The American Baseball Coaches Association and ATEC are proud to recognize the 2025 National and Regional Coaches of the Year in all collegiate and high school divisions.
2025 ABCA/ATEC National Coaches of the Year
NCAA Div. I: Jay Johnson, LSU
NCAA Div. II: Joe Urso, Tampa (Fla.)
NCAA Div. III: John Vodenlich, Wisconsin-Whitewater
NAIA: Brad Neffendorf, LSU Shreveport
NJCAA Div. I: David Nelson, Salt Lake (Utah)
NJCAA Div. II: Lyndon Coleman, Pasco-Hernando State (Fla.)
NJCAA Div. III: Rob Valli, RCSJ Gloucester (N.J.)
Pacific Association Division: John Knott, Mt. San Antonio (Calif.)
High School Div. I: Joe Giummule, Jupiter (Fla.)
High School Div. II: Chris Roof, Governor Livingston (N.J.)
High School Div. III: Josh Raney, Blanchard (Okla.)
The 2025 ABCA/ATEC National Coaches of the Year will be honored on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the ABCA Convention in Washington, D.C., on the main clinic stage prior to the start of clinics.
The ABCA/ATEC National and Regional 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.
Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 41 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.
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| 2025 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Northeast |
Mike Glavine |
Northeastern |
MA |
| East |
Steve Sabins |
West Virginia |
WV |
| Atlantic |
Kevin Schnall |
Coastal Carolina |
SC |
| Southeast |
Butch Thompson |
Auburn |
AL |
| Midwest (co-coach) |
Marc Rardin |
Western Kentucky |
KY |
| Midwest (co-coach) |
Dan Skirka |
Murray State |
KY |
| South |
Jay Johnson |
LSU |
LA |
| Central |
Pat Hallmark |
UTSA |
TX |
| West |
Mitch Canham |
Oregon State |
OR |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| East |
Chris Langan |
Felician |
NJ |
| Atlantic |
John Kochmansky |
East Stroudsburg |
PA |
| Southeast |
Adam Skonieczki |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
NC |
| South |
Joe Urso |
Tampa |
FL |
| Midwest |
Al Ready |
Indianapolis |
IN |
| Central |
Kyle Crookes |
Central Missouri |
MO |
| South Central (co-coach) |
Kevin Brooks |
Angelo State |
TX |
| South Central (co-coach) |
Brent Porche |
Texas-Tyler |
TX |
| West |
Joe Schaefer |
Northwest Nazarene |
ID |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| I |
Eric Cirella |
Salve Regina |
RI |
| II |
Bryan Haley |
Endicott |
MA |
| III |
Justin Beach |
SUNY Brockport |
NY |
| IV |
Neil Ioviero |
Kean |
NJ |
| V |
Bob Babb |
Johns Hopkins |
MD |
| VI |
Andrew Gipson |
Belhaven |
MS |
| VII |
Mike Deegan |
Denison |
OH |
| VIII |
Adrian Santiago |
MSOE |
WI |
| IX |
John Vodenlich |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
WI |
| X |
Tim Scannell |
Trinity University |
TX |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC NAIA Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Opening Rd. |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Opening Rd. |
Chris Pritchett |
British Columbia (Canada) |
BC |
| Opening Rd. |
Brad Shelton |
Cumberlands |
KY |
| Opening Rd. |
Jeremy Sheetinger |
Georgia Gwinnett |
GA |
| Opening Rd. |
Doug Brinker |
Grand View |
IA |
| Opening Rd. |
Larry Mahoney |
Hope International |
CA |
| Opening Rd. |
Jeremy Kennedy |
Loyola New Orleans |
LA |
| Opening Rd. |
Brad Neffendorf |
LSU Shreveport |
LA |
| Opening Rd. |
Gabe Grinder |
Southeastern |
FL |
| Opening Rd. |
Billy Berry |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
TN |
