Entering his third year with the Duke baseball program, Daniel Jung joined the staff in January of 2022 and serves as the program’s director of baseball operations.
Since arriving in Durham, Jung assists with coordinating all on-campus recruiting visits, serves as the Duke Baseball Camp Director, and manages all day-to-day responsibilities of the baseball program. Jung handles all team travel, meals, and helps the daily operation of all baseball technology that the program uses, including Trackman, Synergy, and TruMedia.
The 2024 season will mark the Jung’s third season in the Bull City, serving as the direct connection to many external departments on campus, inclusive of communications/social media, marketing, BDN (Blue Devil Network), gameday operations, equipment, and facilities. Jung also oversees the student manager group, developing three core groups to assist the program on a daily basis: Data Analytics, On-Field, and Baseball Operations.
The Notre Dame graduate has taken on the Nike Team Apparel and Wilson/DeMarini/EvoShield Baseball Equipment orders, while also serving as the team’s Community Service Coordinator. Service initiatives have included events with the Durham Rescue Mission, Duke Children’s Hospital, and Miracle League of the Triangle.
Prior to joining the Duke staff, Jung served as the Volunteer Assistant Coach at Northern Illinois in the fall of 2021. During that time, he was responsible for the outfielders and assisted with hitters. He also served as the camp director, assisted with all field maintenance, coordinated the setup and use of Rapsodo, and oversaw all student managers.
Jung is no stranger to the ACC having played five seasons at Notre Dame (2017-21). He played in 176 games with a .254 career batting average, 143 hits, 12 home runs and 75 RBIs. In his graduate season of 2021, the Fighting Irish won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title and reached the NCAA Super Regionals. As a junior in 2019, Jung started 53 games at first base and set career highs with 59 hits, five home runs, and 40 runs batted in.
Jung was also honored by the league in 2020 as he was awarded the ACC Top-6 for Service Award. He was also tabbed the Francis Patrick O’Connor Award (2020) and the Community Champion Award (2019) by Notre Dame for his community service efforts.
Jung graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in management consulting and a master’s degree in business analytics in 2021.
Jung is originally from La Mirada, California. He currently resides in Durham.