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ABCA honors 2024 Regular Season Conference Champions

Awards presented by Terryberry

October 2, 2024

2024 Conference ChampionsThe American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to recognize the 2024 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 (from the 2024 season) from each program will be honored at the 81st annual ABCA Convention in Washington, D.C. Coaches who are in attendance at the 2025 Convention will be presented a custom co-branded ABCA/Terryberry award during their collegiate level division's business meeting on Thursday, January 2.

Registration for the 81st annual ABCA Convention in D.C. is now open! To register your coaching staff, visit www.ABCAconvention.org.

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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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2024 Winners

Conference School Head Coach (2024 season)
America East Conference Bryant University (RI) Ryan Klosterman
American Athletic Conference East Carolina University (NC) Cliff Godwin
Atlantic 10 Conference Saint Louis University (MO) Darin Hendrickson
Atlantic Coast Conference (Atlantic) Clemson University (SC) Erik Bakich
Atlantic Coast Conference (Coastal) University of North Carolina Scott Forbes
Atlantic Sun Conference (co-champs) Austin Peay State University (TN) Roland Fanning
Atlantic Sun Conference (co-champs) Florida Gulf Coast University David Tollett
Atlantic Sun Conference (co-champs) Stetson University (FL) Steve Trimper
Big 12 Conference University of Oklahoma Skip Johnson
Big East Conference University of Connecticut Jim Penders
Big South Conference Presbyterian College (SC) Elton Pollock
Big Ten Conference University of Illinois Dan Hartleb
Big West Conference UC Santa Barbara Andrew Checketts
Coastal Athletic Association College of Charleston (SC) Chad Holbrook
Conference USA Louisiana Tech Lane Burroughs
Horizon League Wright State University (OH) Alex Sogard
Ivy League Columbia University (NY) Brett Boretti
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (co-champs) Fairfield University (CT) Bill Currier
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (co-champs) Niagara University (NY) Rob McCoy
Mid-American Conference Bowling Green State University (OH) Kyle Hallock
Missouri Valley Conference Indiana State University Mitch Hannahs
Mountain West Conference Air Force Academy (CO) Mike Kazlausky
Northeast Conference Sacred Heart University (CT) Pat Egan
Ohio Valley Conference University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chris Curry
Pac-12 Conference University of Arizona Chip Hale
Patriot League Army West Point (NY) Chris Tracz
Southeastern Conference (East, co-champs) University of Kentucky Nick Mingione
Southeastern Conference (East, co-champs) University of Tennessee Tony Vitello
Southeastern Conference (West) University of Arkansas Dave Van Horn
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro Cody Ellis
Southland Conference Lamar University (TX) Will Davis
Southwestern Athletic Conference (East) Florida A&M University Jamey Shouppe
Southwestern Athletic Conference (West) Texas Southern University Michael Robertson
Summit League University of St. Thomas (MN) Chris Olean
Sun Belt Conference University of Louisiana at Lafayette Matt Deggs
West Coast Conference University of San Diego (CA) Brock Ungricht
Western Athletic Conference Grand Canyon University (AZ) Gregg Wallis
Conference School Head Coach
California Collegiate Athletic Association Cal State Monterey Bay Walt White
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (North) Post University (CT) Ray Skjold
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (South) Thomas Jefferson University (PA) Pat Horvath
Conference Carolinas North Greenville University (SC) Landon Powell
East Coast Conference (co-champs) D'Youville University (NY) Kyle McLain
East Coast Conference (co-champs) Molloy University (NY) Joe Fucarino
Great American Conference (co-champs) Arkansas Tech University Dave Dawson
Great American Conference (co-champs) University of Arkansas at Monticello John Harvey
Great American Conference (co-champs) Harding University (AR) Patrick McGaha
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Saginaw Valley State University (MI) Adam Piotrowicz
Great Lakes Valley Conference University of Indianapolis (IN) Al Ready
Great Midwest Athletic Conference Ashland University (OH) John Schaly
Great Northwest Athletic Conference Northwest Nazarene University (ID) Joe Schaefer
Gulf South Conference Lee University (TN) Mark Brew
Lone Star Conference Lubbock Christian University (TX) Nathan Blackwood
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association University of Central Missouri Kyle Crookes
Mountain East Conference (North) Frostburg State University (MD) Anthony Williams
Mountain East Conference (South) University of Charleston (WV) Dean Peterson
Northeast-10 Conference (Northeast) Southern New Hampshire University Chris Shank
Northeast-10 Conference (Southwest) Pace University (NY) Hank Manning
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Augustana University (SD) Tim Huber
Pacific West Conference Point Loma Nazarene University (CA) Justin James
Peach Belt Conference Lander University (SC) Jason Burke
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (East) East Stroudsburg University (PA) John Kochmansky
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (West) Seton Hill University (PA) Marc Marizzaldi
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado Mesa University Chris Hanks
South Atlantic Conference Catawba College (NC) Jim Gantt
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Albany State University (GA) Scot Hemmings
Sunshine State Conference University of Tampa (FL) Joe Urso
Conference School Head Coach
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Mount Aloysius College (PA) Kevin Kime
American Rivers Conference Coe College (IA) Steve Cook
American Southwest Conference East Texas Baptist University Jared Hood
Atlantic East Conference (co-champs) Cabrini University (PA) Nick Weisheipl
Atlantic East Conference (co-champs) Marymount University (VA) Mike Cassidy
Centennial Conference Johns Hopkins University (MD) Bob Babb