| Opening Rd. |
Collin Martin |
Webber International |
FL |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| District |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Appalachian |
Dave Shelton |
Walters State |
TN |
| East |
Preston McDonald |
Florence-Darlington Tech |
SC |
| Mid-South |
Dusty Hart |
Blinn |
TX |
| Midwest |
Julio Godinez |
Lake Land |
IL |
| Plains |
Eric Horner |
Johnson County |
KS |
| South |
Bobby Sprowl |
Shelton State |
AL |
| South Atlantic |
Zac Cole |
Florida SouthWestern State |
FL |
| South Central |
Dru Sebastian |
Eastern Oklahoma State |
OK |
| Southwest |
Tyler Johnson |
McLennan |
TX |
| West |
David Nelson |
Salt Lake |
UT |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| District |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Central |
Chris Razo |
Heartland |
IL |
| East |
Mike McCarry |
Lackawanna |
PA |
| Great Lakes |
Eric Laskovy |
Kellogg |
MI |
| Gulf (co-coach) |
Neal Holliman |
East Central |
MS |
| Gulf (co-coach) |
Michael Avalon |
Pearl River |
MS |
| Mid-Atlantic |
Rodney Bennett |
Frederick |
MD |
| Midwest |
Mike Davenport |
Madison |
WI |
| North Plains (co-coach) |
Eric Stein |
Iowa Central |
IA |
| North Plains (co-coach) |
Justin Schulte |
Southeastern |
IA |
| South |
Lyndon Coleman |
Pasco-Hernando State |
FL |
| South Atlantic |
Marshall McDonald |
Catawba Valley |
NC |
| West |
Todd Eastin |
South Mountain |
AZ |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| District |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Great Lakes |
Bill Fratto |
Oakton |
IL |
| Mid-Atlantic |
Mark Tucker |
Surry |
NC |
| North |
Matt Clingersmith |
SUNY Niagara |
NY |
| North Atlantic (co-coach) |
Johnny Johnson |
Brookdale |
NJ |
| North Atlantic (co-coach) |
Rob Valli |
RCSJ Gloucester |
NJ |
| North Plains |
Matthew Erzar |
Century |
MN |
| Northeast |
Jeff Mejia |
Northern Essex |
MA |
| South Central |
Jimmy Brenneman |
Dallas-Richland |
TX |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC Pacific Association Div. Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Northern California |
Damon Neidlinger |
Santa Rosa |
CA |
| Southern California |
John Knott |
Mt. San Antonio |
CA |
| Northwest |
Andy Peterson |
Linn-Benton |
OR |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Chris Metz |
Souhegan |
NH |
| 2 |
Charlie Goss |
North Lincoln |
NC |
| 3 |
Joseph Giummule |
Jupiter |
FL |
| 4 |
Zach Hobbs |
McCracken County |
KY |
| 5 |
Ben Baier |
Blue Springs South |
MO |
| 6 |
Eddie Cornblum |
Midway |
TX |
| 7 |
David Webb |
Corona del Sol |
AZ |
| 8 |
Rigo Ledezma |
Point Loma |
CA |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Matt Roventini |
Poly Prep |
NY |
| 2 |
Chris Roof |
Governor Livingston |
PA |
| 3 |
Marc Gilmore |
Newnan |
GA |
| 4 |
Brian Hetland |
Clarksville |
TN |
| 5 |
Mike Hill |
Lawrence Free State |
KS |
| 6 |
Jacob Clay |
Mineral Wells |
TX |
| 7 |
Bryan Swygart |
Middleton |
ID |
| 8 |
Andy Rojo |
St. John Bosco |
CA |
| |
| 2025 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Alphonse Lambert |
Saratoga Central Catholic |
NY |
| 2 |
Billy Wagner |
The Miller School |
VA |
| 3 |
Tim Fanning |
Glenwood |
AL |
| 4 |
Brandon Bassham |
Eagleville |
TN |
| 5 |
Jon Fitzpatrick |
Martensdale-St. Marys |
IA |
| 6 |
Josh Raney |
Blanchard |
OK |
| 7 |
Jim Polson |
Forge Christian |
CO |
| 8 |
David Trujillo |
Menlo School |
CA |
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