Upcoming Event: Baseball versus Iowa on October 10, 2026 at 1 p.m. CT
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1 p.m. CT
Baseball
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Baseball
Jon Coyne
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- coynej@ku.edu
Jon Coyne joined the Kansas baseball staff as an Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator in June 2022. Coyne completed his fourth season with the Jayhawks in 2026. He was named the 2026 D1Baseball Assistant Coach of the Year, the first Kansas assistant to ever win the award.
With Coyne's hands on the construction of the roster, Kansas won three championships in 2026, including the Big 12 regular season title, the Big 12 Tournament title and the Lawrence Regional title. The Jayhawks were one of two teams nationally to win its conference's regular season title outright, conference tournament title and advance to Super Regionals. KU was the only team in the country who finished the 2026 season with at least 45 overall wins, 20 conference wins and 20 road wins.
The Jayhawks became the first team to win the Big 12 regular season title outright and the Big 12 Tournament title since 2009. Kansas claimed the Big 12 regular season title outright with 22 league wins. It was the first regular season conference championship for Kansas since 1949 as a member of the Big Seven, and only the fourth in school history.
Kansas qualified for a second consecutive NCAA Tournament in 2026 for only the second time in program history. KU tied the school record with 45 wins and hosted the first ever Lawrence Regional and Lawrence Super Regional.
In back-to-back seasons, Kansas had at least 20 conference wins for the first time ever. Kansas was the first Big 12 team with 20 conference wins in consecutive seasons since Nebraska in 2000 and 2001. The Jayhawks also won seven consecutive Big 12 series for the first time in program history.
KU set new school records in conference wins (22), road/neutral wins (24), conference series wins (eight), home runs (112), slugging percentage (.507) and pitching strikeouts (610) in 2026.
Kansas was also one of five teams nationally to have multiple double-digit winning streaks. Both of those winning streaks came during a 30-game stretch from March 15-May 3 where Kansas posted a 27-3 record, including a nation's best .937 winning percentage in the month of April.
Coyne recruited shortstop Tyson LeBlanc in 2026, who set a new school record with 25 home runs. LeBlanc started every game at shortstop and earned First Team All-American and All-Big 12 First Team honors. LeBlanc was the sixth First Team All-American in Kansas history and the first in 20 years since Don Czyz in 2006.
LeBlanc was one of four Jayhawks selected in the 2026 MLB Draft and became the highest drafted position player in Kansas history after being chosen 61st overall. Dominic Voegele, Brady Ballinger and Mathis Nayral also heard their names called. Voegele's selection in the third round at 82nd overall marked the third highest draft pick in program history. He is the highest draft right-handed pitcher to ever come out of Kansas.
Kansas had one of its best seasons in school history in 2025, including a program record 42 regular season wins. Coyne assisted Kansas to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014, while leading the recruiting and roster construction for a truly historic season in Lawrence. The Jayhawks set program records in Big 12 wins (20), conference wins (20), conference series wins (seven), conference series sweeps (five), road wins (20), come-from-behind wins (26) and home runs (104).
Entering the NCAA Tournament, Kansas was the only team in the country with at least 43 overall wins, 20 conference wins and 20 true road wins. The Jayhawks also had more overall wins (43) and conference wins (20) than any team in the Big 12 at the beginning of the tournament.
Coyne led the recruitment efforts for Brady Ballinger and Jackson Hauge who developed into All-Americans in 2025. The last Kansas All-American, before Ballinger and Hauge, was in 2009 and the Jayhawks did not have two All-Americans in a season since 1996.
KU finished the 2025 season at the top of the Big 12 with 367 walks (fourth nationally), 104 home runs (tied for 15th nationally) and seven shutouts (tied for fifth nationally).
The Jayhawks had eight players from the 2025 roster move on to professional baseball, including Brady Counsell, Alex Breckheimer and Derek Cerda being selected in the MLB Draft. In three years at Kansas, KU has produced 18 professional baseball players, with two in 2023, eight in 2024 and eight in 2025.
Kansas made significant strides forward in 2024 as the team finished with an overall record of 31-23 and a 15-15 mark in conference play. The 31 wins were the most for Kansas since 2019 and the 15 victories in conference games were tied for the most in program history. The Jayhawks advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship for the first time since 2013 when the Jayhawks played in the title game.
Kansas had six players selected in the 2024 MLB Draft, the most by Kansas in the top 20 rounds of an MLB Draft in program history. Hunter Cranton tied for the second highest draft pick in program history, while Shojinaga marked the fifth highest position player ever drafted out of Kansas. Additionally, two players signed professional contracts to make it a total of eight Jayhawks from the 2024 roster going on to play professional baseball.
In November 2022, less than five months after being hired, Coyne led the way in assembling the No. 1 JUCO recruiting class. The No. 1 ranking by Perfect Game was the Jayhawks’ first-ever top ranked recruiting class. The coaching staff followed that up by earning the No. 1 JUCO recruiting class for a second consecutive year in November 2023 and a third straight year in November 2024. An aggressive approach to the transfer portal also earned Kansas the No. 9-ranked transfer class and the best in the Big 12 by D1Baseball in January 2024.