City University of New York Athletic Conference The City College of New York Steve Macias
Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Christopher Newport University (VA) John Harvell
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (co-champs) Millikin University (IL) Brandon Townsend
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (co-champs) North Park University (IL) Luke Johnson
Collegiate Conference of the South Maryville College (TN) Clint Helton
Commonwealth Coast Conference Endicott College (MA) Bryan Haley
Empire 8 Russell Sage College (NY) Nick Pontari
Great Northeast Athletic Conference Mitchell College (CT) Shawn Gilblair
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Hanover College (IN) Grant Bellak
Landmark Conference Elizabethtown College (PA) Adam Sheibley
Liberty League (East) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) Jason Falcon
Liberty League (West) Ithaca College (NY) David Valesente
Little East Conference (co-champs) Eastern Connecticut State University Mike Odenwaelder
Little East Conference (co-champs) UMass Boston Brendan Eygabroat
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (co-champs) Bridgewater State University (MA) Greg Zackrison
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (co-champs) Framingham State University (MA) Sean Trindall
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (co-champs) Salem State University (MA) Andrew Gummow
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kalamazoo College (MI) Mike Ott
Middle Atlantic Conferences (Commonwealth) Messiah University (PA) Phill Shallenberger
Middle Atlantic Conferences (Freedom) Misericordia University (PA) Pete Egbert
Midwest Conference Lawrence University (WI) Chris Krepline
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference St. Olaf College (MN) Matt McDonald
New England Small College Athletic Conference (East) Colby College (ME) Jesse Woods
New England Small College Athletic Conference (West) Middlebury College (VT) Mike Leonard
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (co-champs) Salve Regina University Eric Cirella
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (co-champs) United States Coast Guard Academy (CT) Brian Casey
New Jersey Athletic Conference Stockton University (NJ) Rich Gawlak
North Atlantic Conference (East) Husson University (ME) Chris Morris
North Atlantic Conference (West) SUNY Cobleskill Austin Straub
North Coast Athletic Conference (co-champs) Denison University (OH) Mike Deegan
North Coast Athletic Conference (co-champs) Wittenberg University (OH) Brian McGee
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI) Steve Sanfilippo
Northwest Conference Whitman College (WA) Brian Kitamura
Ohio Athletic Conference Baldwin Wallace University (OH) Brian Harrison
Old Dominion Athletic Conference Randolph-Macon College (VA) Ray Hedrick
Presidents' Athletic Conference Washington & Jefferson College (PA) Jeff Mountain
Skyline Conference St. Joseph's University-Long Island (NY) Tom Caputo
Southern Athletic Association Centre College (KY) Drew Briese
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference University of La Verne (CA) Scott Winterburn
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Trinity University (TX) Tim Scannell
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Spalding University (KY) Matt Downs
State University of New York Athletic Conference SUNY Cortland Joe Brown
United East Conference Volt Division Penn State Harrisburg Ryan Bown
United East Conference Skye Division Keystone College (PA) Jamie Shevchik
University Athletic Association Case Western Reserve University (OH) Matt Englander
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Bethany Lutheran College (MN) Ryan Kragh
USA South Athletic Conference North Carolina Wesleyan University Greg Clifton
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference University of Wisconsin-Whitewater John Vodenlich
Conference School Head Coach
American Midwest Conference Missouri Baptist University Eddie Uschold
Appalachian Athletic Conference Reinhardt University (GA) Jonathan Burton
California Pacific Conference Benedictine University Mesa (AZ) Joe Silva
Cascade Collegiate Conference Lewis-Clark State College (ID) Jake Taylor
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference University of St. Francis (IL) Brian Michalak
Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) Georgia Gwinnett College Jeremy Sheetinger
Crossroads League Taylor University (IN) Kyle Gould
Golden State Athletic Conference Hope International University (CA) Larry Mahoney
Great Plains Athletic Conference (co-champs) Concordia University Nebraska Ryan Dupic
Great Plains Athletic Conference (co-champs) Doane University (NE) Josh Oltmans
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Wiley University (TX) Kendrick Biggs
Heart of America Athletic Conference Central Methodist University (MO) Nate Breland
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Kansas Wesleyan University Bill Neale
Mid-South Conference University of the Cumberlands (KY) Brad Shelton
North Star Athletic Association Bellevue University (NE) Duane Monlux
Red River Athletic Conference LSU Shreveport Brad Neffendorf
River States Conference (East) Point Park University (PA) Loren Torres
River States Conference (West) Indiana University Southeast Brett Neffendorf
Sooner Athletic Conference Mid-America Christian University (OK) Brett Stanton
Southern States Athletic Conference Faulkner University (AL) Patrick McCarthy
The Sun Conference Southeastern University (FL) Adrian Dinkel
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference University of Northwestern Ohio Kory Hartman
DIVISION I
District School Head Coach
Appalachian Georgia Highlands College Dash O'Neill
East Florence-Darlington Technical College (SC) Preston McDonald
Mid-South Blinn College (TX) Dusty Hart
Midwest Iowa Western Community College Ryan Cougill
Plains Johnson County Community College (KS) Eric Horner
South Shelton State Community College (AL) Bobby Sprowl
South Atlantic Northwest Florida State College Doug Martin
South Central Crowder College (MO) Travis Lallemand
Southwest McLennan Community College (TX) Tyler Johnson
West College of Southern Nevada Nick Garritano
     
