Thirteen Seasons (448-222-2 through 2011)
Five-time ABCA/Rawlings Region Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
Six-time NEIBA Division II Coach of the Year - 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008,  2009, 2010

"Jayson King is one of the most respected coaches in the Northeast, and scouts rave about his ability to recruit and develop talent."
-- Baseball America, June 2007

Jayson King enters his 14th season as Head Coach of the Franklin Pierce University baseball program in 2012. He also serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Auxiliary Services for the University. Through 13 seasons in Rindge, King has amassed a 448-222-2 record (.668 winning percentage) over 672 games to run his record to 469-269-2 (.635) over 740 games in 15 seasons as a collegiate head coach. The Ravens have won at least 31 games every season since 2002 and will need only that many in 2012 to give King his 500th career victory.

Inheriting a team that went 8-21 in 1998 and 40-103-2 under three different coaches in the last five years before his arrival, King has built the program into a regional dynasty. The construction of the program into a competitor at the national level has culminated with four NCAA Regional titles in the last six years. In all, in the last nine seasons (beginning with the 2003 campaign), King has led the Ravens to two appearances in the NCAA national semifinals, five NCAA Regional titles and four Northeast-10 Conference championships. In addition, the club captured the ECAC Division II Championship in both 2002 and 2004.

During his 13 seasons in Rindge, King's Ravens squads have posted 12 consecutive winning seasons, set new program records for wins on seven occasions, topped 30 wins each of the last 10 seasons, and hit the 40-win mark five times in the last six years. He was the first coach to eclipse 20 wins in program history, let alone reach the 30- and 40-win plateaus. Since ushering the program into the Northeast-10 Conference in 2001, King's teams have posted a 235-88-1 record (.727) over 324 games in conference play and captured three regular season titles, plus a Markey Division crown in 2003. Northeast-10 baseball will return to a divisional model in 2012, when the sport will feature 16 programs.

The success has placed King squarely among the most-respected coaches in the area, as well as the country. He is a five-time Region Coach of the Year selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association, including four of the last five seasons, and has been named the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association's Division II Coach of the Year on four occasions. King's .626 career winning percentage placed him 24th among active Division II coaches, heading into 2011, with the pre-2012 records not yet available. In addition, he ranked 42nd among active Division II coaches with 429 career victories.

In total, King's program has produced 18 All-America selections, 54 All-Region honorees and 91 All-Conference players, including 88 since joining the Northeast-10 in 2001. Seven different players have earned Conference Pitcher of the Year, beginning with left-hander Justin Blood in the old New England Collegiate Conference in 2000. Right-handers Chris Shank (2002), Matt Weagle (2003), Mike Adams (2008), Kyle Vazquez (2009), Jose Macias (2010) and Ryan Thompson (2011) have captured the award from the Northeast-10. Four Ravens have been named the Northeast-10 Player of the Year: catcher Eric Cavers (2004), Bryan Duplissie (2005), third baseman Garrett Olson (2006) and Keith Renaud (2007). In addition, infielder Scott Savastano (2006) and catcher Mike Dowd (2009) have each brought home Northeast-10 Freshman of the Year awards. Adams brought home the biggest individual honor in program history with his 2008 selection as National Pitcher of the Year by the NCBWA.

Most recently, the Ravens were held without a regular season or postseason championship of any kind for the first time since 2001, as the team finished third in the Northeast-10, was the runner-up in the Northeast-10 Championship and was eliminated on the penultimate day of the NCAA Championship East Regional. Despite the lack of a title, the team reached 40 wins for the second year in a row, as it went 40-14, as well as 19-7 in the Northeast-10. The team was still considred among the best in the region, and played host to the East Regional.

The 2011 season was another one full of awards for King's players, highlighted by right-hander Ryan Thompson, who put together one of the finest single-season pitching performances in school history, and was the second consecutive Raven to take home both consensus All-America First Team and East Region Pitcher of the Year accolades. Thompson was also a finalist for College Baseball Lineup's Tino Martinez Division II Player of the Year Award and took home Northeast-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year honors as the third straight Raven to earn the conference's major pitching award. In addition, Mike Dowd, Dan Hennigan and Derek Ingui all earned All-East Region First Team selections as well. Ingui and left-hander Brian Maloney both capped off brilliant Franklin Pierce careers, as the former graduated as the program's all-time leader in games played, at-bats, hits, runs scored, triples and home runs (tied), while the latter left Rindge as the school's all-time leader in strikeouts and ranked second in ERA, innings pitched and wins.

