ABCA recognizes 2021 Regular Season Conference Champions

Awards presented by Terryberry

October 6, 2021

2021 Conference Champions The American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to recognize the 2021 ABCA Conference Champions from eight divisions of collegiate baseball. Presented by Terryberry Championship Rings, the Conference Champions award is presented annually to NCAA, NAIA and Pacific Association Division teams who capture their conference's regular season title. NJCAA district champions are honored with this award.

The head coach (during the 2021 season) from each program will be honored at the 78th Annual ABCA Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Coaches who are in attendance at the 2022 Convention will be presented a custom co-branded ABCA/Terryberry award during their collegiate level division's business meeting on Thursday, January 6.

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The American Baseball Coaches Association has a long tradition of recognizing the achievements of baseball coaches and student-athletes. The ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams are the nation's oldest, founded in 1949, and the ABCA's award program also includes the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Awards, the ABCA/ATEC National & Regional Coaches of the Year and several other major awards such as the ABCA Hall of Fame, the ABCA/Wilson Lefty Gomez Award and the Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award.

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2021 Winners

NCAA Div. I

Conference	School	Head Coach (2021 season)
America East Conference (A)	University at Albany	Jon Mueller
America East Conference (B)	Stony Brook University	Matt Senk
American Athletic Conference	East Carolina University	Cliff Godwin
Atlantic 10 Conference (North)	University of Rhode Island	Raphael Cerrato
Atlantic 10 Conference (South)	Virginia Commonwealth University	Shawn Stiffler
Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic)	University of Notre Dame	Link Jarrett
Atlantic Coast Conference (Coastal)	Georgia Tech	Danny Hall
Atlantic Sun Conference	Liberty University	Scott Jackson
Big XII Conference	University of Texas	David Pierce
Big East Conference	University of Connecticut	Jim Penders
Big South Conference	Campbell University	Justin Haire
Big Ten Conference	University of Nebraska	Will Bolt
Big West Conference	University of California Irvine	Ben Orloff
Colonial Athletic Association (North)	Northeastern University	Mike Glavine
Colonial Athletic Association (South)	UNC Wilmington	Randy Hood
Conference USA (East)	UNC Charlotte	Robert Woodard
Conference USA (West)	Louisiana Tech University	Lane Burroughs
Horizon League	Wright State University	Alex Sogard
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Fairfield University	Bill Currier
Mid-American Conference	Central Michigan University	Jordan Bischel
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (Northern)	Norfolk State University	Keith Shumate
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (Southern)	North Carolina Central University	Jim Koerner
Missouri Valley Conference	Dallas Baptist University	Dan Heefner
Mountain West Conference	University of Nevada	TJ Bruce
Northeast Conference	Bryant University	Ryan Klosterman
Ohio Valley Conference	Southeast Missouri State University	Andy Sawyers
Pac-12 Conference	University of Arizona	Jay Johnson
Patriot League (North)	Army West Point	Jim Foster
Patriot League (South)	Lehigh University	Sean Leary
Southeastern Conference (East)	University of Tennessee	Tony Vitello
Southeastern Conference (West)	University of Arkansas	Dave Van Horn
Southern Conference (Blue)	Samford University	Casey Dunn
Southern Conference (Red)	Wofford College	Todd Interdonato
Southland Conference	Abilene Christian University	Rick McCarty
Southwestern Athletic Conference (East)	Jackson State University	Omar Johnson
Southwestern Athletic Conference (West)	Prairie View A&M University	Auntwan Riggins
Summit League	Oral Roberts University	Ryan Folmar
Sun Belt Conference (East)	University of South Alabama	Mark Calvi
Sun Belt Conference (West)	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Matt Deggs
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga University	Mark Machtolf
Western Athletic Conference (co-champ)	California Baptist University	Gary Adcock
Western Athletic Conference (co-champ)	Grand Canyon University	Andy Stankiewicz

