Missouri Coach Jamieson Resigns
Missouri said Saturday that Tim Jamieson resigned after 22 years as head coach.
Jamieson went 698-565-2 with Missouri, including a 26-30 mark this season. The Tigers made the NCAA tournament nine times with Jamieson as coach, but have not been to regionals since 2012.
| 2016 COACHING CHANGES | ||
| School | Departures | Arrivals |
| Alabama | Mitch Gaspard | |
| Appalachian State | Billy Jones | |
| Army | Matt Reid | |
| Butler | Steve Farley | |
| Furman | Ron Smith | |
| Kentucky | Gary Henderson | |
| Lamar | Jim Gilligan (ret.) | Will Davis |
| Missouri | Tim Jamieson | |
| Purdue | Doug Schreiber | |
| SIU-Edwardsville | Tony Stoecklin | |
| Texas | Augie Garrido | |
| Villanova | Joe Godri | |
| Youngstown State | Steve Gillispie | |
In a release, Jamieson thanked the players and coaches he worked with during his tenure at Missouri.
“I am proud of what they have accomplished in the sport of baseball but more importantly how positively they have represented the Mizzou baseball program as well as the University of Missouri,” he said. “I am also thankful for the opportunity that I have had to lead this program and for all the great people that I have met along the journey. This is a special place and I wish great success as the program moves in to the future.”
A native of Columbia, Mo., Jamieson returned home to join Missouri’s staff in 1988, under Gene McArtor. He succeeded McArtor, the program’s winningest coach, in 1994.
Jamieson spent the next 22 seasons as the Tigers’ head coach, making him the longest tenured and second-winningest coach in program history. He also was the coach of USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team in 2011.
Throughout his career, Jamieson developed a reputation for developing pitchers. Ten of his former players have reached the big leagues, including Aaron Crow, Kyle Gibson and Max Scherzer. Sophomore righthander Tanner Houck is the latest in that legacy, and has a candidate to be the top overall pick in the 2017 draft.
Jamieson was tasked with leading Missouri as it transitioned from the Big 12 Conference to the Southeastern Conference in 2013. In his four seasons in the SEC, the Tigers went 40-80 and never finished better than seventh place in the regular season.
Missouri appeared to have turned a corner in 2015, when it went 30-28 and 15-15 in the SEC. Jamieson was awarded a three-year contract extension after the season. But Missouri was unable to carry that momentum into this season. The Tigers lost five of their final six weekend series, and saw their season end in the SEC Tournament with a 7-0 loss to Vanderbilt in the first round.
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