ABCA/Diamond Coaches of the Year

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2018 ABCA/Diamond National Coaches of the Year

 
NCAA Div. I: Pat Casey, Oregon State
NCAA Div. II: Tim Huber, Augustana (SD)
NCAA Div. III: Brent Porche, Texas-Tyler
NAIA: Adrian Dinkel, Southeastern (FL)
NJCAA Div. I: Jeff Johnson, Chipola (FL)
NJCAA Div. II: Jeff Willis, LSU Eunice
NJCAA Div. III: Bill Fratto, Oakton (IL)
Pacific Association Division: Reed Peters, San Joaquin Delta (CA)
High School Div. I: Paul Twenge, Minnetonka (MN)
High School Div. II: Kyle Slayton, Nashville (AR)
High School Div. III: Steve Bushnell, Topeka Seaman (KS)

2018 ABCA/Diamond Regional Coaches of the Year


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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