Steve Owens (baseball)
![]() Owens in 1988 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Rutgers |
Conference | Big Ten |
Record | 132–95 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Sauquoit, New York, U.S. | July 4, 1965
Playing career | |
Football | |
1983–1986 | St. Lawrence |
Baseball | |
1984–1987 | St. Lawrence |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1991 | Ithaca (assistant) |
1992–1999 | Cortland |
2000–2010 | Le Moyne |
2011–2019 | Bryant |
2020–present | Rutgers |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1,047–578–3 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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]
Coaching career
[edit]Rutgers
[edit]On June 26, 2019, Steve Owens was announced as the new head coach of the Rutgers baseball program, replacing Joe Litterio whose contract was not renewed.[12]
Head coaching record
[edit]This table depicts Owens' record as an NCAA head coach.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Cortland Red Dragons (SUNYAC (DIII)) (1992–1999) | |||||||||
1992 | Cortland | 25–16 | 1st (East) | SUNYAC Tournament | |||||
1993 | Cortland | 21–14 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | |||||
1994 | Cortland | 32–7 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | |||||
1995 | Cortland | 30–13 | 1st (East) | College World Series | |||||
1996 | Cortland | 30–7 | 1st (East) | NCAA Regional | |||||
1997 | Cortland | 31–10 | 1st (East) | College World Series | |||||
1998 | Cortland | 40–5 | 1st | College World Series | |||||
1999 | Cortland | 36–10 | 1st | College World Series | |||||
Cortland: | 245–82–1 (.748) | ||||||||
Le Moyne Dolphins (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2000–2007) | |||||||||
2000 | Le Moyne | 32–15 | 18–7 | 2nd | MAAC Tournament | ||||
2001 | Le Moyne | 29–20 | 13–8 | 4th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
2002 | Le Moyne | 30–18 | 19–7 | 2nd | MAAC Tournament | ||||
2003 | Le Moyne | 33–17 | 22–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2004 | Le Moyne | 36–21 | 24–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2005 | Le Moyne | 25–22 | 14–11 | 5th | |||||
2006 | Le Moyne | 38–14 | 21–5 | 1st | MAAC Tournament | ||||
2007 | Le Moyne | 34–19 | 22–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
Le Moyne Dolphins (Independent (DI)) (2008–2010) | |||||||||
2008 | Le Moyne | 33–21 | |||||||
2009 | Le Moyne | 24–23 | |||||||
2010 | Le Moyne | 28–27 | |||||||
Le Moyne: | 342–217 (.612) | 153–47 (.765) | |||||||
Bryant Bulldogs (Northeast Conference) (2011–2019) | |||||||||
2011 | Bryant | 30–23 | 19–12 | 4th (9)[a] | |||||
2012 | Bryant | 33–21 | 24–8 | 1st (9)[b] | |||||
2013 | Bryant | 45–17–1 | 27–5 | 1st (9) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2014 | Bryant | 42–16 | 19–5 | 1st (7) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2015 | Bryant | 29–25 | 17–7 | 1st (7) | |||||
2016 | Bryant | 47–12 | 26–4 | 1st (7) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2017 | Bryant | 30–27 | 20–6 | 1st (7) | |||||
2018 | Bryant | 32–23–1 | 21–7 | T-1st (7) | |||||
2019 | Bryant | 40–20 | 19–5 | 1st (7) | |||||
Bryant: | 328–184–2 (.640) | 192–59 (.765) | |||||||
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
2020 | Rutgers | 6–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Rutgers | 21–23 | 21–23 | 8th | |||||
2022 | Rutgers | 44–15 | 17–7 | T-2nd | Big Ten tournament | ||||
2023 | Rutgers | 33-23 | 14-10 | 5th | Big Ten tournament | ||||
2024 | Rutgers | 28-25 | 6-18 | 12th | |||||
Rutgers: | 132–95 (.581) | 58–58 | |||||||
Total: | 1,047–578–3 (.644) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Steve Owens". Bryan Bulldogs. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Steve Owens, Head Baseball Coach". Le Moyne Dolphins. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Bryant's Steve Owens Named ABCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year". Northeast Conference. July 2, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Sauquoit's Owens taking Bryant to NCAA tourney". Utica Post-Dispatch. Utica, New York. May 29, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Jim Donaldson (May 27, 2013). "Baseball team's success caps a great year for Bryant". Providence Journal. Providence, Rhode Island. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2013 NEC Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MAAC Baseball Individual Awards". MAACSports.com. October 5, 2007. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Baseball SUNYAC Awards". SUNYAC.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Steve Owens Named Head Baseball Coach". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Yearly College Baseball Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Le Moyne Baseball Year-by-Year Division I Game Results". LeMoyneDolphins.com. Le Moyne Sports Information. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Steve Owens". LeMoyneDolphins.com. Le Moyne Sports Information. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "SUNYAC Baseball Tournament Results". SUNYAC.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "Baseball Team Champions". SUNYAC.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "2005 Team Guide" (PDF). CortlandRedDragons.com. Cortland Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
- ^ "2014 Team Guide" (PDF). CortlandRedDragons.com. Cortland Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)