Darin Hendrickson

Last updated
Darin Hendrickson
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Saint Louis
Conference A-10
Record476–376
Biographical details
Born Granite City, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1991 SIU Edwardsville
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995 SIU Edwardsville (assistant)
1996–1999 Fontbonne
2000–2003 STLCC–Forest Park
2004–2007 Central Missouri
2008–present Saint Louis
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1995–1999Fontbonne (assistant AD)
1999–2003STLCC–Forest Park
Head coaching record
Overall811–476 (college)
155–74 (junior college)
TournamentsNCAA D-I: 0–4
NCAA D-III: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
5 A-10 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018)
3x A-10 Tournament (2010, 2013, 2018)
2 NCAA DII Regional (2004, 2005)
3 MIAA (2004, 2005, 2007)
3 MIAA Tournament (2004, 2005, 2006)
NJCAA DII Super Regional (2001)
4 NJCAA DII Regional (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
SLIAC (1998)
SLIAC Tournament (1998)
Awards
2x A-10 Coach of the Year (2012, 2018)
3x MIAA Coach of the Year (2004, 2005, 2007)
NJCAA DII District Coach of the Year (2001)
4x NJCAA DII Region Coach of the Year (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
MCCAC Coach of the Year (2001)
NCAA DIII Central Region Coach of the Year (1998)
SLIAC Coach of the Year (1998)

Darin Hendrickson is an American college baseball coach who has been the head coach at Saint Louis since the start of the 2008 season. [1]

Contents

Hendrickson has also served as the batting practice pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. [2] [3] [4]

Playing career

Hendrickson pitched for two seasons (1990–1991) at his alma mater, SIU Edwardsville. He was named First-Team All-Region both season and ranks among the school's leaders in career winning percentage, with an 18–5 (.783) overall record. [1] [5]

Coaching career

Following his graduation in 1992, Hendrickson served as an assistant at SIU Edwardsville for three seasons (1993–1995) while he earned his master's degree there. He considered attending law school, but elected to stay in college coaching. [1] [4]

Fontbonne

Hendrickson's first head coaching position came at NCAA Division III Fontbonne, where he helped to start the Griffins' baseball program. Hendrickson coached there for four seasons (1996–1999). His best came in 1998, when the Griffins went 41–7 and won the SLIAC regular season and tournament championships to qualify for the NCAA tournament. At the Central Regional, Fontbonne went 0–2, losing 6–4 to North Central and 17–2 to Carthage. Hendrickson was named both the 1998 SLIAC and Central Region Coach of the Year. [1] [6] [7]

STLCC–Forest Park

From Fontbonne, Hendrickson moved to NJCAA Division II St. Louis Community College–Forest Park, where he served as both the athletic director and head baseball coach for four seasons (2000–2003). Forest Park qualified for the NJCAA Tournament in each of his four seasons, reaching the NJCAA World Series in 2001. That year, Hendrickson was named both District and MCCAC Coach of the Year. [1] [2]

Central Missouri

When Central Missouri State head coach Brad Hill left for Kansas State after the 2003 season, Hendrickson was hired to replace him. At his introductory press conference, Hendrickson said, "The tradition is something I'm really looking forward to. Looking at their history, it is just amazing. I've only had an opportunity to view it from the outside. I am really excited to be a part of it now." [2] [8]

Hendrickson spent four seasons (2004–2007) at Central Missouri. Under him, the Mules had three 50-win seasons and won three Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association regular season and tournament titles each. They appeared in the NCAA tournament in all four of his seasons. In 2004, the Mules swept through the Central Regional, defeating Wayne State (NE) 22–2 in the regional championship. At the College World Series, the team lost its opener to Delta State but recovered to finish third. In 2005, the Mules again swept through the Central Regional and finished third at the College World Series. In 2006 and 2007, the program reached the NCAA tournament but was eliminated in the Central Regional. Hendrickson was named the MIAA Coach of the Year in 2004, 2005, and 2007. [1] [9] [10] [11] [12]

