Jim Sherman

James Herbert Sherman is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder and third baseman. Sherman is the head coach of the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball team.

Sherman attended William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware. Sherman played for the school's varsity baseball and football teams. Sherman then enrolled at the University of Delaware, to play college baseball for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens baseball team.

As a freshman at the University of Delaware in 1979, Sherman had a .367 batting average, a .419 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .623 SLG. He was named to the first team All-East Coast Conference (ECC).

As a sophomore in 1980, Sherman batted .328 with a .661 SLG, 13 home runs, and 56 RBIs. Following his sophomore season at Delaware, Sherman played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

In the 1981 season as a junior, Sherman hit 10 home runs and 12 doubles. Sherman returned to the Chatham A's in the summer. Sherman was drafted in the 20th round by the Chicago Cubs during the 1981 Major League Baseball draft, but returned for his senior year at Delaware.

Sherman had his best season as a senior in 1982, leading the team in doubles (13), home runs (15), RBIs (68), batting average (.394) and slugging (.794). He was named First Team All-ECC.

Sherman was drafted in the 14th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft by the Houston Astros.

Sherman was hired as the head coach of the Wilmington University Wildcats baseball program in 1988. He led the Wildcats to the NAIA World Series in 1992 and 1994. In the summer of 1994, Sherman was named an assistant coach at the University of Delaware. Sherman was elevated to head coach in 2000, following Bob Hannah's retirement. In May 2017, Sherman won his 500th career game at Delaware.