University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

Jeremy Jirschele enters his sixth year as the head coach for the Pointers in 2021. He took over the head coaching job on July 1, 2015 after four seasons as an assistant coach. In his five seasons as head coach, he led the Pointers to a 82-80 record, including a 42-46 record in the WIAC.
 
In his four seasons as an assistant at UW-Stevens Point, Jirschele helped the Pointers to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a fourth-place finish in 2013. UW-Stevens Point also won two Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Tournament titles in his time as an assistant (2013, 2015) and finished as the NCAA West Regional runner-up in 2014.  As an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point for four seasons, he helped the Pointers to a 133-53 record in that span.
 
Jirschele was a four-year letterwinner at UW-Oshkosh and was twice named the WIAC Position Player of the Year (2004, 2005) and was a two-time First Team American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-American. He also earned First Team All-WIAC accolades twice and hit over .430 in his final two seasons.
 
Jirschele is second in the WIAC for career doubles (53) and is third in career hits (253). He was also one of 16 players to be named to D3baseball.com's NCAA Division III All-Decade Team for the 2000s and was one of just two Wisconsin players to make the list.
 
Jirschele was drafted in the 30th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball amateur draft by the Kansas City Royals and played professionally for three seasons.
 
Part of a baseball family, Jirschele's father, Mike, is currently the third base and infield coach of the 2015 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals. Mike had previously managed his AAA teams to Pacific Coast League titles in 2011 and 2013 and the AAA National Championship in 2013.
 
Jeremy's brother, Justin, was a three-year letterwinner for the Pointers and signed a free agent contract with the Chicago White Sox after the 2012 season and played professional for three-plus years. He is currently a coach in the White Sox minor league system.
 
Jirschele was previously a coach at Wausau West High School for three seasons, two as a co-head coach, helping lead the team to two state tournament berths.
 
Jeremy and his wife, Jennie, reside in Wausau with their five children, Keagen, Taelyn, Paetyn, Taetym and Rielyn.