University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

Through 12 seasons as head baseball coach at UW-Stevens Point, Pat Bloom has put together a very impressive coaching resume. He has compiled a 393-175 record at Point and is the school’s all-time leaders in wins. Bloom led the program to back-to-back Division III World Series appearances in 2006 and 2007 and five straight WIAC Tournament titles (2005-2009). The Pointers have also made four appearances in the College World Series under Bloom.

Bloom led UW-Stevens Point to its 10th NCAA Regional in 11 seasons in 2015, as the Pointers posted a 33-14 overall record. The team also won the WIAC Tournament for the 11th time in the tournament's 18 seasons. The 30-win season is UWSP's ninth in the past 11 seasons.

In 2014, UW-Stevens Point advanced to the regional championship game for the sixth time in 10 seasons. The Pointers finished with a 32-13 overall record before falling to defending national champion Linfield on its home field.

During the 2013 season, Bloom led the Pointers to the most wins in school history with a 41-11 record. UWSP finished fourth in the NCAA Division III World Series.

In 2011 the Pointers finished 34-10 and won their first outright WIAC regular season title since 2002 and also won the WIAC Tournament for the sixth time in seven years.

Since taking the helm in 2004, Bloom has transformed the Pointers into a WIAC powerhouse and a respected program nationwide. The Pointers continue to improve under his watch, as the program continues to add to its collection of accolades.

The accomplishments under Bloom include the best finish in school history when the 2007 team finished third at the World Series with a 34-17 overall record. In 2006 the Pointers finished fifth in the country with a 35-18 record. 

The program’s World Series runs in 2006 and 2007 featured plenty of memorable moments as the Pointers won 13 games when facing elimination, including three straight in the 2007 regional to reach the World Series. The Pointers won 10 times with their season on the line in 2006.

Bloom was named the Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2007. Bloom was also named the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association College Coach of the Year in 2008.

Bloom also captured the WIAC Coach of the Year honor in 2005 as the Pointers set the single-season wins record with a 38-11 record before losing the regional title game to eventual national champion UW-Whitewater.

During his tenure at UWSP, Bloom has coached ten All-Americans, seven WIAC Player of the Year winners, five WIAC Pitchers of the Year and three professional players, including Major League All-Star starting pitcher, Jordan Zimmermann.

Bloom, a 2001 graduate of UWSP, is a former pitcher and assistant coach for the Pointers. He has a psychology degree from UWSP and has received a master’s degree in sports science with an emphases in sport behavior and performance and sport organization from Miami University (Ohio).

A native of Tomah, Wis., Bloom played two seasons at Carthage College before completing his final two seasons at UWSP. As a relief pitcher, he was a member of two conference championship teams at Carthage and one WIAC title team at UWSP. Bloom also played on Carthage’s 1997 Division III World Series team that defeated UWSP in the second round.

Following his playing career, Bloom spent one season as the Pointers’ pitching coach as UWSP won the WIAC Tournament and advanced to the Division III Tournament.

Prior to returning to UW-Stevens Point, Bloom served as a graduate assistant in the Miami athletic department, working closely with the CHAMPS/Life Skills program and teaching two classes designed for freshmen student-athletes. Bloom was also in charge of community service and leadership programming for Miami athletics.

Bloom is in charge of one of the nation’s best Division III programs over the past 19 years. Over that stretch, the Pointers have posted a 605-257-1 (.702) record, including five WIAC titles and 15 NCAA tournament appearances, and have averaged nearly 32 wins a season.

In addition to his coaching duties, Bloom teaches in the university’s department of Health, Exercise Science and Athletics.