The American Baseball Coaches Association and ATEC are proud to announce the 2024 Regional Coaches of the Year in all collegiate and high school divisions.
The ABCA/ATEC 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.
The 2024 ABCA/ATEC National Coaches of the Year in all divisions will be announced on Wednesday, June 26.
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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SEE ALSO: Previous Coach of the Year Winners
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Northeast |
Mike Glavine |
Northeastern |
MA |
| East |
Randy Mazey |
West Virginia |
WV |
| Atlantic |
Scott Forbes |
North Carolina |
NC |
| Southeast |
Tony Vitello |
Tennessee |
TN |
| Midwest |
Wes Carroll |
Evansville |
IN |
| South |
Lane Burroughs |
Louisiana Tech |
LA |
| Central |
Skip Johnson |
Oklahoma |
OK |
| West |
Andrew Checketts |
UC Santa Barbara |
CA |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| East |
Chris Shank |
Southern New Hampshire |
NH |
| Atlantic |
Steve Kline |
Indiana-Pennsylvania |
PA |
| Southeast |
Jim Gantt |
Catawba |
NC |
| South |
Joe Urso |
Tampa |
FL |
| Midwest |
Al Ready |
Indianapolis |
IN |
| Central |
Kyle Crookes |
Central Missouri |
MO |
| South Central |
Kevin Brooks |
Angelo State |
TX |
| West |
Justin James |
Point Loma Nazarene |
CA |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC NCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| I |
Jesse Woods |
Colby |
ME |
| II |
Bryan Haley |
Endicott |
MA |
| III |
Thomas Seay |
SUNY New Paltz |
NY |
| IV |
Pete Egbert |
Misericordia |
PA |
| V |
Troy Brohawn |
Salisbury |
MD |
| VI |
Ray Hedrick |
Randolph-Macon |
VA |
| VII |
Mike Deegan |
Denison |
OH |
| VIII |
Grant Bellak |
Hanover |
IN |
| IX |
John Vodenlich |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
WI |
| X |
Scott Winterburn |
La Verne |
CA |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC NAIA Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Opening Rd. |
Joe McDonald |
Arizona Christian |
AZ |
| Opening Rd. |
Brad Shelton |
Cumberlands |
KY |
| Opening Rd. |
Jeremy Sheetinger |
Georgia Gwinnett |
GA |
| Opening Rd. |
Larry Mahoney |
Hope International |
CA |
| Opening Rd. |
Brett Neffendorf |
Indiana-Southeast |
IN |
| Opening Rd. |
Bill Neale |
Kansas Wesleyan |
KS |
| Opening Rd. |
Jonathan Burton |
Reinhardt |
GA |
| Opening Rd. |
Adrian Dinkel |
Southeastern |
FL |
| Opening Rd. |
Billy Berry |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
TN |
| Opening Rd. |
Bobby Halford |
William Carey |
MS |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| District |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Appalachian |
Dash O'Neill |
Georgia Highlands |
GA |
| East |
Preston McDonald |
Florence-Darlington Tech |
SC |
| Mid-South |
Dusty Hart |
Blinn |
TX |
| Midwest |
Ryan Cougill |
Iowa Western |
IA |
| Plains |
Eric Horner |
Johnson County |
KS |
| South |
Bobby Sprowl |
Shelton State |
AL |
| South Atlantic |
Doug Martin |
Northwest Florida State |
FL |
| South Central |
Travis Lallemand |
Crowder |
MO |
| Southwest |
Tyler Johnson |
McLennan |
TX |
| West |
Nick Garritano |
Southern Nevada |
NV |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| District |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Central |
Chris Razo |
Heartland |
IL |
| East |
Billy McClure |
Westchester |
NY |
| Great Lakes |
Eric Laskovy |
Kellogg |
MI |
| Gulf |
Neal Holliman |
East Central |
MS |
| Gulf |
Jeff Willis |
LSU Eunice |
LA |
| Mid-Atlantic |
Dan Rascher |
Montgomery |
MD |
| Midwest |
Mike Davenport |
Madison |
WI |
| North Plains |
Nic Mishler |
Des Moines Area |
IA |
| North Plains |
Justin Schulte |
Southeastern |
IA |
| South |
Ross Jones |
St. Johns River State |
FL |
| South Atlantic |
Robbie Allen |
Brunswick |
NC |
| West |
Cannon Lester |
South Arkansas |
AR |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC NJCAA Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| District |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Great Lakes |
Matt Gould |
DuPage |
IL |
| Mid-Atlantic |
Daniel Rollins |
Camp |
VA |
| North |
Lane Potter |
Herkimer |
NY |
| North Atlantic |
Rob Valli |
RCSJ Gloucester |
NJ |
| Northeast |
Jeff Mejia |
Northern Essex |
MA |
| North Plains |
David Kroger |
St. Cloud Tech |
MN |
| South Central |
Michael Martin |
Dallas-Eastfield |
TX |
| South Central |
Jimmy Brenneman |
Dallas-Richland |
TX |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC Pacific Association Division Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| Northern California |
Reed Peters |
San Joaquin Delta |
CA |
| Southern California |
Sommer McCartney |
Saddleback |
CA |
| Northwest |
Andy Peterson |
Linn-Benton |
OR |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Matt Rehbit |
Bethlehem Central |
NY |
| 2 |
Matt Miller |
Frankfort |
WV |
| 3 |
Ryan Page |
Lowndes |
GA |
| 4 |
Curt Bly |
Mason |
OH |
| 5 |
Jake Adams |
Harrisburg |
SD |
| 6 |
Wade Simoneaux |
West Monroe |
LA |
| 7 |
Marc Johnson |
Cherry Creek |
CO |
| 8 |
Tony Mills |
Liberty |
CA |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. II Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Sal Coppola |
Amity |
CT |
| 2 |
Craig Zimmerman |
Poquoson |
VA |
| 3 |
Brent Moseley |
Starr's Mill |
GA |
| 4 |
Matt Buckner |
Farragut |
TN |
| 5 |
Scott McGee |
Willard |
MO |
| 6 |
John Morgan |
Marlow |
OK |
| 7 |
Russ Wright |
Owyhee |
ID |
| 8 |
Jim Ozella |
Hart |
CA |
| |
| 2024 ABCA/ATEC High School Div. III Regional Coaches of the Year |
| Region |
Coach |
School |
State |
| 1 |
Scott Steltz |
Chatham Central |
NY |
| 2 |
Max Newill |
Bridgewater-Raritan |
NJ |
| 3 |
Brian Campbell |
North Broward Prep |
FL |
| 4 |
Bob Riker |
Brother Rice |
MI |
| 5 |
Mike Watt |
St. Mary's Colgan |
KS |
| 6 |
Brian Fowler |
Taylor |
AR |
| 7 |
Jason Jarrett |
Tri-Cities Prep |
WA |
| 8 |
Derek DeBenedetti |
Cardinal Newman |
CA |
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