ten World Series appearances, captured 11 Regional Championships and won ten District Championships. The seven NJCAA National Championships are tied for the most in the sport in NJCAA history from one school. Their most recent title game in 2021, as Willis guided LSU Eunice to the NJCAA National Championship with a 51-7 record, securing eight wins in the postseason over Top 15 ranked teams.

Willis cemented his place among the top coaches in the history of the National Junior College Athletic Association as he was enshrined into the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023.

He was also announced as an inductee to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame, Class of 2024.

Show Notes

02:00- Fall Player Development Schedule

20:00- Standards of Performance

28:00- Year 1, 22 years ago

39:00- Offensive Development

50:00- Team Building

60:00 - In n Out Routine, In Season Practice

Contact

[email protected]

https://twitter.com/CoachJeffWillis

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