Jacob De Boer, formerly head baseball coach at Pen Argyl High School and an All-PSAC East second baseman for the Warriors, enters his first season as assistant coach at East Stroudsburg University under head coach John Kochmansky during the 2017 season.
De Boer replaced longtime ESU assistant coach Bob Shebelsky, who retired after 13 seasons as an assistant coach for the Warriors alongside Kochmansky.
De Boer, ESU’s career hits leader, was a three-time All-PSAC East selection, earning first team recognition in 2006 and 2007 following a spot on the second team in 2005. He was also named to three All-Region teams as a senior for the Warriors.
He graduated with school records for career hits (224), total bases (297), stolen bases (66) and games played (184) following his career as a four-year starter. He still holds the Warriors’ career hits record almost a decade later.
De Boer reunites with Kochmansky, who was his head coach at Pen Argyl High School from 2000-03. De Boer was a graduate assistant coach for the Warriors in 2008 during Kochmansky’s first season as head coach at ESU.
De Boer was head baseball coach at Pen Argyl since 2009, leading his team to the Colonial League championship in 2011 and earning league Coach of the Year honors in 2010 and 2011.
De Boer holds both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from ESU in Exercise Science, graduating with a B.A. in 2007 and an M.S. in 2009.
He has been employed as a mental health worker at Colonial Academy in Wind Gap since 2012, and also has experience as an adjunct professor at Lehigh Carbon Community College in 2010.
He played professionally for the River City Rascals (O’Fallon, Missouri) of the Frontier League in the summer of 2008.
De Boer was named ESU’s Team MVP in both 2005 and 2007 and was the Coaches’ Award recipient in 2006.
Along with his career records for hits, total bases, stolen bases and games played, De Boer graduated ranked second at ESU in career doubles (35), tied for seventh in triples (10), fourth in extra-base hits (51), second in runs (152), tied for sixth in RBI (93), tied for seventh in walks (66) and second in career assists (391). He was named to the ABCA All-Region Gold Glove team as a senior.
He helped the Warriors reach the PSAC Tournament as a senior in 2007, their first postseason appearance since 1985.
De Boer had a .287 batting average as a freshman for the Warriors in 2004, then hit .348, .342 and .379 over his final three seasons. He graduated with a .341 career batting average, .412 on-base percentage and .452 slugging percentage.
In 2006, he had 64 hits (13 doubles, six triples, three home runs), 31 RBI, 55 runs, a career-high 98 total bases and was 20-for-22 on stolen base attempts.
As a senior in 2007, he also had 64 hits (14 doubles, one home run), 22 RBI, 51 runs, 81 total bases and was 23-for-26 on stolen bases.
He was the second ESU player to reach 200 career hits and still maintains the school record. He was recognized as part of the first class of ESU’s “Bat Club” in 2013.
