Jamestown College alumnus Tom Hager returns for his 13th season with the Jimmies. In 2011, the Jimmies won the DAC Tournament Championship, going 32-13-1 on the season and qualified for the NAIA national championship opening round for the third straight year. 

In previous seasons, Hager led the Jimmie program to DAC tournament champs (2004 & 2009), has fourt Conference Championships, eleven straight Regional appearances, three Regional Championships (2004, 2006, 2008), three Super Regional (2004, 2006, 2008), the 2008 Super Regional Championship and two NAIA College World Series Appearances (2004, 2008). His team has broken school records every year. While accomplishing many team records, Coach Hager has been recognized by his peers as the Region III Coach of the Year, ABCA Regional Coach of the Year, and three times chosen DAC Coach of the Year (2003, 2004, and 2010).

Hager has coached the USA Athletes International team in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as Townsville, Australia, and Antwerp, Belgium. Prior to joining the JC staff, Hager was in Wilson, N.C., where he was head baseball coach for the Wilson Tobs in the Coastal Plain Collegiate Summer League. He has also served as assistant coach at Michigan State University, University of North Dakota, and Jamestown College.

Hager has also had seven former Jimmie players sign professional contracts, inlcuding: Alex Kreis (Wahshington Nationals), Brent Krause (Baltimore Orioles), Erik Church (Yuma Scorpions), Scott Wallis (Winnipeg Gold Eyes), Geoff White (Edmonton Cracker Cats), Jordan Blundell (Edmonton Cracker Cats), and Josh Shaw (Fargo-Moorhead Red Hawks).