Charles David "Fritz" Hamburg is an American

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coach and former

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. Hamburg is the head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Hamburg attended

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in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. After graduating from The Hill School, Hamburg enrolled at

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where he would play for the

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team. After two years at Virginia Tech, Hamburg transferred to

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. While at Ithaca, he was named a Third Team All-American in 1988, while leading the Bombers to a National Championship. Following graduation, Hamburg signed with the Philadelphia Phillies and was assigned to the

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. Hamburg had a .194 batting average, .358 on base percentage, seven doubles, and 7 RBIs.

Coaching career

Hamburg began his coaching career as an assistant for the

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team. After two years, Hamburg moved on to be an assistant at

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and

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. Hamburg spent the 1996 season at

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before rejoining his alma mater Ithaca as an assistant from 1997 to 2000. Hamburg then moved on to being an assistant for the

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team. In 2007, he was named the ABCA/''Baseball America'' Assistant Coach of the Year. On August 26, 2008, Hamburg was named the head coach of the

program.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Saint Joseph's Hawks bio
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Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

See also

References

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