Johnny Cardenas

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Johnny Cardenas
Biographical details
Born (1970-07-23) July 23, 1970 (age 53)
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1989 Seward County CC
1990–1993 TCU
1993 Bellingham Mariners
1994 Riverside Pilots
1995–1996 Port City Roosters
1996 Oklahoma City 89ers
1997 Duluth–Superior Dukes
1998 Birmingham Barons
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2003Colbert (OK) HS
2004–2005 Greenville (TX)
2006–2008 Stephen F. Austin (asst.)
2009–2024Stephen F. Austin
Head coaching record
Overall359–483
TournamentsSouthland: 9–16
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Johnny Ray Cardenas is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Cardenas is the former head coach of the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball team.

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Amateur career

Cardenas attended Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas. [1] Cardenas then accepted a scholarship to play at Texas Christian University (TCU), to play college baseball for the TCU Horned Frogs baseball team.

Professional career

Cardenas was drafted in the 46th round (1,271th overall) by the Seattle Mariners in the 1993 Major League Baseball draft. [2]

Cardenas began his professional career with the Bellingham Mariners of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League, where he batted .204 with two home runs. He was promoted to the Riverside Pilots of the Class A-Advanced California League in 1994. He hit .208 with one home run for Riversite.

Cardenas played 1995 season with the Port City Roosters of the Class AA Southern League. In 1996, Cardenas began the season with Port City, after batting .189 with 1 home run and 6 RBIs in 27 games with Port City, he was released. He played the rest of the 1996 season with the Oklahoma City 89ers of the American Association.

He was released following the 1996 season and signed with the Duluth–Superior Dukes of the Northern League. He batted .298 with six home runs and 39 RBIs during the season. He signed with the Chicago White Sox to play the 1997 season with the Birmingham Barons during the 1998 season. He hit just .200 with 8 RBIs in 17 games.

Coaching career

From 1999 to 2003, Cardenas served as the head baseball coach at Colbert High School in Colbert, Oklahoma. [3] Cardenas then served as the head baseball coach at Greenville High School in Greenville, Texas for two years. [4]

In the summer of 2005, Cardenas accepted a position as an assistant coach for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball program. He was an assistant for 3 years, and was named the interim head coach when Donnie Watson's contract wasn't renewed. [5]

On July 9, 2008, Cardenas was named the head coach of Stephen F. Austin. [6] Following the 2010 season, Cardenas was named the Southland Conference Coach of the Year. [7]

Cardenas announced on May 23, 2024, that he was retiring after 16 seasons at SFA. [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Southland Conference)(2009–2021)
2009 Stephen F. Austin 23–3214–188th Southland Tournament
2010 Stephen F. Austin 34–2020–124th Southland Tournament
2011 Stephen F. Austin 37–2320–132nd Southland Tournament
2012 Stephen F. Austin 26–3316–17T-6th Southland Tournament
2013 Stephen F. Austin 28–2915–12T-5th Southland Tournament
2014 Stephen F. Austin 20–3511–1912th
2015 Stephen F. Austin 17–3411–1810th
2016 Stephen F. Austin 30–3014–168th Southland Tournament
2017 Stephen F. Austin 29–2817–136th Southland Tournament
2018 Stephen F. Austin 17–369–2112th
2019 Stephen F. Austin 25–3316–14T-5th Southland Tournament
2020 Stephen F. Austin 6–103–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Stephen F. Austin 20–3117–2210th
Stephen F. Austin:183–195
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Western Athletic Conference)(2022–2024)
2022 Stephen F. Austin 15–378–226th (Southwest)
2023 Stephen F. Austin 22–2812–1810th
2024 Stephen F. Austin 10–446–2411th
Stephen F. Austin:359–48326–64
Total:359–483

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion


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