In 2005, five Central Missouri pitchers were selected in the first 11 rounds of the MLB Draft. These included second-round selection Nicholas Webber and tenth-round selection Josh Outman. Outman, who had begun his career under Hendrickson at Forest Park and followed him to Central Missouri, went on to pitch in Major League Baseball. [3] [13]

Saint Louis

Hendrickson left Central Missouri for the head coaching position at Saint Louis ahead of the 2008 season. [14]

After missing the A-10 tournament in his first two seasons, the Billikens won it in 2010 to qualify for their first NCAA tournament under Hendrickson. At the Louisville Regional, Saint Louis went 0–2, losing games to host Louisville and Illinois State. [15] [16] [17]

Saint Louis won three straight A-10 regular season titles in 2012, 2013, and 2014. In 2012, Hendrickson was named the A-10 Coach of the Year. In 2013, the team went 41–21 and also won the A-10 tournament to qualify for another NCAA tournament. At the Columbia Regional, the Billikens lost both games, 7–3 to host South Carolina and 10–2 to second-seeded Clemson. [15] [16] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

At Saint Louis, Hendrickson has had several major award winners and professional draftees. Pitcher Alex Alemann won the 2010 A-10 Rookie of the Year Award, and first baseman Mike Vigliarolo was named the league's co-Player of the Year in 2013. Between 2008–2014, Saint Louis has had eight MLB Draft selections under Hendrickson. The number includes two top-ten round picks: catcher Grant Nelson, a ninth-round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013, and pitcher James Norwood, a seventh-round pick of the Chicago Cubs in 2014. [15] [23]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Hendrickson's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach. [1] [2] [6] [9] [10] [15] [16] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Fontbonne (SLIAC)(1996–1999)
1996Fontbonne 23–1911–52ndSLIAC Tournament
1997Fontbonne 27–1610–42ndSLIAC Tournament
1998Fontbonne 41–711–21stNCAA Regional
1999Fontbonne 35–128–6T-4thSLIAC Tournament
Fontbonne:126–5440–17
STLCC–Forest Park (MCCAC – NJCAA DII)(2000–2003)
2000STLCC–Forest Park 35–2212–8NJCAA Super Regional
2001STLCC–Forest Park 41–2218–4NJCAA World Series
2002STLCC–Forest Park 34–2012–8NJCAA Super Regional
2003STLCC–Forest Park 45–1014–4NJCAA Super Regional
STLCC–Forest Park:155–7456–24
Central Missouri State/Central Missouri [lower-alpha 1] (MIAA)(2004–2007)
2004Central Missouri State 57–826–51stCollege World Series
2005Central Missouri State 57–927–41stCollege World Series
2006Central Missouri State 44–1622–82ndNCAA Regional
2007Central Missouri 51–1328–61stNCAA Regional
Central Missouri State:209–46103–23
Saint Louis (Atlantic 10)(2008–present)
2008 Saint Louis 24–299–1713th
2009 Saint Louis 30–2512–137th
2010 Saint Louis 33–2915–12T-4th NCAA Regional
2011 Saint Louis 28–2710–1410th
2012 Saint Louis 41–1817–7T-1st A-10 tournament
2013 Saint Louis 41–2117–7T-1st NCAA Regional
2014 Saint Louis 34–2118–71st A-10 tournament
2015 Saint Louis 35–2116–81st A-10 tournament
2016 Saint Louis 25–3115–94th A-10 tournament
2017 Saint Louis 35–2212–105th A-10 tournament
2018 Saint Louis 35–1819–41st NCAA Regional
2019 Saint Louis 25–3013–11T-7th A-10 tournament
2020 Saint Louis 10–60–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Saint Louis 17–316–105th (South)
2022 Saint Louis 29–2414–93rd A-10 tournament
2023 Saint Louis 33–2315–9T-3rd A-10 tournament
Saint Louis:476–376208–161
Total:811–476

      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

  1. ↑ Following the 2006 season, Central Missouri State University renamed itself the University of Central Missouri.

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