Jimmy Frankos joined the Wildcat staff as a volunteer assistant coach ahead of the 2022 season this week.
Frankos most recently served as a volunteer assistant at Iowa for the past three seasons as a hitting coach. Before his coaching stint in Iowa, Frankos spent time at Heartland Community College in Illinois, where he helped win a MWAC Championship. Frankos was a three-year starter at Iowa from 2013 to 2016.
Serving as the Hawkeyes’ hitting coach, Iowa’s offense ranked in the top five of the Big Ten in nine different categories in 2021, including leading the league in doubles (93), triples (12), walks (243), on-base percentage (.385) and sacrifice flies (21) on their way to a school-record 26 Big Ten victories.
During Frankos’ first season in Iowa City, he helped Iowa win 10 games in the first month, including posting victories over ranked foes No. 18 Arizona, No. 20 North Carolina, and No. 14 Duke before the season coming to an abrupt end amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to his time at Iowa, Frankos spent three seasons at Heartland (Illinois) Community College. He was an assistant coach in 2017 and 2018 before being promoted to head coach in 2019. During his stint, the Hawks accumulated 119 wins, including a 34-20 record in his last season with the program.
Heartland won one regular season MWAC Championship and finished runner-up in the 2018 Region 24 Regional Tournament. During his three seasons, 29 student-athletes went on to play at the Division I level, including a program record 14 in 2018.
Frankos also has coaching experience in the Cape Cod Summer League, where he served as an assistant coach for the Wareham Gatemen in 2017. He worked with some of the nation’s top hitters, coached third base, and both catchers he coached were top 10 round selections in the 2018 MLB Draft.
Frankos played for Iowa from 2013-16, where he was a three-year starter. He finished his career with a .270 batting average with a career-best .313 average in 2014. Frankos was a team captain and Iowa’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award as a senior.
The Park Ridge, Illinois, native ranked 10th in the Big Ten in batting average (.344) as a sophomore and he was a Big Ten Co-Player of the Week during the 2015 season. During the 2015 campaign, the Hawkeyes won 41 games — the second most in a single season in program history — and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 25 years.
Frankos graduated from the University of Iowa in 2016 with a business management and leadership degree and a minor in sports studies.
Frankos most recently served as a volunteer assistant at Iowa for the past three seasons as a hitting coach. Before his coaching stint in Iowa, Frankos spent time at Heartland Community College in Illinois, where he helped win a MWAC Championship. Frankos was a three-year starter at Iowa from 2013 to 2016.
Serving as the Hawkeyes’ hitting coach, Iowa’s offense ranked in the top five of the Big Ten in nine different categories in 2021, including leading the league in doubles (93), triples (12), walks (243), on-base percentage (.385) and sacrifice flies (21) on their way to a school-record 26 Big Ten victories.
During Frankos’ first season in Iowa City, he helped Iowa win 10 games in the first month, including posting victories over ranked foes No. 18 Arizona, No. 20 North Carolina, and No. 14 Duke before the season coming to an abrupt end amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to his time at Iowa, Frankos spent three seasons at Heartland (Illinois) Community College. He was an assistant coach in 2017 and 2018 before being promoted to head coach in 2019. During his stint, the Hawks accumulated 119 wins, including a 34-20 record in his last season with the program.
Heartland won one regular season MWAC Championship and finished runner-up in the 2018 Region 24 Regional Tournament. During his three seasons, 29 student-athletes went on to play at the Division I level, including a program record 14 in 2018.
Frankos also has coaching experience in the Cape Cod Summer League, where he served as an assistant coach for the Wareham Gatemen in 2017. He worked with some of the nation’s top hitters, coached third base, and both catchers he coached were top 10 round selections in the 2018 MLB Draft.
Frankos played for Iowa from 2013-16, where he was a three-year starter. He finished his career with a .270 batting average with a career-best .313 average in 2014. Frankos was a team captain and Iowa’s recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award as a senior.
The Park Ridge, Illinois, native ranked 10th in the Big Ten in batting average (.344) as a sophomore and he was a Big Ten Co-Player of the Week during the 2015 season. During the 2015 campaign, the Hawkeyes won 41 games — the second most in a single season in program history — and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 25 years.
Frankos graduated from the University of Iowa in 2016 with a business management and leadership degree and a minor in sports studies.