Upon his arrival at Kansas, Coyne was tasked with filling out the 2023 roster. He quickly brought in 18 transfers in less than two months to fill out the roster.
Coyne arrived at Kansas following four seasons at University of New Mexico as the Infield Coach/Recruiting Coordinator. He was also responsible for working directly with the hitters where his team’s batting average was at least .285 every year.
Coyne’s recruiting efforts resulted in the highest ranked high school class in program history in 2020 as the group was ranked 33rd by Perfect Game on signing day. His JUCO signing classes also received high marks by Perfect Game as the 2022 class was ranked No. 20 and the 2020 class came in at No. 22.
Prior to New Mexico, Coyne was Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Howard College for two seasons (2017-18) and Cisco College for two seasons (2015-16). He also spent time as a volunteer assistant at Wichita State (2013-14) and University of Texas – Pan American (fall of 2012).
While at Howard, Coyne helped develop 38 players that transferred to Division I programs and had four players selected in the MLB Draft. Howard helped the team post a 71-42 overall record and made regional appearances in each of his two seasons at Howard. In 2018, Howard led all NJCAA programs in home runs with 131.
Coyne’s two seasons at Cisco were highlighted by an appearance in the 2016 NJCAA World Series and an NJCAA Region V Championship that year. Cisco had a 90-30 record and made regional appearances in both of his seasons. Coyne assisted in sending 41 student-athletes to Division I schools and had 11 players picked in the MLB Draft.
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Coyne played collegiately at El Paso Community College (2008-09) and at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2010). He graduated in 2012 from University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies.
Coyne’s Coaching Career Highlights
• 79 student-athletes who have transferred to play Division I Baseball
• 29 MLB Draft selections
• Three consecutive No. 1-ranked JUCO recruiting classes at Kansas after never having a top-ranked class in program history (2023-25)
• Highest ranked high school recruiting class in program history at New Mexico in 2020 (33rd by Perfect Game)
• New Mexico’s JUCO signing classes were ranked No. 20 in 2022 and No. 22 in 2020 by Perfect Game
• New Mexico hit at least .285 every year under his hitting instruction
• Howard led all NJCAA programs in home runs with 131 in 2018
• Cisco made an appearance in the 2016 NJCAA World Series and an NJCAA Region V Championship
With Coyne's hands on the construction of the roster, Kansas won three championships in 2026, including the Big 12 regular season title, the Big 12 Tournament title and the Lawrence Regional title. The Jayhawks were one of two teams nationally to win its conference's regular season title outright, conference tournament title and advance to Super Regionals. KU was the only team in the country who finished the 2026 season with at least 45 overall wins, 20 conference wins and 20 road wins.
The Jayhawks became the first team to win the Big 12 regular season title outright and the Big 12 Tournament title since 2009. Kansas claimed the Big 12 regular season title outright with 22 league wins. It was the first regular season conference championship for Kansas since 1949 as a member of the Big Seven, and only the fourth in school history.
Kansas qualified for a second consecutive NCAA Tournament in 2026 for only the second time in program history. KU tied the school record with 45 wins and hosted the first ever Lawrence Regional and Lawrence Super Regional.
In back-to-back seasons, Kansas had at least 20 conference wins for the first time ever. Kansas was the first Big 12 team with 20 conference wins in consecutive seasons since Nebraska in 2000 and 2001. The Jayhawks also won seven consecutive Big 12 series for the first time in program history.
KU set new school records in conference wins (22), road/neutral wins (24), conference series wins (eight), home runs (112), slugging percentage (.507) and pitching strikeouts (610) in 2026.
Kansas was also one of five teams nationally to have multiple double-digit winning streaks. Both of those winning streaks came during a 30-game stretch from March 15-May 3 where Kansas posted a 27-3 record, including a nation's best .937 winning percentage in the month of April.
Coyne recruited shortstop Tyson LeBlanc in 2026, who set a new school record with 25 home runs. LeBlanc started every game at shortstop and earned First Team All-American and All-Big 12 First Team honors. LeBlanc was the sixth First Team All-American in Kansas history and the first in 20 years since Don Czyz in 2006.
LeBlanc was one of four Jayhawks selected in the 2026 MLB Draft and became the highest drafted position player in Kansas history after being chosen 61st overall. Dominic Voegele, Brady Ballinger and Mathis Nayral also heard their names called. Voegele's selection in the third round at 82nd overall marked the third highest draft pick in program history. He is the highest draft right-handed pitcher to ever come out of Kansas.
Kansas had one of its best seasons in school history in 2025, including a program record 42 regular season wins. Coyne assisted Kansas to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014, while leading the recruiting and roster construction for a truly historic season in Lawrence. The Jayhawks set program records in Big 12 wins (20), conference wins (20), conference series wins (seven), conference series sweeps (five), road wins (20), come-from-behind wins (26) and home runs (104).
