Jordan Tabakman - Baseball Coach - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

Jordan Tabakman

Title:
Pitching Coach
Email:
jtabakman@fau.edu

Jordan Tabakman completed his first season as the Owls' pitching coach in 2023 after serving in the same role at Fairfield University for the last three seasons.

Under Tabakman's guidance, several Owls pitchers had breakout seasons in 2023. Closer Robert Wegielnik finished with a 2.00 ERA in 45 innings. Wegielnik did not allow an earned run in 15 appearances (31 innings) from March 24-May 19. He was twice named as the C-USA Pitcher of the Week. Newcomer C.J. Williams transitioned from a late-inning reliever to a full-time starter. Williams recorded a season high seven strikeouts in three separate starts.

Helping the Fairfield to a historic season in 2021, Tabakman was named the Collegiate Baseball News National Pitching Coach of the Year, as the Stags pitching staff finished second in the nation in: ERA (3.14), while leading the entire country in WHIP (1.09).

Tabakman spent the 2019 season as the pitching coach at UAlbany where he helped the Great Danes to 28 victories, their most since 2007 while earning the second seed in the America East Tournament. Two Danes’ pitchers earned First Team All-Conference honors under Tabakman, including: starting pitcher Dominic Savino who finished second in the America East in ERA and reliever Joe Kruszka who led the league with 10 saves.

Before heading to the Capital District, Tabakman spent one season with his alma mater UConn, serving as the Director of Player Development and Baseball Operations. The Huskies would finish No. 22 in the national polls and were also finalists in the Coastal Carolina Regional.

Tabakman’s first collegiate coaching position came at Amherst College where he led the pitching staff for two seasons. During his time at Amherst, Tabakman helped nurture the career of right hander Drew Fischer, who would be drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates after his junior season.

He spent his collegiate playing days as a team captain at UConn, finishing fourth all-time with 269.1 innings pitched. He led the Huskies to the 2013 Big East Championship where he was the winning pitcher in the conference’s Semi-Final contest. He also threw nine innings in a no decision in the NCAA Tournament against Oklahoma.