Steve Owens (baseball)

Steve Owens
Owens in 1988
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRutgers
ConferenceBig Ten
Record132–95
Biographical details
Born (1965-07-04) July 4, 1965 (age 59)
Sauquoit, New York, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1983–1986St. Lawrence
Baseball
1984–1987St. Lawrence
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991Ithaca (assistant)
1992–1999Cortland
2000–2010Le Moyne
2011–2019Bryant
2020–presentRutgers
Head coaching record
Overall1,047–578–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Northeast regular season (2019)
Awards
  • ABCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year (2013)
  • 5× NEC Coach of the Year (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019)
  • 2× MAAC Coach of the Year (2004, 2006)
  • 4× SUNYAC Coach of the Year (1993, 1994, 1995, 1998)

Stephen Owens (born July 4, 1965) [citation needed] is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team. He has held that position since prior to the 2020 season.[1][2][3]

Owens played football and baseball at St. Lawrence and was drafted in the 25th round of the 1987 MLB Draft. He played two seasons in the Chicago Cubs organization, reaching Class A. He then turned to coaching, serving as an assistant baseball and football coach at Ithaca Bombers. The following season, he earned a head coaching position with the Cortland Red Dragons baseball team, where he remained for eight seasons. He then coached at Le Moyne before becoming head coach at Bryant. In 2013, he led the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament and was recognized as the ABCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year.[1][4][5][6]

Owens has won nine conference Coach of the Year Awards. At Cortland, he was named SUNYAC Coach of the Year in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1998; at Le Moyne, MAAC Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2006; and at Bryant, NEC Coach of the Year in 2012, 2013, and 2014.[7][8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ a b "Steve Owens". Bryan Bulldogs. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Tom Leo (July 15, 2010). "Le Moyne baseball coach, Steve Owens, resigns to take job at Bryant". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Steve Owens, Head Baseball Coach". Le Moyne Dolphins. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Bryant's Steve Owens Named ABCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year". Northeast Conference. July 2, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Sauquoit's Owens taking Bryant to NCAA tourney". Utica Post-Dispatch. Utica, New York. May 29, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  6. ^ Jim Donaldson (May 27, 2013). "Baseball team's success caps a great year for Bryant". Providence Journal. Providence, Rhode Island. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "Bryant Takes Home Three Major Awards, FDU's Kresky Takes Top Individual Honor". NortheastConference.org. May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "2013 NEC Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  9. ^ "LIU Brooklyn's John Ziznewski Blocks Bryant from Clean Sweep of NEC's Major Honors". NortheastConference.org. May 21, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  10. ^ "MAAC Baseball Individual Awards". MAACSports.com. October 5, 2007. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  11. ^ "Baseball SUNYAC Awards". SUNYAC.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.