Steve Owens (baseball)

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Steve Owens
Steve Owens - Charleston Wheelers - 1988.jpg
Owens in 1988
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Rutgers
Conference Big Ten
Record127–86
Biographical details
Born (1965-07-04) July 4, 1965 (age 58)
Sauquoit, New York, U.S.
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
Overall1,042–569–3
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]

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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

Rutgers

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

This table depicts Owens' record as an NCAA head coach. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Cortland Red Dragons (SUNYAC (DIII))(1992–1999)
1992Cortland 25–161st (East)SUNYAC Tournament
1993Cortland 21–141st (East)NCAA Regional
1994Cortland 32–71st (East)NCAA Regional
1995Cortland 30–131st (East)College World Series
1996Cortland 30–71st (East)NCAA Regional
1997Cortland 31–101st (East)College World Series
1998Cortland 40–51stCollege World Series
1999Cortland 36–101stCollege World Series
Cortland:245–82–1 (.748)
Le Moyne Dolphins (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(2000–2007)
2000Le Moyne 32–1518–72ndMAAC Tournament
2001Le Moyne 29–2013–84thMAAC Tournament
2002 Le Moyne 30–1819–72ndMAAC Tournament
2003 Le Moyne 33–1722–31st NCAA Regional
2004 Le Moyne 36–2124–31st NCAA Regional
2005 Le Moyne 25–2214–115th
2006 Le Moyne 38–1421–51stMAAC Tournament
2007 Le Moyne 34–1922–31st 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 30–2319–124th (9) [lower-alpha 1]
2012 Bryant 33–2124–81st (9) [lower-alpha 2]
2013 Bryant 45–17–127–51st (9) NCAA Regional
2014 Bryant 42–1619–51st (7) NCAA Regional
2015 Bryant 29–2517–71st (7)
2016 Bryant 47–1226–41st (7) NCAA Regional
2017 Bryant 30–2720–61st (7)
2018 Bryant 32–23–121–7T-1st (7)
2019 Bryant 40–2019–51st (7)
Bryant:328–184–2 (.640)192–59 (.765)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten Conference)(2020–present)
2020 Rutgers 6–90–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Rutgers 21–2321–238th
2022 Rutgers 44–1517–7T-2nd Big Ten tournament
2023 Rutgers 33-2314-105th Big Ten tournament
2024 Rutgers 23-163-9
Rutgers:127–86 (.596)55–49
Total:1,042–569–3 (.647)

      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. ↑ Bryant was ineligible for postseason play as they were in transition to Division I.
  2. ↑ Bryant was ineligible for postseason play as they were in transition to Division I.

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