Baseball
Jon Strauss
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jon.strauss@csun.edu
Jon Strauss enters his first season as an assistant coach and pitching coach to the CSUN Baseball team in 2024-25.
Strauss brings to CSUN nearly 30 years of coaching experience.
He completed a seven-year stint on the coaching staff at Baylor (2016-22), helping the Bears to three NCAA Regional appearances from 2017-19. In 2017, Strauss mentored a decorated pitching staff in All-American closer Troy Montemayor and Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Montana Parsons. Strauss coached five pitchers to All-Big 12 honors, three of which were drafted in Cody Bradford along with All-Americans Kyle Hill and Luke Boyd. In 2018, Strauss earned recognition as one of the top assistants by D1Baseball as his pitching staff boasted the lowest ERA in the Big 12 while Bradford became the first Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in program history.
Strauss spent six seasons at Pepperdine (2010-15) as the team's pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, helping the Waves to a pair WCC regular season titles, two WCC Tournament titles, three NCAA Regional appearances and one Super Regional berth while he developed 12 pitchers that were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Prior to Pepperdine, Strauss completed three different stints at Long Beach State as an assistant coach from 1995-00, 2006 and 2008-09. He would help the Dirtbags to three Big West championships along with three NCAA Tournament appearances, highlighted by a third-place finish at the 1998 College World Series. In 2008, Strauss helped coached five pitchers that were selected in the first five rounds of the MLB Draft including Big West Pitcher of the Year Andrew Liebel while 65 total pitchers signed pro contracts.
Strauss' coaching career also includes stops at San José State and LMU, and a head coaching stint at Glendale Community College where he compiled a 66-25 overall record and two league titles while being named Western State Conference Coach of the Year.
As a player, Strauss spent two seasons at the College of the Canyons before playing at catcher at Long Beach State for College World Series runs in 1993 and 1994. After college, Strauss spent a year in the New York Yankees' organization.
Strauss brings to CSUN nearly 30 years of coaching experience.
He completed a seven-year stint on the coaching staff at Baylor (2016-22), helping the Bears to three NCAA Regional appearances from 2017-19. In 2017, Strauss mentored a decorated pitching staff in All-American closer Troy Montemayor and Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Montana Parsons. Strauss coached five pitchers to All-Big 12 honors, three of which were drafted in Cody Bradford along with All-Americans Kyle Hill and Luke Boyd. In 2018, Strauss earned recognition as one of the top assistants by D1Baseball as his pitching staff boasted the lowest ERA in the Big 12 while Bradford became the first Big 12 Pitcher of the Year in program history.
Strauss spent six seasons at Pepperdine (2010-15) as the team's pitching coach and recruiting coordinator, helping the Waves to a pair WCC regular season titles, two WCC Tournament titles, three NCAA Regional appearances and one Super Regional berth while he developed 12 pitchers that were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Prior to Pepperdine, Strauss completed three different stints at Long Beach State as an assistant coach from 1995-00, 2006 and 2008-09. He would help the Dirtbags to three Big West championships along with three NCAA Tournament appearances, highlighted by a third-place finish at the 1998 College World Series. In 2008, Strauss helped coached five pitchers that were selected in the first five rounds of the MLB Draft including Big West Pitcher of the Year Andrew Liebel while 65 total pitchers signed pro contracts.
Strauss' coaching career also includes stops at San José State and LMU, and a head coaching stint at Glendale Community College where he compiled a 66-25 overall record and two league titles while being named Western State Conference Coach of the Year.
As a player, Strauss spent two seasons at the College of the Canyons before playing at catcher at Long Beach State for College World Series runs in 1993 and 1994. After college, Strauss spent a year in the New York Yankees' organization.
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