Clarkson baseball has enjoyed great success during Jim Kane's first seven years as the Golden Knights' head coach. Since the 2001 season, Kane has led the Green and Gold to a 140-110 record and has one of the best winning percentages in the program’s storied history at .560.
Over the past five seasons, the Knights have continually challenged themselves by competing against some of the best teams in the country on their annual spring trips and repeated that trend in 2007 when they faced three pre-season top 10 teams and two that went on to the College World Series. The tough early schedules have led to better conference showings as Clarkson has reached the conference tournament in all but one of its five years of its existence, including a regular-season championship in 2004, while finishing as the tournament's runner-up on three occasions.
After guiding the Green and Gold to their second consecutive ECAC Upstate NY Tournament Championship in his first year at the helm of Clarkson’s baseball program, Kane led the Knights to a school-best 26 victories in 2002, gaining UCAA accolades for his efforts. Numerous Knights have earned all-star distinction under Kane's watch, including 13 All-NYS players, 10 ECAC honorees, six Verizon Academic All-America and 47 conference all-stars. A native of Canajoharie, New York, Kane has extensive baseball coaching experience. Prior to coming to Clarkson, Kane was an assistant coach at Brockport State since 1995.
As the Golden Eagles' top assistant coach, Kane helped to guide Brockport back into a national powerhouse during the late 1990s and into 2000. Kane graduated from Brockport in 1995 with a bachelor degree in Sport Management. In 1997, he earned a second bachelor degree in Physical Education and gained his master's degree in Athletic Administration in 2000.
A member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), Kane, who oversees the successful Clarkson Summer Baseball Camp, has acted as a camp instructor at both the Penn State and Brockport baseball camps. Kane also serves as the Golden Knights' associate golf coach in the fall. He is married to Clarkson women’s soccer coach Laurel Kane.
