The 2018 ABCA/Diamond Regional and National Coaches of the Year have been announced in all college and high school divisions. The National and Regional Coaches of the Year will be honored on Friday, Jan. 4 in the main clinic hall prior to the start of clinics at the 75th annual ABCA Convention, which will be held Jan. 3-6, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.
2018 ABCA/Diamond National Coaches of the Year
NCAA Div. I: Pat Casey, Oregon State
NCAA Div. II: Tim Huber, Augustana (SD)
NCAA Div. III: Brent Porche, Texas-Tyler
NAIA: Adrian Dinkel, Southeastern (FL)
NJCAA Div. I: Jeff Johnson, Chipola (FL)
NJCAA Div. II: Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice
NJCAA Div. III: Bill Fratto, Oakton (IL)
Pacific Assoc. Division: Reed Peters, San Joaquin Delta (CA)
High School Div. I: Paul Twenge, Minnetonka (MN)
High School Div. II: Kyle Slayton, Nashville (AR)
High School Div. III: Steve Bushnell, Topeka Seaman (KS)
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its nearly 10,000 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, the association’s annual awards program has grown to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Division I, II, III, Pacific Association Division and High School.
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| 2018 ABCA/Diamond NCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Northeast |
Mike Glavine |
Northeastern |
MA |
| East |
Mark Scalf |
UNC Wilmington |
NC |
| Atlantic |
Mike Fox |
North Carolina |
NC |
| South |
Gary Henderson |
Mississippi State |
MS |
| Central |
Bobby Barbier |
Northwestern State |
LA |
| Mideast |
John Anderson |
Minnesota |
MN |
| Midwest |
Tim Tadlock |
Texas Tech |
TX |
| West |
Pat Casey |
Oregon State |
OR |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond NCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| East |
Scott Loiseau |
Southern New Hampshire |
NH |
| Atlantic |
Joe Spano |
Mercyhurst |
PA |
| Southeast |
Greg Appleton |
Columbus State |
GA |
| South |
Lance Niekro |
Florida Southern |
FL |
| Midwest |
Tracy Archuleta |
Southern Indiana |
IN |
| Central |
Tim Huber |
Augustana |
SD |
| South Central |
Jason Gonzales |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
TX |
| West |
Eric Newman |
California San Diego |
CA |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond NCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| New England |
Brendan Eygabroat |
UMass Boston |
MA |
| New York |
Scott Landers |
Oswego State |
NY |
| Mid-Atlantic |
Matt Midkiff |
Swarthmore |
PA |
| South |
Ray Hedrick |
Randolph-Macon |
VA |
| Mideast |
Tim Pettorini |
Wooster |
OH |
| Central |
Alan Betourne |
Monmouth |
IL |
| Midwest |
Mike Stawski |
Concordia-Chicago |
IL |
| West |
Brent Porche |
Texas-Tyler |
TX |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond NAIA Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Opening Rd. |
Bill Popp |
Reinhardt |
GA |
| Opening Rd. |
Jorge Perez |
St. Thomas |
FL |
| Opening Rd. |
Adrian Dinkel |
Southeastern |
FL |
| Opening Rd. |
Brad Stromdahl |
Georgia Gwinnett |
GA |
| Opening Rd. |
Jacob Garsez |
Antelope Valley |
CA |
| Opening Rd. |
Patrick McCarthy |
Faulkner |
AL |
| Opening Rd. |
Denney Crabaugh |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
| Opening Rd. |
Jonathan Estes |
Freed-Hardeman |
TN |
| Opening Rd. |
Kory Hartman |
Northwestern Ohio |
OH |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond NJCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Central |
Brent Biggs |
Barton |
KS |
| East Central |
David Shelton |
Walters State |
TN |
| Eastern |
Luis Melendez |
Monroe |
NY |
| Gulf |
Jeff Johnson |
Chipola |
FL |
| Northern |
Marc Rardin |
Iowa Western |
IA |
| South Central |
Pat Evers |
Jefferson |
MO |
| Southeastern |
Adam Thomas |
Chattahoochee Valley |
AL |
| Southern |
Tom Arrington |
San Jacinto |
TX |
| Southwestern |
Craig McMurtry |
Temple |
TX |
| Western |
Boomer Walker |
Southern Idaho |
ID |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond NJCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| East |
David Brust |
Monroe |
NY |
| Midwest |
David Garcia |
Parkland |
IL |
| North |
Steve Dintaman |
Sinclair |
OH |
| North Central |
Mike Davenport |
Madison |
WI |
| North Plains |
Todd Rima |
Kirkwood |
IA |
| Northeast |
Michael Carter |
CCBC Essex |
MD |
| Plains |
Raydon Leaton |
Northern Oklahoma-Enid |
OK |
| South |
Jeff Willis |
LSU Eunice |
LA |
| Southeast |
Robbie Allen |
Brunswick |
NC |
| Southwest |
Alex Cherney |
Scottsdale |
AZ |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond NJCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| A |
Jason Rathbun |
Herkimer |
NY |
| B |
Bill Fratto |
Oakton |
IL |
| C |
Doug Wren |
Tyler |
TX |
| D |
Reece Honeycutt |
Rockingham |
NC |
| E |
Jason Fischer |
St. Cloud Tech |
MN |
| F |
Jeff Mejia |
Northern Essex |
MA |
| G |
Adrian Yaguez |
Northampton |
PA |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond Pacific Association Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| No. California |
Reed Peters |
San Joaquin Delta |
CA |
| So. California |
John Altobelli |
Orange Coast |
CA |
| Northwest |
Eric Lane |
Lower Columbia |
WA |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond High School Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
William Chapman |
Bedford |
NH |
| 2 |
Nick Hoffner |
Howard |
MD |
| 3 |
Matt Cimo |
Auburn |
AL |
| 4 |
Ty Brenning |
Olentangy Liberty |
OH |
| 5 |
Paul Twenge |
Minnetonka |
MN |
| 6 |
Ron Bradley |
Har-Ber |
AR |
| 7 |
Joe Sato |
Bingham |
UT |
| 8 |
Joe Hallead |
Palo Verde |
NV |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond High School Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Norman Walsh |
Boston College |
MA |
| 2 |
Kevin Kirkby |
Pascack Hills |
NJ |
| 3 |
Jeff Segars |
Loganville |
GA |
| 4 |
Greg Elie & Mike Kinney |
Baylor School |
TN |
| 5 |
Scott Holler |
Oak Creek |
WI |
| 6 |
Kyle Slayton |
Nashville |
AR |
| 7 |
Gerard Pineda |
La Cueva |
NM |
| 8 |
John Diatte |
Valley Christian |
CA |
| |
| 2018 ABCA/Diamond High School Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Kevin Graber |
Phillips Academy |
MA |
| 2 |
Ryan Terrill |
Riverdale Baptist |
MD |
| 3 |
Donald Cribb |
Latta |
SC |
| 4 |
Dave Pishkur |
Andrean |
IN |
| 5 |
Steve Bushnell |
Topeka Seaman |
KS |
| 6 |
Hart Hering |
Brock |
TX |
| 7 |
Danny Ipson |
Dixie |
UT |
| 8 |
Mark Ratekin |
Bakersfield Christian |
CA |
| |