Bill Kernen

Bill Kernen

Kernen in 2009.
Biographical details
Born	(1948-08-01) August 1, 1948 (age 76) Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Playing career
1967–1970	Redlands
Position(s)	Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1975–1976	San Gorgonio HS
1977	Orange Coast (asst.)
1978–1982	Cal State Fullerton (asst.)
1987	Cal State Fullerton (asst.)
1988	Illinois (asst.)
1989–1995	Cal State Northridge
2002	NC State (asst.)
2007	Cal State Fullerton (asst.)
2009–2015	Cal State Bakersfield
Head coaching record
Overall	437–352–4 (.554)
Tournaments	NCAA D-I: 6–8 NCAA D-II: 5–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As head coach: CCAA regular season (1990) WAC regular season (2013) WAC tournament (2015) As assistant coach: 5× SCBA (1978–1982) College World Series (1979)
Awards
NCAA Division II West Region Coach of the Year (1990) 2× WAC Coach of the Year (2013, 2015)

William Craig Kernen (born August 1, 1948) is an American baseball coach and playwright. He was the head coach at Cal State Northridge from 1989 to 1995 and at Cal State Bakersfield from 2009 to 2015. Other coaching positions as an assistant included North Carolina State (2001–02), Cal State Fullerton (1977–82, 1987, 2006–07), University of Illinois (1988) and Sacramento State (2019).