Steve Owens (baseball)

Stephen "Steve" Owens (born July 3, 1965) 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]

Steve Owens
Owens in 1988
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRutgers
ConferenceBig Ten
Record6–9
Biographical details
Born (1965-07-04) July 4, 1965
Sauquoit, New York
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
Overall921–492–2
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)

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
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Cortland Red Dragons (SUNYAC (DIII)) (1992–1999)
1992 Cortland 25–161st (East)SUNYAC Tournament
1993 Cortland 21–141st (East)NCAA Regional
1994 Cortland 32–71st (East)NCAA Regional
1995 Cortland 30–131st (East)College World Series
1996 Cortland 30–71st (East)NCAA Regional
1997 Cortland 31–101st (East)College World Series
1998 Cortland 40–51stCollege World Series
1999 Cortland 36–101stCollege World Series
Cortland: 245–82–1 (.748)
Le Moyne Dolphins (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2000–2007)
2000 Le Moyne 32–1518–72ndMAAC Tournament
2001 Le Moyne 29–2013–84thMAAC Tournament
2002 Le Moyne 30–1819–72ndMAAC Tournament
2003 Le Moyne 33–1722–31stNCAA Regional
2004 Le Moyne 36–2124–31stNCAA Regional
2005 Le Moyne 25–2214–115th
2006 Le Moyne 38–1421–51stMAAC Tournament
2007 Le Moyne 34–1922–31stNCAA 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
Rutgers: 6–9 (.400)0–0
Total:921–492–2 (.652)

      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.

See also

References
  1. "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 June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. "2013 NEC Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 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 June 5, 2014. 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 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  12. "Steve Owens Named Head Baseball Coach". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  13. "2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy and Cynthia Mills. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  14. "NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  15. "Yearly College Baseball Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  16. "Le Moyne Baseball Year-by-Year Division I Game Results". LeMoyneDolphins.com. Le Moyne Sports Information. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  17. "Steve Owens". LeMoyneDolphins.com. Le Moyne Sports Information. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  18. "2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  19. "SUNYAC Baseball Tournament Results". SUNYAC.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  20. "Baseball Team Champions". SUNYAC.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  21. "2005 Team Guide" (PDF). CortlandRedDragons.com. Cortland Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  22. "2014 Team Guide" (PDF). CortlandRedDragons.com. Cortland Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2014. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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