Jim Bretz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jim Bretz
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 11, 1964(1964-04-11)
Age	60
Birthplace	Lexington
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aries

Jim Bretz Biography

Jim Bretz is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on April 11, 1964 in Lexington, United States. Jim Bretz (born April 11 1964) is an American baseball scout as well as a the former head of college sports. He is currently the Northeast Scouting Director of the Detroit Tigers and was previously the head coach at UNC Asheville (1991-1994) and Hartford (1995-1997).

The Bulldogs were home to a player who was selected to the All-Big South Team in each of Bretz’s seasons. Additionally, Three players signed contracts with professional organizations during Bretz’s time. The pitcher Marc Rosenbalm, who was selected to the Big South’s all-tournament and all-conference teams in 1991 and signed a free-agent deal for the Seattle Mariners following the season. Jamon Deal, along with Eugene Faircloth were both selected in the 1992 MLB Draft and played in the minor leagues.

At Hartford, Bretz coached future Major Leaguer Earl Snyder, who played for the program from 1995–1998. Snyder played for the Cleveland Indians in 2002 and the Boston Red Sox in 2004. At Hartford, he set career records for home runs and RBI and was named to multiple all-conference and all-region teams.

In 1995, Bretz’s first season, the Hawks went 14-25 (10-12 NAC). Prior to the season, many players that had played for or been recruited by previous head coach Moe Morhardt quit the program. The team played the season with a 16-man roster. Bretz said of the season: “I got rid of some problems and some players cut themselves. We wanted to find out who was going to be the backbone of the team. … We were planning for the future: ‘This is how we’ll play, conduct ourselves on the road and handle tough situations. We didn’t have a chance to win. We had a five-man pitching staff. You have to give credit to the guys who stuck it out.”

The coaching staffs of Bretz during his time at Asheville was comprised of Sammy Stewart, an ex-Major League pitcher who attempted to come back from addiction to cocaine. Stewart was an assistant coach for the Asheville team in the year 1991. Bretz spoke about Stewart in a media interviewthat “I’d heard all about his drug and alcohol problems, but the guy just made a mistake. You could see in his face that he wanted to make a commitment. He’s been a real inspiration to my kids.”

Jim Bretz Net Worth

Jim Bretz is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jim Bretz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Bretz played baseball in college at Charlotte under the head coach Gary Robinson from 1984-1987. In this time, the 49ers enjoyed two seasons of 30 wins and played in the Sun Belt tournament twice. The team Bretz played with at Charlotte included the future Major League umpire Fieldin Culbreth.

Bretz started his career in coaching as an assistant coach at UNC Asheville from 1988-1990. He was elevated to head coach for the season of 1991 and held the position for the entire 1991-94 season.

Under Bretz, Asheville finished 5th in the Big South Conference in 1991 and 1992, appearing in the Big South Tournament in both seasons. Its deepest tournament run came in 1991, when the team went 19-29. It started the tournament 3-0, with wins over #3 Winthrop, #2 Augusta, and #4 Davidson. In the championship round, however, it lost two games to top-seeded Coastal Carolina and finished as the tournament runner-up. In Bretz’s final two seasons, 1993 and 1994, the Bulldogs did not qualify for the conference tournament. His overall record at Asheville was 73-114.

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Facts & Trivia

Jim Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jim Bretz celebrates birthday on April 11 of every year.