NCAA Div. II

Conference	School	Head Coach (2021 season)
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (North)	Felician University	Chris Langan
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (South)	Goldey-Beacom College	Tom Riley
Conference Carolinas	University of Mount Olive	Rob Watt
East Coast Conference	St. Thomas Aquinas College	Jon Garvey
Great American Conference	Arkansas Tech University	Dave Dawson
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Davenport University	Kevin Tidey
Great Lakes Valley Conference (Blue)	Lindenwood University	Doug Bletcher
Great Lakes Valley Conference (Green)	University of Illinois Springfield	Ryan Copeland
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	Trevecca Nazarene University	Chase Sain
Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Northwest Nazarene University	Joe Schaefer
Gulf South Conference	Lee University	Mark Brew
Lone Star Conference	West Texas A&M University	Matt Vanderburg
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	University of Central Missouri	Kyle Crookes
Mountain East Conference (North)	Wheeling University	Ryan Lewicki
Mountain East Conference (South, co-champ)	University of Charleston	Robbie Britt
Mountain East Conference (South, co-champ)	West Virginia State University	Sean Loyd
Northeast-10 Conference (Northeast)	Southern New Hampshire University	Scott Loiseau
Northeast-10 Conference (Southwest)	Adelphi University	Bill Ianniciello
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Matt Magers
Pacific West Conference (Hawaii)	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Kallen Miyataki
Pacific West Conference (Northern California)	Academy of Art University	Dan McDermott
Pacific West Conference (Southern California)	Azusa Pacific University	Paul Svagdis
Peach Belt Conference	UNC Pembroke	Paul O'Neil
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (East)	Millersville University	Jon Shehan
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (West)	Seton Hill University	Marc Marizzaldi
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Colorado Mesa University	Chris Hanks
South Atlantic Conference	Catawba College	Jim Gantt
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Spring Hill College	Frank Sims
Sunshine State Conference	University of Tampa	Joe Urso

NCAA Div. III

Conference	School	Head Coach (2021 season)
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference	La Roche University	Chase Rowe
American Rivers Conference	Coe College	Steve Cook
American Southwest Conference	University of Texas at Dallas	Shane Shewmake
Atlantic East Conference	Marymount University	Frank Leoni
Centennial Conference	Johns Hopkins University	Bob Babb
Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference	Salisbury University	Troy Brohawn
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	North Central College	Ed Mathey
Colonial States Athletic Conference	Keystone College	Jamie Shevchik
Commonwealth Coast Conference (A)	Salve Regina University	Eric Cirella
Commonwealth Coast Conference (B)	Endicott College	Bryan Haley
Empire 8 Athletic Conference	St. John Fisher College	Brandon Potter
Great Northeast Athletic Conference	Anna Maria College	Dan Briand
Landmark Conference	University of Scranton	Mike Bartoletti
Liberty League	University of Rochester	Joe Reina
Little East Conference	Eastern Connecticut State University	Brian Hamm
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference	Fitchburg State University	Shawn Manfredo
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Adrian College	Craig Rainey
Middle Atlantic Conferences (Commonwealth)	York College	Mike Scappa
Middle Atlantic Conferences (Freedom)	Misericordia University	Pete Egbert
Midwest Conference (North)	Beloit College	Dave DeGeorge
Midwest Conference (South)	Grinnell College	Tim Hollibaugh
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	University of St. Thomas	Chris Olean
New England Collegiate Conference	Mitchell College	Travis Beausoleil
New England Small College Athletic Conference (East)	Tufts University	John Casey
New England Small College Athletic Conference (West)	Amherst College	J.P. Pyne
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference	Babson College	Matt Noone
New Jersey Athletic Conference	Rowan University	Mike Dickson
North Atlantic Conference (East)	Husson University	Chris Morris
North Atlantic Conference (West)	SUNY Cobleskill	Lance Ratchford
North Coast Athletic Conference (East)	The College of Wooster	Barry Craddock
North Coast Athletic Conference (West)	Denison University	Mike Deegan
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (North)	Marian University	Jordan Baitinger
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (South)	Aurora University	Adam Stevens
Northwest Conference	Pacific University	Brian Billings
Ohio Athletic Conference	Marietta College	Brian Brewer
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (co-champ)	Randolph-Macon College	Ray Hedrick
Old Dominion Athletic Conference (co-champ)	University of Lynchburg	Lucas Jones
Presidents' Athletic Conference	Washington & Jefferson College	Jeff Mountain
Skyline Conference	Merchant Marine Academy	Michael Notebaert
Southern Athletic Association	Berry College	David Beasley
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Chapman University	Scott Laverty
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	Trinity University	Tim Scannell
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Webster University	Bill Kurich
State University of New York Athletic Conference (East)	SUNY Cortland	Joe Brown
State University of New York Athletic Conference (West)	SUNY Oswego	Scott Landers
United East Conference	Penn State Harrisburg	Ryan Bown
University Athletic Association	Washington (Mo.) University	Pat Bloom
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference	University of Northwestern	Dave Hieb
USA South Athletic Conference (East)	North Carolina Wesleyan College	Greg Clifton
USA South Athletic Conference (West)	LaGrange College	David Kelton
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (co-champ)	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	John Vodenlich
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (co-champ)	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Nat Richter

