Jim Belanger Position: Assistant Coach Experience: First Season Alma Mater: Louisville (2008)

An accomplished, young pitching coach, Jim Belanger is in his first season at Maryland. Belanger was named to the Terrapin coaching staff on August 13, 2012.

Belanger arrived in College Park after four seasons at Monmouth University. This past season, Belanger oversaw the development of Pat Light, who was named New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Pitcher of the Year and drafted 37th overall in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Boston Red Sox.

In 2011, Belanger developed a staff which helped lead the Hawks to 36 regular season wins and the 2011 Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season title. The pitching staff posted a 3.34 ERA, which ranked 36th nationally and first in the NEC. In over 460 innings pitched, the staff allowed a league-low 462 hits, 216 runs, and 132 walks while recording a conference-high 322 strikeouts.

Under Belanger's tutelage, Nick Meyers earned 2011 NEC Pitcher of the Year honors, and Andrew McGee was named to the 2011 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team and was honored as the NEC Relief Pitcher of the Year.

A native of North Babylon, N.Y., Belanger began his coaching career at the University of Louisville in 2009 as an undergraduate assistant coach. Belanger helped Louisville win the Big East regular season and tournament championships as the Cardinals hosted a NCAA regional for the first time in school history.

During the summer of the 2008, Belanger helped coach the Bayside Yankees Senior American Baseball Club. The Bayside Yankees finished with a team ERA of 3.41 on its way to the National Amateur Baseball Federation National Championship.

A two-year letterwinner at Louisville, Belanger was a member of a Cardinals' starting rotation in 2007 and 2008. After helping the Cardinals advance to the 2007 College World Series, Belanger helped the squad win the Big East title and a spot in the 2008 NCAA tournament.

While at Louisville, Belanger appeared in 33 games for the Cardinals and started 17. In 98-2/3 innings, Belanger posted a 5.29 ERA while striking out 63. In 2007, Belanger posted a 3.94 ERA in 59-1/3 innings and held opponents to a .248 batting average.

In two seasons at Cecil Community College in North East, Md., Belanger compiled a 17-4 record with a 2.90 ERA and 108 strikeouts.

Belanger holds an associate degree in general education from Cecil Community College and a bachelor of science in sociology from Louisville.