Baseball Coaching Staff

Head Coach Howard Jenter

Phone: 330.569.5348
Email: jenterhe@hiram.edu
Video Message from Coach Jenter

Howard Jenter enters his 17th season as Hiram College's head baseball coach in 2008. In addition to his coaching duties, Jenter also serves as the Coordinator of Facility Scheduling.

In his previous 16 seasons, Jenter has compiled a 234-336-2 overall record to rank second on the school's all-time wins list. In four of the past seven seasons, Jenter's teams have won 20 or more games. In 2000, Jenter's squad set a school record for victories in a single season with 27. Last season, the Terriers finished 6-29 overall and finished fifth in the North Coast Athletic Conference East Division at 1-14.

Jenter has coached three players- Jason Tangi, Kurt Kaufman, and Brian Frasco- who have gone on to professional careers. He has also had several players selected to the All-Region team and numerous Terriers have earned all-conference honors during his tenure.

While a student-athlete at Hiram, Jenter earned All-President's Athletic Conference honors twice in baseball and once in football. He was also named baseball's Most Valuable Player and team captain. He lettered four times in baseball and three times in football. He was also the starting free safety of Hiram's 1982 PAC Championship football team.

Jenter is a 1985 graduate of Hiram and also holds a master's degree in sports administration from Kent State University.

Jenter and his wife, Mary, reside in Champion, Ohio with children Brad and Beth.

Assistant Coach James Roberson

Phone: 330.569.5349
Email:  robersonja@hiram.edu

James Roberson will be in his second season as the pitching coach for the Hiram College baseball team in 2008. 

He is a 2006 graduate of Defiance College and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management with a minor in economics. As a student-athlete, Roberson was a four-year member of the Defiance baseball team and was a three-year letter winner. 

In addition to coaching at Hiram, Roberson serves as a head coach for a 17U summer baseball team in the Dayton area.

 
Roberson is also the wide recievers coach for the Hiram football team.

Roberson currently lives in Hiram, Ohio.