Jake Sabol Steps Down As Head Baseball Coach - Named Head Coach At Central Michigan

MIDLAND, MICH. – Jake Sabol resigned as the head coach of the Northwood University baseball program Tuesday morning (June 27).

Sabol has accepted the head coaching position at Central Michigan University, taking over for Jordan Bischel. This is the second time in Sabol's career he has followed Bischel as a head coach. Sabol became Northwood's head coach in 2019 after Bischel accepted the CMU head coaching position.

"I am very excited for the opportunity to coach at my alma mater, but leaving Northwood is not easy," said Sabol. "I am forever grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Northwood family and would like to personally thank everyone associated with the program for all of their hard work. I need to especially thank both Jeff Curtis and Dave Marsh for their amazing support of our program over these last five years and for all they do for Northwood. Most of all, I need to thank all of our players and coaches who have been a part of this program. Your willingness to want to be great is the main reason we've had success. Our family culture is something I am so proud of and I will miss being around you every single day. I cannot wait to see what you will continue to accomplish in your lives and I will always be rooting for you from afar."

In his time at Northwood, Sabol led Northwood to a 140-90-1 overall record (.608). The Timberwolves reached the NCAA Tournament all four years of his tenure. His final season at Northwood was his best, leading the Timberwolves was his best, guiding the team to a 42-19 overall record while winning the first Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship in school history. Including his three seasons as head coach at Alma College, Sabol has a career coaching record of 207-149-1.

"Jake Sabol did a tremendous job leading the Northwood baseball program," said Northwood Athletic Director Jeff Curtis. "He is a first-class individual who will do a great job at Central Michigan. We wish him nothing but success going forward.

"Our baseball program is in a great place right now and I look forward to finding the right person to lead our team to continued success."