Northwest Missouri State Athletics

Northwest Missouri State University head baseball coach Tony Jandron led the Bearcats to a berth in the 2025 MIAA Baseball Tournament championship game while securing the most ever wins by a first-year coach in program history.

Jandron guided the Bearcats to a 27-25 mark in the 2025 season. Northwest went 19-17 in MIAA play and earned the No. 6 seed in the 2025 MIAA Tournament. Northwest picked up one-run wins over No. 3 seed Fort Hays State and No. 8 seed Washburn to reach the tournament title game against No. 4 seed Central Oklahoma. The Bronchos posted an 11-4 win in the championship game.

In 2025, the Northwest baseball set the program record for home runs in a season (57). The Bearcats had five players gain all-MIAA recognition in the 2025 season led by third team selections Ryan Williams (UTIL) and Ashton Neuman (OF). Neuman was also awarded a spot on the MIAA's Gold Glove Team. Ben Haug (P), Jaren Guck (P) and Dylan Hufft (SS) tallied honorable mention all-MIAA honors.

Director of Athletics Andy Peterson has announced the hiring of Jandron as the new head coach of the Bearcat baseball program June 3, 2024.

"I'm thrilled to get Coach Jandron to campus and turn the keys to the baseball program over to him," Peterson said. "We had a ton of interest and qualified coaches reached out about running our team, and Tony quickly separated himself as a top candidate. As an assistant he has been a part of successful teams at every stop in his career and I'm excited to see what he can do as a head coach in building off the foundation here at Northwest Missouri State. We're excited to get Tony and his wife, Gabby, to town and start the next chapter of Bearcat baseball."

Jandron became the 10th head coach in school history, and only the fourth different leader in the last 42 seasons of Bearcat baseball. This is the first head coaching job for Jandron after previously serving as an assistant coach at Illinois State, Central Michigan, Northwood and the College of DuPage.

"I'm thankful to Andy for this opportunity," Jandron said. "I was impressed by the vision of the program and enjoyed getting to know more about the Bearcat culture. There is a commitment to the student-athlete experience and I'm excited to meet the standard of success both on and off the field. I'm looking forward to building relationships, sharing my experiences, and motivating players to become the best version of themselves. My wife, Gabby, and I are beyond excited to be in Maryville and join the Bearcat family."

At Illinois State in 2024, Jandron served as the third base coach and ran the offense for the Redbirds. Illinois State gained its first winning season since 2019 when it posted a mark of 30-27 and went 16-11 in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2024. As a squad, the Redbirds batted .291 with 76 home runs and 54 stolen bases.

Prior to Illinois State, Jandron spent five seasons (2019-2023) as an assistant at Central Michigan and amassed a 177-80 (.689) record as a Chippewa. In Jandron's time at Central Michigan, the Chippewas earned their first NCAA berth since 1995, tied the program record for victories in a season (47), and broke the programs stolen base record in a season (133). The 2019, 2021, 2022 teams won 132 games, marking the winningest three-year stretch in program history. Central Michigan was in the NCAA Tournament three straight times (2019, 2021, 2022) during Jandron's time in Mount Pleasant. The dramatic 6-5 victory over Miami (Fla.) in an NCAA Regional game in Starkville, Miss. was CMU's first NCAA Tournament victory since 1988.

Jandron coached three seasons (2016-2018) at NCAA Division II Northwood. The Timberwolves won their first GLIAC title in their program's history and had a combined two-year total of 84 victories (2017, 2018) was the fifth-highest total in Division II. Both squads were ranked in the top 20 nationally and appeared in the NCAA Regionals.

He began his coaching career at College of DuPage, a junior college in Glen Ellyn, Ill. At DuPage, Jandron helped lead a 16-win improvement as the Chaparrals finished 39-20 in 2015, their first winning season in five years.

Jandron is a 2011 graduate of St. Norbert College in DePere, Wis., with a degree in business administration. Jandron was a two-sport athlete in college as he competed in baseball and basketball. The former All-American at St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wis.) led the NCAA in batting average .511 his senior campaign and is the program's all-time wins leader on the mound. Jandron played every position but catcher for the Green Knights.

Jandron gained a master's of science degree in organizational leadership from Northwood in 2019. Jandron is a native of Negaunee, Michigan, and will be making the move to Maryville with his wife, Gabby. 
 
Jandron's Coaching Profile
Illinois State - First winning season since 2019 ('24)
Mid-American Conference (MAC) Champions ('22, '19)
MAC Tournament Champions ('22,'19)
MLB Draft Picks ('22', '21, '20, '19)
NCAA D1 Regional Qualifier ('22,'21,'19)
NCAA D1 Regional Finalist ('21)
First NCAA Tournament Appearance in 24 years ('19)
Tied program record with 47 wins ('19)
GLIAC Champions ('18, '17)
GLIAC Tournament Champions ('18, '17)
NCAA D2 Regional Qualifier ('18, '17)
84 wins, 5th in all of Division II ('18, '17)
Top-20 national ranking ('18, '17)
Program Record 46 wins ('17)
First ever NCAA Regional - #1 seed ('17)
DuPage, 16-win improvement: 39-20 record ('15)
First year at DuPage resulted in first winning season in five years ('14)
 
Northwest's Baseball Head Coaches
1956 - Bob Gregory, Career Record: 6-2-1
1957-58 - Neal Tremble, Career Record: 10-9
1959-60 - Marion Moss, Career Record: 9-9
1961-69 - Burton Richey, Career Record: 89-94
1970-72 - John Barnes, Career Record: 45-50
1973-81 - Jim Wasem, Career Record: 221-119
1982-92 - Jim Johnson
1993 - Steve Chor, Career Record: 9-18
1994-99 - Jim Johnson, Career Record: 369-330
2000-24 - Darin Loe, Career Record: 592-650
2024 - Tony Jandron, Career Record: 27-25