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2018 ABCA/Diamond Regional Coaches of the Year

by Brian Foley
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The 2018 ABCA/Diamond Regional Coaches of the Year have been announced in all college and high school divisions. The Regional Coaches of the Year are eligible for ABCA/Diamond National Coach of the Year honors in their respective divisions, which will be announced on Tuesday, July 3.

The Coaches of the Year will be honored on Friday, Jan. 4 on the main stage of the 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.

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

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