The American Baseball Coaches Association and ATEC are proud to announce the 2021 National and Regional Coaches of the Year in all collegiate and high school divisions. The 2021 ABCA/ATEC National Coaches of the Year will be honored on Friday, Jan. 7 in the main clinic hall prior to the start of clinics at the 2022 ABCA Convention, which will be held Jan. 6-9, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.
2021 ABCA/ATEC National Coaches of the Year
NCAA Div. I: Chris Lemonis, Mississippi State
NCAA Div. II: Jeff Gregory, Wingate (NC)
NCAA Div. III: Troy Brohawn, Salisbury (MD)
NAIA: Jeremy Sheetinger, Georgia Gwinnett
NJCAA Div. I: Mitch Thompson, McLennan (TX)
NJCAA Div. II: Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice
NJCAA Div. III: Doug Wren, Tyler (TX)
Pacific Association Division: Anthony Ferro, Butte (CA)
High School Div. I: Todd Fitz-Gerald, Stoneman Douglas (FL)
High School Div. II: Riley Fincher, Pleasant Grove (TX)
High School Div. III: Shane Sieben, Rock Creek (KS)
The ABCA/ATEC Regional and National Coaches of the Year are selected by members of the ABCA All-America & Coach of the Year committees in all nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division and high school.
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About the ABCA
Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 13,000 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth.
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Northeast |
Bill Currier |
Fairfield |
CT |
| East |
Alex Sogard |
Wright State |
OH |
| Atlantic |
Elliott Avent |
North Carolina State |
NC |
| Southeast |
Tony Vitello |
Tennessee |
TN |
| Midwest |
Link Jarrett |
Notre Dame |
IN |
| South |
Chris Lemonis |
Mississippi State |
MS |
| Central |
David Pierce |
Texas |
TX |
| West |
Jay Johnson |
Arizona |
AZ |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| East |
Scott Loiseau |
Southern New Hampshire |
NH |
| Atlantic |
Marc Marizzaldi |
Seton Hill |
PA |
| Southeast |
Jeff Gregory |
Wingate |
NC |
| South |
Joe Urso |
Tampa |
FL |
| Midwest |
Chase Sain |
Trevecca Nazarene |
TN |
| Central |
Kyle Crookes |
Central Missouri |
MO |
| South Central |
Kevin Brooks |
Angelo State |
TX |
| West |
Joe Schaefer |
Northwest Nazarene |
ID |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| New England |
Ed Flaherty |
Southern Maine |
ME |
| New York |
Joe Brown |
Cortland |
NY |
| Mid-Atlantic |
Mike Dickson |
Rowan |
NJ |
| South |
Troy Brohawn |
Salisbury |
MD |
| Mideast |
Craig Rainey |
Adrian |
MI |
| Central |
Pat Bloom |
WashU |
MO |
| Midwest |
Chris Olean |
St. Thomas |
MN |
| West |
Jared Hood |
East Texas Baptist |
TX |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC NAIA Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Opening Rd. |
Ryan Dupic |
Concordia |
NE |
| Opening Rd. |
Ben Reel |
IU Southeast |
IN |
| Opening Rd. |
Adrian Dinkel |
Southeastern |
FL |
| Opening Rd. |
Kirk Kelley |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
OK |
| Opening Rd. |
Patrick McCarthy |
Faulkner |
AL |
| Opening Rd. |
Brook Fordyce |
Keiser |
FL |
| Opening Rd. |
Nate Breland |
Central Methodist |
MO |
| Opening Rd. |
Jeremy Sheetinger |
Georgia Gwinnett |
GA |
| Opening Rd. |
Brad Neffendorf |
LSU Shreveport |
LA |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Appalachian |
David Shelton |
Walters State |
TN |
| East |
Preston McDonald |
Florence-Darlington Tech |
SC |
| Mid-South |
Tom Arrington |
San Jacinto-North |
TX |
| Midwest |
Matthew Torrez |
Indian Hills |
IA |
| Plains |
Darren Burroughs |
Cowley |
KS |
| South |
Bobby Sprowl |
Shelton State |
AL |
| South Atlantic |
Adrian Morales |
Miami Dade |
FL |
| South Central |
Travis Lallemand |
Crowder |
MO |
| Southwest |
Mitch Thompson |
McLennan |
TX |
| West |
Anthony Gilich |
Central Arizona |
AZ |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Central |
Ron Riggle |
Lincoln Land |
IL |
| East |
Mike McCarry |
Lackawanna |
PA |
| Great Lakes |
Eric Laskovy |
Kellogg |
MI |
| Gulf |
Jeff Willis |
LSU Eunice |
LA |
| Mid-Atlantic |
Rodney Bennett |
Frederick |
MD |
| Midwest |
Mike Davenport |
Madison |
WI |
| North Plains |
Todd Rima |
Kirkwood |
IA |
| Plains |
Kurt Russell |
Western Oklahoma State |
OK |
| South Atlantic |
Cody Ellis |
Patrick Henry |
VA |
| West |
Kevin Kimball |
Phoenix |
AZ |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Great Lakes |
John Parisho |
Owens |
OH |
| Great Lakes |
Bill Fratto |
Oakton |
IL |
| Mid-Atlantic |
Reece Honeycutt |
Rockingham |
NC |
| North |
Matt Clingersmith |
Niagara County |
NY |
| North Atlantic |
Rob Valli |
Rowan-Gloucester |
NJ |
| North Plains |
Jason Fischer |
St. Cloud Tech |
MN |
| South |
Brian Bauerle |
Coastal Bend |
TX |
| South |
Doug Wren |
Tyler |
TX |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC Pacific Association Division Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| No. California |
Anthony Ferro |
Butte |
CA |
| So. California |
Chris Stevens |
Allan Hancock |
CA |
| Northwest |
Bryan Winston |
Spokane |
WA |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Mike Chiapparelli |
Mamaroneck |
NY |
| 2 |
Mark Gjormand |
James Madison |
VA |
| 3 |
Todd Fitz-Gerald |
Stoneman Douglas |
FL |
| 4 |
Dave Starling |
New Albany |
OH |
| 5 |
Rob Hamilton |
Sun Prairie |
WI |
| 6 |
Kevin James |
Yukon |
OK |
| 7 |
Shea Clark |
Alhambra |
AZ |
| 8 |
James Davis |
Granite Hills |
CA |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Kevin Graber |
Phillips Academy Andover |
MA |
| 2 |
Ryan Goff |
Bridgeport |
VA |
| 3 |
Jon Hudson |
Mosley |
FL |
| 4 |
Mike Kinney & Greg Elie |
Baylor School |
TN |
| 5 |
Scott McGee |
Willard |
MO |
| 6 |
Riley Fincher |
Pleasant Grove |
TX |
| 7 |
Aaron Perkins |
Grantsville |
UT |
| 8 |
Pete Savage |
Reno |
NV |
| |
| 2021 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Martin Fiori |
East Catholic |
CT |
| 2 |
Justin Roberson |
Perquimans |
NC |
| 3 |
Scott Grove |
The First Academy |
FL |
| 4 |
Matt Petry |
St. Mary’s Prep |
MI |
| 5 |
Shane Sieben |
Rock Creek |
KS |
| 6 |
Josh Allison |
Valley View |
AR |
| 7 |
Jeremy Werner |
Central Linn |
OR |
| 8 |
Matt Fox |
Washington Union |
CA |
| |