In early June, four Ravens were selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft: Dowd by the Seattle Mariners in the 12th round (363 overall), Thompson by the New York Yankees in the 36th round (1,109 overall), Maloney by the San Francisco Giants in the 45th round (1,377 overall) and Gregg Downing by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 47th round (1,424 overall). It was the second-largest draft class in program history, behind only the five selections of 2006. Beginning with the ninth-round selection of Justin Blood by the Seattle Mariners in 2001, Franklin Pierce has seen 21 players picked by MLB clubs in the First-Year Player Draft under King's watch. Boston College (36 draft picks) and the University of Connecticut (34) are the only other schools in New England, regardless of division, to produce more Draft selections over the last 11 years. Garrett Olson is the highest draft pick in program history, thanks to his fourth-round (126 overall) selection by the Minnesota Twins in 2006, while the Mariners are the most frequent team to pull from the talent pool in Rindge, as the franchise has selected four Ravens in the Draft over the years.

Thanks in part to the continuing success in the draft, King has been recognized both regionally and nationally for his commitment to developing talent and readying players for the next level. In its June 2007 Draft Preview Edition, Baseball America wrote "Jayson King is one of the most respected coaches in the Northeast. Scouts rave about his ability to recruit and develop talent." In addition, in January 2007, the New York Professional Hot Stove League presented King with the Ralph DiLullo Award for "going above and beyond the call of duty" in assisting professional scouts with regards to the Franklin Pierce baseball program in caining exposure for his players. In recent years, the program's annual Scout Day workout in October showcasing the team's draft-eligible talent for the upcoming season has become a can't-miss date on the calendars of the region's professional scouts.

Among the reasons Rindge has become an epicenter for collegiate baseball in the region is the program's state-of-the-art home, Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field, which opened in 2005 after a fundraising campaign which King himself played a significant role in. The EdelGrass artifical surface of the field was the first of its kind in the United States to be used exclusively for baseball and allows the facility to be plowed for use during times when other programs in the area must wait for the winter's snow to melt away.

Night baseball came to Franklin Pierce with the 2007 addition of lights to Pappas Field, while 2009 renovations added heat and lights to both dugouts, as well as lights to the bullpens and the batting cage. Add in the state-of-the-art press facility, and Pappas Field has quickly become synonymous with postseason baseball in the northeast, as it has been selected to host six NCAA Championship Regionals (2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005) and three Northeast-10 Championships (2010, 2009, 2008).

The continuing success in Rindge has given King many opportunities to serve as the voice of the region's brand of baseball, including his current seat on the NEIBA Board of Directors. He is a member of the ABCA, and serves as the regional representative for the Association's Coaches Poll, published weekly throughout the season by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. A member of the Northeast-10 Conference's Committee on Sports Administration, King has previously served terms on the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee, the Northeast-10 Conference's Committee on Sports Administration and the ECAC Division II Selection Committee, as well as serving as the Northeast Region Chair for the ABCA.

In 2010, the Ravens returned to the top of the East Region with a 43-17-1 campaign that was capped with an NCAA East Regional title and a national semifinal appearance. Along the way, King chalked up his 400th career victory with a 5-2 win over Bentley on March 31. The team rallied to defeat rival Southern Connecticut State twice on Championship Sunday at the East Regional to take home the title.

Along with the return to the NCAA National Finals, Franklin Pierce players collected a bevy of hardware in 2009, led by Jose Macias, who took home consensus All-America First Team honors and a consensus East Region Pitcher of the Year selection in addition to his selection as Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Year.

Macias was later selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 18th round (545 overall) of the First-Year Player Draft.

In 2009, Franklin Pierce captured its third consecutive Northeast-10 Championship after winning the conference's regular season title for the third time in four years. The Ravens hosted the NCAA East Regional and finished the campaign with a 37-18 record (24-6 Northeast-10).

Despite being unseated from the region's throne for a season, Franklin Pierce piled up the postseason accolades in 2009, as Tom Cote, Mike Dowd, Rob Nicholas and Kyle Vazquez all collected All-America honors from at least one of the three organizations which doles them out, with Vazquez earning consensus All-America accolades. In addition, Vazquez was named Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Year, while Dowd collected Co-Freshman of the Year honors.

Vazquez was later selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round (447 overall) of the First-Year Player Draft. Later in the summer, Kevin Rivers signed a free-agent contract with the Seattle Mariners' organization.