NAIA

Conference	School	Head Coach (2021 season)
American Midwest Conference	Columbia College (Mo.)	Darren Munns
Appalachian Athletic Conference	Tennessee Wesleyan University	Billy Berry
Association of Independent Institutions/Gulf Coast	Georgia Gwinnett College	Jeremy Sheetinger
California Pacific Conference	University of Antelope Valley	Neal White
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	Olivet Nazarene University	Jeff Mullikin
Crossroads League	Indiana Wesleyan University	Rich Benjamin
Golden State Athletic Conference (East)	Ottawa University Arizona	Tim Montez
Golden State Athletic Conference (West)	Vanguard University	Rob Pegg
Great Plains Athletic Conference (co-champ)	Concordia University	Ryan Dupic
Great Plains Athletic Conference (co-champ)	Doane University	Josh Oltmans
Heart of America Athletic Conference (Northern)	Clarke University	Dan Spain
Heart of America Athletic Conference (Southern)	Central Methodist University	Nate Breland
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Kirk Kelley
Mid-South Conference	University of the Cumberlands	Brad Shelton
NAIA West	Lewis-Clark State College	Jake Taylor
North Star Athletic Conference	Bellevue University	Duane Monlux
Red River Athletic Conference	Our Lady of the Lake University	Bryan Aughney
River States Conference	Indiana University Southeast	Ben Reel
Sooner Athletic Conference	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	Mike Ross
Southern States Athletic Conference	Loyola University	Jeremy Kennedy
The Sun Conference	Southeastern University	Adrian Dinkel
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference	Indiana Tech	Kip McWilliams

NJCAA

DIVISION I
District	School	Head Coach (2021 season)
Appalachian	Walters State Community College (TN)	David Shelton
East	Florence-Darlington Tech College (SC)	Preston McDonald
Mid-South	San Jacinto College-North (TX)	Tom Arrington
Midwest	Indian Hills Community College (IA)	Matthew Torrez
Plains	Cowley Community College (KS)	Darren Burroughs
South	Shelton State Community College (AL)	Bobby Sprowl
South Atlantic	Miami Dade College (FL)	Adrian Morales
South Central	Crowder College (MO)	Travis Lallemand
Southwest	McLennan Community College (TX)	Mitch Thompson
West	Central Arizona College	Anthony Gilich

DIVISION II
District	School	Head Coach (2021 season)
Central	Lincoln Land Community College (IL)	Ron Riggle
East	Lackawanna College (PA)	Mike McCarry
Great Lakes	Kellogg Community College (MI)	Eric Laskovy
Gulf	LSU-Eunice	Jeff Willis
Mid-Atlantic	Frederick Community College (MD)	Rodney Bennett
Midwest	Madison Community College (WI)	Mike Davenport
North Plains	Kirkwood Community College (IA)	Todd Rima
Plains	Western Oklahoma State College	Kurt Russell
South Atlantic	Patrick & Henry Community College (VA)	Cody Ellis
West	Phoenix College (AZ)	Kevin Kimball

DIVISION III
District	School	Head Coach (2021 season)
Great Lakes	Owens Community College (OH)	John Parisho
Mid-Atlantic	Rockingham Community College (NC)	Reece Honeycutt
North	Niagara County Community College (NY)	Matt Clingersmith
North Atlantic	Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester (NJ)	Rob Valli
North Plains	St. Cloud Tech & Community College (MN)	Jason Fischer
South	Coastal Bend College (TX)	Brian Bauerle

Pacific Association Division

CCCAA
Conference	School	Head Coach (2021 Season)
Bay Valley Conference	Los Medanos College	Anthony D'Albora
Central Valley Conference	College of the Sequoias	Jody Allen
Golden Valley Conference	Butte College	Anthony Ferro
Orange Empire Conference	Orange Coast College	Nate Johnson

NWAC
Region	School	Head Coach (2021 season)
East	Spokane Community College	Bryan Winston
North	Everett Community College	JoJo Howie
South	Linn-Benton Community College	Andy Peterson
West	Lower Columbia College	Eric Lane