KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee head baseball coach Josh Elander announced the addition of Chuck Jeroloman to his coaching staff on Friday morning.
“With a proven track record of connecting with and developing players at an elite level, along with years of experience in the SEC as a coach and a player, Chuck Jeroloman will instantly help elevate our program,” Elander said. “I want to thank Danny White and our administration for making this possible with their continued investment into the baseball program here at Tennessee to ensure it remains among the elite programs in the country.”
Elander also confirmed that current assistant coaches Frank Anderson and Ross Kivett will remain on the staff and that Kivett will take on the role of recruiting coordinator.
Jeroloman will serve as the Volunteers’ associate head coach after spending the previous six seasons as an assistant, recruiting coordinator and associate head coach at the University of Florida, where he helped lead the Gators to the postseason each year during his tenure, including back-to-back trips to the Men’s College World Series in 2023 and 2024.
Widely regarded as one of the nation’s top assistant coaches, Jeroloman has learned from some of college baseball’s most successful head coaches during stints at TCU (2012-13) under Jim Schlossnagle and Florida (2020-25) with Kevin O’Sullivan. He was recently included on D1Baseball.com’s list of 25 assistants most ready to be head coaches.
Jeroloman’s coaching stops also included four seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Jacksonville (2014-17), where he helped the Dolphins improve their win total each season, culminating in 2017 when they went 36-23 and won their first regular season A-SUN regular-season conference championship in 11 years.
After his successful stint at JU, Jeroloman spent two seasons at South Florida (2018-19) as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, helping the Bulls to a second-place finish in The American and a berth in the NCAA tournament during his first season in 2018.
During his 14 seasons as a collegiate assistant coach, Jeroloman has worked with 48 players that have gone on to hear their names called in the Major League Baseball Draft, including 25 during his six seasons in Gainesville.
Over the years, Jeroloman has emerged as an elite recruiter on the college baseball landscape, helping Florida sign four top-25 classes according to Perfect Game during his time with the program, including the No. 1 rated signing class in 2021.
Along with his impressive recruiting track record, Jeroloman is considered one of the nation’s top hitting coaches, as he has helped develop some of the country’s most productive offensive players throughout his career, including recent college baseball stars who have already made an impact in the Big Leagues in Wyatt Langford (Texas Rangers) and Jac Caglianone (Kansas City Royals).
Prior to Jeroloman’s arrival at Florida, only one Gator had ever hit 20-plus home runs in back-to-back seasons. Under his guidance, that feat was accomplished by three different UF sluggers across three-straight seasons: Jud Fabian (2021-22), Langford (2022-23) and Caglianone (2023-24).
While Jeroloman was on staff in Gainesville, the Gators finished in the top 15 nationally in homers four times in six seasons, including three top-10 finishes and a nation-leading 146 long balls in 2023 during a run to the MCWS final.
Florida’s 2024 squad saw seven different players eclipse double-digit home runs for the first time since 1998, led by Caglianone’s program-record 35 blasts.
Having also played a heavy hand in the program’s defensive efforts, UF finished among the national leaders in fielding percentage in multiple seasons during Jeroloman’s tenure, which included top-10 finishes in 2020, 2022 and 2024. Florida ranked third nationally and first in the SEC with a .982 fielding percentage in 2024 after committing just 42 errors across 2,350 chances in 66 games.
Jeroloman’s first coaching position in college baseball came as the volunteer assistant at TCU from 2012-13, where he was a part of a staff that was led by Schlossnagle and also included Tony Vitello as an assistant.
While in Fort Worth, Jeroloman worked primarily with TCU’s hitters, infielders and catchers, and helped lead the Horned Frogs to the Mountain West title, as well as an NCAA super regional appearance in 2012 with a team that featured Elander as its starting catcher.
Jeroloman’s first taste of coaching came at the high school level, where he spent four seasons as an assistant coach for Palm Beach Central High School (2008-11) in Wellington, Florida.
Prior to beginning his coaching career, Jeroloman spent four seasons in professional baseball with the Boston Red Sox organization after being selected in the 21st round of the 2004 MLB Draft out of Auburn. He also played four seasons of independent ball after climbing as high as Triple-A Pawtucket during his minor league career.
While at Auburn, Jeroloman was the starting shortstop for three seasons (2002-04) and played in 175 games, totaling 12 home runs and 91 RBI for the Tigers.
Born in Suffern, New York, Jeroloman attended Wellington High School in Wellington, Florida before going on to play college ball at Auburn. He and his wife, Tara, have four sons, Owen, Chase, Brady and Kota.