The 2008 squad capped off its season with the third straight NCAA Northeast Region title for the school with a 43-15 campaign that ranks as the third-best in program history and was the final of three straight 40-win seasons. In its first time serving as host of the tournament, Franklin Pierce captured its third striaght Northeast-10 Championship. A junior at the time, Mike Adams carried the Ravens through 2008, on his way to national Division II Pitcher of the Year accolades from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He was the first Ravens baseball player to earn a national Player/Pitcher of the Year award and the ninth athlete across all sports in Frnaklin Pierce history to earn a national award of such magnitude. In addition, he was a consensus All-America selection, the East Region Pitcher of the Year for two organizations and Northeast-10 Co-Pitcher of the Year.

During the summer, Scott Savastano was drafted for the second time in his Ravens career (and the third time overall), this time by the Seattle Mariners in the 28th round (852 overall). So far, Savastano has progressed the farthest of any Raven who has tried his hand at professional baseball. After playing one game for Triple-A Tacoma in his first year as a pro, Savastano worked his way up the ladder in 2009 and 2010, playing the second half of the 2010 campaign and opening 2011 in Double-A.

The 2007 squad holds a place in the discussion of greatest teams in Franklin Pierce history and is the one that began talk of a dynasty in Rindge. That edition of the Ravens lost only four games in 30 regular season Northeast-10 games (26-4), lost just once in five games at the Northeast-10 Championship and then swept through four games at the NCAA Northeast Regional on its way to a program-best 49-11 record. To date, it is the only team in program history to pull off the trifecta of capturing the Northeast-10 regular season title, the Northeast-10 postseason title and the NCAA Regional title. At the conclusion of the season, pitcher/designated hitter Keith Renaud was selected as the Northeast-10 Player of the Year. The summer after the 2007 campaign was the third time multiple players from Franklin Pierce were taken in the draft.

The 2006 season was the beginning of the three-year run of Northeast Region titles, as well as the beginnings of a run of regional dominance which continues to the present. The 46-13 record marked the first time the program eclipsed the 40-win mark and the team advanced to the national semifinals for the second time in program history before being ousted by eventual national champion Tampa. The signature victory of the season was a 21-1 pasting of Southern Connecticut State in the NCAA Northeast Regional final, just three days after falling to the Owls earlier in the tournament. The Ravens finished the season ranked No. 4 nationally in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Poll, the highest national ranking in program history.

Third baseman Garrett Olson was a consensus Northeast Region Player of the Year choice in addition to his selection as Northeast-10 Player of the Year. After arguably the most successful season in program history to that point, the Ravens capped the campaign with what still stands as the most successful draft in program annals, as five players were selected.

The 2005 season was the third straight of 32 wins for the Ravens (32-14). After posting a 21-9 record in conference play, the team swept through three games in Lowell, Mass. at the Northeast-10 Championship to lay claim to the first conference title in program history. Following the triumph in the conference tournament, Franklin Pierce was selected to host the NCAA Northeast Regional for the first time in program history, at Pappas Field in its inaugural season. Bryan Duplissie was picked as Northeast Region Player of the Year by the NCBWA, as well as Northeast-10 Player of the Year.

The 2004 campaign marked the first time since taking over in 1999 that one of King's squads did not set a new program record for wins, though at 32-23, they did match the 32-win mark set a season earlier. The 2004 season was the last time the team failed to qualify for the NCAA Championship, though the team did host and win the best-of-three ECAC Division II Championship over Wilmington (Del.). The season saw catcher Eric Cavers become the first player in program history to earn Northeast Region Player of the Year honors, as he received the accolade from ABCA/Rawlings. Cavers was also named Northeast-10 Player of the Year.

The 2003 season was Franklin Pierce's official arrival on the scene as a contender, both regionally and nationally, an accomplishment that was eventually rewarded with the team's induction in the Franklin Pierce Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011. After posting an 18-9 Northeast-10 record to capture the Markey Division title, the team swept through three games at the NCAA Northeast Regional to lay claim to the program's first ever regional championship and punch the team's first ticket to the NCAA Championship National Finals, held that year at Paterson Field in Montgomery, Ala. The Ravens won a pair of games down south to advance to the national semifinal for the first time in program history before being eliminated. The Ravens were the first baseball team from New Hampshire to reach the final stage of NCAA play in any division. Right-hander Matt Weagle, the Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Year, became the first All-America selection in program history in 2003 with his First Team selection by ABCA/Rawlings.