Entering the NCAA Tournament, Kansas was the only team in the country with at least 43 overall wins, 20 conference wins and 20 true road wins. The Jayhawks also had more overall wins (43) and conference wins (20) than any team in the Big 12 at the beginning of the tournament.
Coyne led the recruitment efforts for Brady Ballinger and Jackson Hauge who developed into All-Americans in 2025. The last Kansas All-American, before Ballinger and Hauge, was in 2009 and the Jayhawks did not have two All-Americans in a season since 1996.
KU finished the 2025 season at the top of the Big 12 with 367 walks (fourth nationally), 104 home runs (tied for 15th nationally) and seven shutouts (tied for fifth nationally).
The Jayhawks had eight players from the 2025 roster move on to professional baseball, including Brady Counsell, Alex Breckheimer and Derek Cerda being selected in the MLB Draft. In three years at Kansas, KU has produced 18 professional baseball players, with two in 2023, eight in 2024 and eight in 2025.
Kansas made significant strides forward in 2024 as the team finished with an overall record of 31-23 and a 15-15 mark in conference play. The 31 wins were the most for Kansas since 2019 and the 15 victories in conference games were tied for the most in program history. The Jayhawks advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship for the first time since 2013 when the Jayhawks played in the title game.
Kansas had six players selected in the 2024 MLB Draft, the most by Kansas in the top 20 rounds of an MLB Draft in program history. Hunter Cranton tied for the second highest draft pick in program history, while Shojinaga marked the fifth highest position player ever drafted out of Kansas. Additionally, two players signed professional contracts to make it a total of eight Jayhawks from the 2024 roster going on to play professional baseball.
In November 2022, less than five months after being hired, Coyne led the way in assembling the No. 1 JUCO recruiting class. The No. 1 ranking by Perfect Game was the Jayhawks’ first-ever top ranked recruiting class. The coaching staff followed that up by earning the No. 1 JUCO recruiting class for a second consecutive year in November 2023 and a third straight year in November 2024. An aggressive approach to the transfer portal also earned Kansas the No. 9-ranked transfer class and the best in the Big 12 by D1Baseball in January 2024.
Upon his arrival at Kansas, Coyne was tasked with filling out the 2023 roster. He quickly brought in 18 transfers in less than two months to fill out the roster.
Coyne arrived at Kansas following four seasons at University of New Mexico as the Infield Coach/Recruiting Coordinator. He was also responsible for working directly with the hitters where his team’s batting average was at least .285 every year.
Coyne’s recruiting efforts resulted in the highest ranked high school class in program history in 2020 as the group was ranked 33rd by Perfect Game on signing day. His JUCO signing classes also received high marks by Perfect Game as the 2022 class was ranked No. 20 and the 2020 class came in at No. 22.
Prior to New Mexico, Coyne was Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator at Howard College for two seasons (2017-18) and Cisco College for two seasons (2015-16). He also spent time as a volunteer assistant at Wichita State (2013-14) and University of Texas – Pan American (fall of 2012).
While at Howard, Coyne helped develop 38 players that transferred to Division I programs and had four players selected in the MLB Draft. Howard helped the team post a 71-42 overall record and made regional appearances in each of his two seasons at Howard. In 2018, Howard led all NJCAA programs in home runs with 131.
Coyne’s two seasons at Cisco were highlighted by an appearance in the 2016 NJCAA World Series and an NJCAA Region V Championship that year. Cisco had a 90-30 record and made regional appearances in both of his seasons. Coyne assisted in sending 41 student-athletes to Division I schools and had 11 players picked in the MLB Draft.
A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Coyne played collegiately at El Paso Community College (2008-09) and at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (2010). He graduated in 2012 from University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies.
Coyne’s Coaching Career Highlights
• 79 student-athletes who have transferred to play Division I Baseball
• 29 MLB Draft selections
• Three consecutive No. 1-ranked JUCO recruiting classes at Kansas after never having a top-ranked class in program history (2023-25)
• Highest ranked high school recruiting class in program history at New Mexico in 2020 (33rd by Perfect Game)
• New Mexico’s JUCO signing classes were ranked No. 20 in 2022 and No. 22 in 2020 by Perfect Game
• New Mexico hit at least .285 every year under his hitting instruction
• Howard led all NJCAA programs in home runs with 131 in 2018
• Cisco made an appearance in the 2016 NJCAA World Series and an NJCAA Region V Championship
| The Coyne File | |
|---|---|
| Alma Mater: | North Texas, 2012, B.A. in General Studies |
| Hometown: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Coaching Experience | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022-Present | Kansas | Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator |
| 2018-22 | New Mexico | Infield Coach/Recruiting Coordinator |
| 2016-18 | Howard College | Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator |
| 2014-16 | Cisco College | Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator |
| 2013-14 | Wichita State | Volunteer Assistant Coach |
| 2012 | University of Texas - Pan American | Volunteer Assistant |
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