# Steve Jaksa

Stephen P. Jaksa is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher. Jaksa is the head baseball coach at Saginaw Valley State University. He played college baseball at Central Michigan University from 1974 to 1979 for head coach Dave Keilitz. He was the head baseball coach at Northwood University in 1998 and at Central Michigan from 2002 to 2019.

## Playing career

Jaksa graduated from Grand Blanc High School in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Jaksa then played college baseball at Central Michigan University from 1974 to 1979.

## Coaching career

Jaksa was an assistant at Miami University in 1986 while he was working on his master's degree. He then spent the next 11 years as the head baseball coach at Nouvel Catholic Central High School, where he won two state championships in 1990 and 1997. Jaksa became the head coach at Northwood University in 1998, and guided the team to a 28–25 record. The following year, he became an assistant for Judd Folske at Central Michigan. In the summer of 2002, Jaksa was promoted to head coach. Jaksa guided the Chippewas to 500 wins, and was twice named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year. (2004 and 2015). On June 2, 2018, Jaksa retired from Central Michigan as the program's 2nd most winning head coach. Just two months after his retirement, he was named the head baseball coach at Saginaw Valley State University.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Northwood Timberwolves (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1998) ||||||
| 1998 | Northwood | 28–25 | 16–13 | 4th | |
| Northwood: | Northwood: | 28–25 | 16–13 | | |
| Central Michigan Chippewas (Mid-American Conference) (2002–2018) ||||||
| 2002 | Central Michigan | 31–25 | 14–10 | 3rd (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2003 | Central Michigan | 25–28 | 9–15 | T-5th (West) | |
| 2004 | Central Michigan | 33–24 | 18–6 | 1st (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2005 | Central Michigan | 42–18 | 18–6 | 2nd (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2006 | Central Michigan | 35–23 | 17–9 | 1st (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2007 | Central Michigan | 35–21 | 21–6 | 2nd (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2008 | Central Michigan | 29–27–1 | 13–13 | 5th (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2009 | Central Michigan | 28–30 | 12–15 | 4th (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2010 | Central Michigan | 36–22 | 20–7 | 1st (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2011 | Central Michigan | 31–27 | 17–9 | 1st (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2012 | Central Michigan | 34–29 | 17–10 | 2nd (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2013 | Central Michigan | 25–32 | 12–15 | T-4th (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2014 | Central Michigan | 35–23 | 19–8 | 2nd (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2015 | Central Michigan | 35–22 | 20–7 | 1st (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 24–37 | 12–12 | 4th (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2017 | Central Michigan | 31–28 | 16–8 | 1st (West) | MAC Tournament |
| 2018 | Central Michigan | 29–30–1 | 16–11 | 4th | MAC Tournament |
| Central Michigan: | Central Michigan: | 507–421–2 | 271–167 | | |
| Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2019–present) ||||||
| 2019 | Saginaw Valley State | 21–29–1 | 11–16–1 | 6th | GLIAC Tournament |
| 2020 | Saginaw Valley State | 8–5 | 0–0 | | Season canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Saginaw Valley State | 17–17 | 12–12 | 6th | GLIAC Tournament |
| Saginaw Valley State: | Saginaw Valley State: | 46–51–1 | 23–28–1 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 581–497–3 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||