Baseball
Danny Lynch
- Title:
- Assistant Coach / Hitting
- Email:
- dlynch@jsu.edu
Danny Lynch was hired as Jax State baseball's hitting coach in July of 2026.
Lynch comes to Jacksonville after spending one season with Abilene Christian in Texas. Prior to his time with the Wildcats, he was the head coach for Mississippi Delta Community College.
While at ACU, Lynch coached an All-American in Deigo Cardenas and saw two All-WAC honorees in Cardenas and Zandt Payne, who combined for three All-WAC honors. Cardenas was named First Team All-WAC, while Payne was named to the Second Team as well as the All-Defensive Team.
Prior to his time at MDCC, Lynch served as the director of hitting and infield development at his alma mater, Southern Miss. He was elevated to this role for the 2024-25 season after spending the previous season as a graduate assistant.
As a player and a coach, he was part of four conference championship teams and six regional teams, including two Super Regional squads in 2022 and 2023.
From 2018 to 2023, Lynch was a standout player for the Golden Eagles.He became the program's all-time leader in games played (268) and was a team captain in his final two seasons. He finished his collegiate career with a .284 batting average with 269 hits, 34 homers, and 172 RBI.
Lynch has earned an undergraduate degree in Finance and a Masters of Business Administration from Southern Miss.
Lynch comes to Jacksonville after spending one season with Abilene Christian in Texas. Prior to his time with the Wildcats, he was the head coach for Mississippi Delta Community College.
While at ACU, Lynch coached an All-American in Deigo Cardenas and saw two All-WAC honorees in Cardenas and Zandt Payne, who combined for three All-WAC honors. Cardenas was named First Team All-WAC, while Payne was named to the Second Team as well as the All-Defensive Team.
Prior to his time at MDCC, Lynch served as the director of hitting and infield development at his alma mater, Southern Miss. He was elevated to this role for the 2024-25 season after spending the previous season as a graduate assistant.
As a player and a coach, he was part of four conference championship teams and six regional teams, including two Super Regional squads in 2022 and 2023.
From 2018 to 2023, Lynch was a standout player for the Golden Eagles.He became the program's all-time leader in games played (268) and was a team captain in his final two seasons. He finished his collegiate career with a .284 batting average with 269 hits, 34 homers, and 172 RBI.
Lynch has earned an undergraduate degree in Finance and a Masters of Business Administration from Southern Miss.
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