The 2003 campaign capped off an intense period of building for the program in its first five years under King. The team won 17 games in 2000, 21 in 2000, 25 in 2001 and 31 in 2002 to set a new program high-water mark each season. The 2002 squad captured the program's first postseason championship of any kind by sweeping Westminster (Pa.) in the best-of-three ECAC Division II Championship. The 2001 team ushered in a new era of Ravens baseball by posting an 18-14 record in its inaugural Northeast-10 season. The program has never finished below .500 in Northeast-10 play, and the 1999 team (King's first season) was the only team to finish below .500 in King's 13 seasons in Rindge thus far.

No stranger to rebuilding programs, King inherited a down-and-out program at Massachusetts Boston in the fall of 1996 and promptly set a school record for wins in his second season there (1998) before leaving for Franklin Pierce. Prior to his time with the Division III Beacons, King spent time as a graduate assistant at Springfield College.

King has seen success as a summer ball coach at the collegiate level as well. He spent the 1996 and 1997 seasons as an assistant coach with the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League, the premier collegiate summer league in the country, sanctioned by both the NCAA and MLB. King took over as Bourne's head coach in 1998, guiding the team to a playoff appearance. While on the Cape, King coordinated recruiting efforts, bringing several players to the Braves who would go on to be selected in the MLB draft. Among his most accomplished players from his time in Bourne, Rutgers outfielder David DeJesus went on to play nearly 900 Major League games over eight seasons with the Kansas City Royals.

King has also spent time in the world of affiliated Minor League Baseball. He spent the summer of 2009 as a volunteer assistant coach with the Lowell Spinners, the Single-A, short-season, New York-Penn League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.

King has begun to amass a coaching tree of his own disciples over the years with Franklin Pierce, led by former NECC Pitcher of the Year, Justin Blood, who was named Head Coach at the University of Hartford prior to the 2012 season after six seasons as an assistant at the University of Connecticut. While at Connecticut, Blood spent time as Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, assembling a cast that would earn the program's first NCAA Championship berths in 16 years in 2010 and 2011 and make a Super Regional appearance in 2011. A school-record 10 players were taken in the MLB Draft in 2011, coinciding with Blood's departure from Storrs.

Inside the Northeast-10, former Ravens player and assistant Scott Loiseau enters his fourth season as Head Coach at Southern New Hampshire in 2012. Former Ravens Chris Shank and Corey Muscara both serve as assistants on Loiseau's staff. At the Division III level, former All-Northeast-10 selection Mike Callahan heads into his seventh season as Head Coach at Worcester Polytechnic.

Elsewhere, five other former Ravens are currently working as assistant coaches at the collegiate level: Vinny Pennell is on Callahan's staff at WPI; Matt Weagle at Becker; Clay Jenkins at Plymouth State; Dan Fournier at Clark; and Mike Chambers, Tom Cote and Sean O'Brien are all members of King's staff at Franklin Pierce.

A 1993 graduate of Framingham State with a bachelor's degree in sociology, King was a four-year letterwinner for the Rams. In 1996, he earned his master's degree in physical education from Springfield.

Originally from Canton, Mass., King currently resides in Westminster, Mass., with his wife, Missy, daughter, Catherine, and son, Justin.

Career Record (469-269-2 (.635))

Franklin Pierce (13 seasons: 448-222-2 (.668) overall, 249-104-1 (.705) in conference)
2011: 40-14, 19-7 Northeast-10
2010: 43-17-1, 19-6-1 Northeast-10%~
2009: 37-18, 24-6 Northeast-10*^
2008: 43-15, 20-10 Northeast-10^%
2007: 49-11, 26-4 Northeast-10*^%&
2006: 46-13, 25-5 Northeast-10*%~&
2005: 32-14, 21-9 Northeast-10^
2004: 32-23, 23-8 Northeast-10#
2003: 32-17, 18-9 Northeast-10@%~&
2002: 31-17, 22-10 Northeast-10#&
2001: 25-22, 18-14 Northeast-10&
2000: 21-19-1, 9-3 New England Collegiate&
1999: 17-22, 5-13 New England Collegiate&
* Northeast-10 Regular Season Champion
^ Northeast-10 Champion
% NCAA Championship Regional Champion
~ NCAA Semifinalist
# ECAC Champion
@ Northeast-10 Markey Division Champion
& Set program record for wins

Massachusetts Boston (two seasons: 21-47 (.309) overall, 7-27 (.250) in Little East)
1998: 13-21, 5-9 Little East&
1997: 8-26, 2-12 Little East
& Set program record for wins