Quick Facts
Biography
Fred Hill Sr. (July 15, 1934 – March 2, 2019) was the head baseball coach at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where he served from 1984 through 2013. He earned 13 NCAA Baseball Tournament bids at the school. Hill was also a head baseball and football coach for the Montclair State University Red Hawks in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. He compiled an overall college baseball coaching record of 1,089–749–9.
Coaching career
Montclair State
In seven seasons as football head coach he compiled a record of 52–16–4, including four New Jersey State Athletic Conference titles. He also led them to the school's first 10-win season in 1981. As the Red Hawks' baseball coach, Hill went 148–91–1 in seven seasons. For his highly successful coaching efforts he was inducted into the Montclair State University Hall of Fame. His jersey number was also just the third to ever be retired at MSU, joining Sam Mills and Carol Blazejowski.
Rutgers
Hill served as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights head baseball coach, a position that he held since from the 1984 through 2013 seasons. He recorded a record of 941–658–7 at Rutgers alone and sent 72 different players in 30 years to professional baseball careers. When Hill announced his retirement prior to the start of the 2014 NCAA baseball season, his 1,089 career wins ranked him 11th in college baseball history. He was named the A-10 Coach of the Year three times and Big East Coach of the Year once.
Caldwell
Hill was hired as an assistant coach of the Caldwell University Cougars baseball program in 2015, a position he stayed in for two seasons.
Kean
In 2017, Hill joined Kean University's baseball staff as an assistant coach.
Personal life
Hill's son, Fred Hill, was the Scarlet Knights men's basketball head coach. His son is now the assistant coach for Seton Hall men's basketball. His brother is Brian Hill, an assistant coach with the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. He resided in Verona with his wife Evelyn of more than 50 years. He had 6 children (Nancy, Linda, Tracey, Karen, Jimmy and, Fred);Hill also had 12 grandchildren (Jessica, Danielle, Steven, Brian, James, Natalie, Andrew, Caroline, Nicholas, Alexandra, Giselle, and Giancarlo). Fred Hill, Sr. attended Clifford Scott High School in East Orange, NJ. He also attended Upsala College and graduated in 1957. Fred Hill, Jr. attended Verona High School. Hill died on March 2, 2019 at the age of 84.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair State Red Hawks (New Jersey State Athletic Conference) | |||||||||
| 1976 | Montclair State | 4–5–1 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1977 | Montclair State | 6–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1978 | Montclair State | 8–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1979 | Montclair State | 8–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1980 | Montclair State | 8–2 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1981 | Montclair State | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Semifinal | ||||
| 1982 | Montclair State | 8–0–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| Montclair State: | 52–16–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 52–16–4 | ||||||||
Baseball
Below is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair State Indians (New Jersey Athletic Conference) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Montclair State | 17–12 | 9–3 | ||||||
| 1978 | Montclair State | 21–12 | 8–1 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1979 | Montclair State | 17–15 | 8–2 | ||||||
| 1980 | Montclair State | 19–14 | 9–6 | ||||||
| 1981 | Montclair State | 18–10 | 6–4 | ||||||
| 1982 | Montclair State | 25–14–1 | 8–2 | NCAA Regional | |||||
| 1983 | Montclair State | 31–14–1 | 10–2 | College World Series | |||||
| Montclair State: | 148–91–2 | 58–20 | |||||||
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Atlantic 10 Conference) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Rutgers | 13–21 | 4–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1985 | Rutgers | 25–15 | 6–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1986 | Rutgers | 28–18 | 9–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1987 | Rutgers | 36–14–1 | 11–4–1 | 1st | A–10 Tournament | ||||
| 1988 | Rutgers | 38–21–1 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1989 | Rutgers | 34–18 | 14–2 | 1st | A–10 Tournament | ||||
| 1990 | Rutgers | 37–19 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1991 | Rutgers | 33–24–2 | 11–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1992 | Rutgers | 32–17 | 14–2 | 1st | A–10 Tournament | ||||
| 1993 | Rutgers | 38–17 | 14–6 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1994 | Rutgers | 28–19 | 15–4 | 3rd | A–10 Tournament | ||||
| 1995 | Rutgers | 28–29 | 13–11 | 4th | A–10 Tournament | ||||
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big East Conference) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Rutgers | 32–21–1 | 15–7–1 | 2nd | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 1997 | Rutgers | 28–24 | 13–11 | 2nd | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 1998 | Rutgers | 33–16 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1999 | Rutgers | 37–21 | 19–7 | 2nd | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 2000 | Rutgers | 40–18 | 18–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Rutgers | 42–17 | 18–8 | 2nd | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 2002 | Rutgers | 35–22 | 15–11 | T–3rd | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 2003 | Rutgers | 37–22 | 19–6 | 1st | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 2004 | Rutgers | 30–23 | 13–11 | 5th | |||||
| 2005 | Rutgers | 32–21 | 12–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2006 | Rutgers | 29–28–1 | 13–14 | 6th | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 2007 | Rutgers | 42–21 | 20–7 | T–1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2008 | Rutgers | 23–29 | 11–16 | T–9th | |||||
| 2009 | Rutgers | 22–31 | 8–19 | 11th | |||||
| 2010 | Rutgers | 30–26 | 15–12 | 6th | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 2011 | Rutgers | 20–30 | 11–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2012 | Rutgers | 31–25 | 16–11 | 5th | Big East Tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Rutgers | 28–30 | 14–10 | 5th | Big East Tournament | ||||
| Rutgers: | 941–658–7 | 406–239–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 1089–749–9 | ||||||||
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