DIVISION II
District School Head Coach
Central Heartland Community College (IL) Chris Razo
East Westchester Community College (NY) Billy McClure
Great Lakes Kellogg Community College (MI) Eric Laskovy
Gulf LSU Eunice Jeff Willis
Mid-Atlantic Montgomery College (MD) Dan Rascher
Midwest Madison College (WI) Mike Davenport
North Plains Des Moines Area Community College (IA) Nic Mishler
South St. Johns River State College (FL) Ross Jones
South Atlantic Brunswick Community College (NC) Robert Allen
West South Arkansas College Cannon Lester
     
DIVISION III
District School Head Coach
Great Lakes College of DuPage (IL) Matt Gould
Mid-Atlantic Camp Community College (VA) Daniel Rollins
North Herkimer College (NY) Lane Potter
North Atlantic RCSJ Gloucester (NJ) Rob Valli
Northeast Northern Essex Community College (MA) Jeff Mejia
North Plains St. Cloud Technical & Community College (MN) David Kroger Jr.
South Central Dallas College-Richland (TX) Jimmy Brenneman
CCCAA
Conference School Head Coach
Bay Valley Conference Los Medanos College (CA) Harmen Sidhu
Big 8 Conference (co-champs) San Joaquin Delta College (CA) Reed Peters
Big 8 Conference (co-champs) Folsom Lake College (CA) Rich Gregory
Central Valley Conference Fresno City College (CA) Mitch Karraker
Coast Conference (North, co-champs) Chabot College (CA) Paul Wiebens
Coast Conference (North, co-champs) Skyline College (CA) Tony Brunicardi
Coast Conference (South) West Valley College (CA) Bobby Hill
Golden Valley Conference Feather River College (CA) Terry Baumgartner
Inland Empire Athletic Conference Chaffey College (CA) Andrew Smith
Orange Empire Conference Golden West College (CA) Andrew Ramos
Pacific Coast Conference Palomar College (CA) Ben Adams
South Coast Conference Cerritos College (CA) Nate Fernley
Western State Conference (North) Santa Barbara City College (CA) Jeff Walker
Western State Conference (South) Los Angeles Valley College (CA) Dave Mallas
     
NWAC
Region School Head Coach
East Region Spokane Community College (WA) Ryne Webb
North Region Everett Community College (WA) Keith Hessler
South Region Linn-Benton Community College (OR) Andy Peterson
West Region Tacoma Community College (WA) Ian Sanderson
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