Chris Stevens Named Regional Coach of the Year
SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Allan Hancock College baseball head coach, Chris Stevens, has been recognized by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) after a season of phenomenal play by the Bulldogs. Coach Stevens was honored as the 2021 ABCA/ATEC Pacific Association SoCal Regional Coach of the Year, announced by the ABCA on Tuesday morning. | ABCA Release
Stevens led the Bulldogs to a conference-best win percentage of .813 winning percentage, an overall record of 18-6 (13-3 WSC), and a No. 5 ranking in the CCCSIA poll while battling through an ever-changing shortened season. Stevens was recognized as the Western State Conference Coach of the Year while placing 12 Bulldogs on the All-Conference list and five on the All-State squad.
The ABCA/ATEC Coaches of the Year are selected in all nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. Due to varying start dates from COVID-19 protocols, high school honorees will be selected and named later this summer. Coaches of the Year are selected by members of the ABCA All-America and Coach of the Year Committees.
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About the ABCA:
The ABCA, founded in 1945, 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.