Claim: Schmitz (former head coach at Eastern Illinois before 1995) earned his first head coaching job at his alma mater Wilmington in Wilmington, Ohio in 1984; before he served three seasons and led the program to its first 20 win season and first NAIA Tournament appearance in 1986.
Evidence: Jim Schmitz is an American college baseball coach, formerly the head coach at Wilmington (OH) (1984–1986), Cincinnati (1987–1990), and Eastern Illinois (1995–2015). 
Eastern Illinois