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Jon Karcich has spent three years with the Cardinal. His first year as an assistant coach was in 2017 after he served as a volunteer assistant on the Stanford staff in 2015 and 2016.
In the last two years under Karcich, the Cardinal has boasted the two best defensive seasons in school history. In 2016, Stanford finished No. 1 in the nation with a school record fielding percentage of .983, and also finished with the fewest errors in program history (35 in 54 games). Last season, Stanford's .979 fielding percentage and 45 errors were only bested by the 2016 squad.
Also at Stanford, Karcich coached 2015 fifth-round draft pick Drew Jackson, who led the Cardinal with a .320 batting average as a junior, and 2016 sixth-round pick Tommy Edman, who led Stanford in hits, runs, steals and triples. In 2017, two of Karcich's disciples were picked among the top five rounds as Quinn Brodey was selected in the third round, and two-time All-Pac-12 and All-Pac-12 defensive team honoree Matt Winaker was a fifth-round pick by the Mets. In 2017, Karcich helped the team to its highest average, most doubles and best slugging percentage in five years.
Karcich came to The Farm after serving as an assistant coach at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Ariz.) and as head coach of the Shelter Island Bucks of the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League. Karcich acted as the bench and infield coach as Chandler-Gilbert went 31-25 record in the highly respected Arizona Community College Athletic Conference in 2014.
Prior to his first full year of coaching, Karcich played three years in the minors, reaching as high as Triple-A. He hit .243 with 14 home runs and 77 RBI in 225 games with the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Karcich was a two-time All-West Coast Conference first-team honoree at Santa Clara before being drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 MLB Draft by Los Angeles. As a freshman, Karcich started all 54 games in which he appeared, and followed that with one of the best sophomore campaigns in Santa Clara history. He led the Broncos in slugging percentage (.591), RBIs (51), home runs (12) and total bases (123), and was second on the team with a .351 batting average. He finished his career ranked No. 6 in school history in career hit-by-pitch (26), No. 6 in career doubles (48) and fifth in single-season doubles (22).
A native of San Carlos, Calif., Karcich attended Serra High School and was named the San Francisco Chronicle Player of the Year as a senior in 2006.
Karcich earned his bachelor's in communications from Santa Clara in 2013.
Jon Karcich has spent three years with the Cardinal. His first year as an assistant coach was in 2017 after he served as a volunteer assistant on the Stanford staff in 2015 and 2016.
In the last two years under Karcich, the Cardinal has boasted the two best defensive seasons in school history. In 2016, Stanford finished No. 1 in the nation with a school record fielding percentage of .983, and also finished with the fewest errors in program history (35 in 54 games). Last season, Stanford's .979 fielding percentage and 45 errors were only bested by the 2016 squad.
Also at Stanford, Karcich coached 2015 fifth-round draft pick Drew Jackson, who led the Cardinal with a .320 batting average as a junior, and 2016 sixth-round pick Tommy Edman, who led Stanford in hits, runs, steals and triples. In 2017, two of Karcich's disciples were picked among the top five rounds as Quinn Brodey was selected in the third round, and two-time All-Pac-12 and All-Pac-12 defensive team honoree Matt Winaker was a fifth-round pick by the Mets. In 2017, Karcich helped the team to its highest average, most doubles and best slugging percentage in five years.
Karcich came to The Farm after serving as an assistant coach at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Ariz.) and as head coach of the Shelter Island Bucks of the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League. Karcich acted as the bench and infield coach as Chandler-Gilbert went 31-25 record in the highly respected Arizona Community College Athletic Conference in 2014.
Prior to his first full year of coaching, Karcich played three years in the minors, reaching as high as Triple-A. He hit .243 with 14 home runs and 77 RBI in 225 games with the Los Angeles Angels organization.
Karcich was a two-time All-West Coast Conference first-team honoree at Santa Clara before being drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 MLB Draft by Los Angeles. As a freshman, Karcich started all 54 games in which he appeared, and followed that with one of the best sophomore campaigns in Santa Clara history. He led the Broncos in slugging percentage (.591), RBIs (51), home runs (12) and total bases (123), and was second on the team with a .351 batting average. He finished his career ranked No. 6 in school history in career hit-by-pitch (26), No. 6 in career doubles (48) and fifth in single-season doubles (22).
A native of San Carlos, Calif., Karcich attended Serra High School and was named the San Francisco Chronicle Player of the Year as a senior in 2006.
Karcich earned his bachelor's in communications from Santa Clara in 2013.