Steve Owens (baseball)
{{Short description|American college baseball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Steve Owens
| image = Steve Owens - Charleston Wheelers - 1988.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Owens in 1988
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Rutgers
| current_conference = Big Ten
| current_record = 161–123
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|7|4}}
| birth_place = Sauquoit, New York, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1983–1986
| player_team2 = St. Lawrence
| player_sport3 = Baseball
| player_years4 = 1984–1987
| player_team4 = St. Lawrence
| coach_years1 = 1991
| coach_team1 = Ithaca (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1992–1999
| coach_team2 = Cortland
| coach_years3 = 2000–2010
| coach_team3 = Le Moyne
| coach_years4 = 2011–2019
| coach_team4 = Bryant
| coach_years5 = 2020–present
| coach_team5 = Rutgers
| overall_record = 1,076–606–3
| tournament_record =
| championships =
- 7x SUNYAC Regular Season (1992-95,97-99)
- 7x SUNYAC Conference Tournament (1992-95,97-99)
- SUNYAC East Division (1996)
- 4x MAAC Regular Season (2003-04,06-07)
- 3x MAAC Conference Tournament (2003-04,07)
- 8X Northeast Regular Season (2012–2019)
- 3x Northeast Conference Tournament (2013–14,16)
| 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)
| coaching_records =
}}
Stephen Owens (born July 4, 1965) {{fact|date=April 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/bsb/Coaches/Steve_Owens|publisher=Bryan Bulldogs|title=Steve Owens|accessdate=December 15, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2010/07/le_moyne_baseball_coach_steve.html|newspaper=The Post-Standard|location=Syracuse, New York|title=Le Moyne baseball coach, Steve Owens, resigns to take job at Bryant|author=Tom Leo|date=July 15, 2010|accessdate=December 15, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://lemoynedolphins.com/information/staff/Old_Bios/SteveOwens|publisher=Le Moyne Dolphins|title=Steve Owens, Head Baseball Coach|access-date=December 15, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218122057/http://lemoynedolphins.com/information/staff/Old_Bios/SteveOwens|archive-date=December 18, 2013}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2013/7/2/BB_Owens_ABCACOY_BRY_13.aspx|publisher=Northeast Conference|title=Bryant's Steve Owens Named ABCA Northeast Region Coach of the Year|date=July 2, 2013|accessdate=December 15, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.uticaod.com/x863237566/Sauquoit-s-Owens-taking-Bryant-to-NCAA-tourney|title=Sauquoit's Owens taking Bryant to NCAA tourney|newspaper=Utica Post-Dispatch|location=Utica, New York|date=May 29, 2013|accessdate=December 15, 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/college/content/20130527-jim-donaldson-baseball-teams-success-caps-a-great-year-for-bryant.ece|newspaper=Providence Journal|location=Providence, Rhode Island|date=May 27, 2013|author=Jim Donaldson|title=Baseball team's success caps a great year for Bryant|accessdate=December 15, 2013}}
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.{{cite web|title=Bryant Takes Home Three Major Awards, FDU's Kresky Takes Top Individual Honor|url=http://northeastconference.org/news/2012/5/16/base-all-NEC-12.aspx?path=baseball|website=NortheastConference.org|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708162113/http://northeastconference.org/news/2012/5/16/base-all-NEC-12.aspx?path=baseball|archive-date=July 8, 2013|date=May 16, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=2013 NEC Baseball Award Winners|url=http://northeastconference.org/documents/2013/5/22/BASE_13_list_all-NEC.pdf?id=14215|website=NortheastConference.org|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606223736/http://northeastconference.org/documents/2013/5/22/BASE_13_list_all-NEC.pdf?id=14215|archive-date=June 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=LIU Brooklyn's John Ziznewski Blocks Bryant from Clean Sweep of NEC's Major Honors|url=http://northeastconference.org/news/2014/5/21/base-allNEC-14.aspx|website=NortheastConference.org|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220182742/http://northeastconference.org/news/2014/5/21/base-allNEC-14.aspx|archive-date=December 20, 2015|date=May 21, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=MAAC Baseball Individual Awards|url=http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=1257251|website=MAACSports.com|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411193012/http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=1257251|archive-date=April 11, 2009|date=October 5, 2007|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Baseball SUNYAC Awards|url=http://www.sunyac.com/sports/2011/3/15/BB_0315111528.aspx?id=88|website=SUNYAC.com|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606205014/http://www.sunyac.com/sports/2011/3/15/BB_0315111528.aspx?id=88|archive-date=June 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web |title=Steve Owens Named Head Baseball Coach |url=https://scarletknights.com/news/2019/6/26/steve-owens-named-head-baseball-coach.aspx |website=ScarletKnights.com |publisher=Rutgers University Athletics |accessdate=26 June 2019}}
Head coaching record
This table depicts Owens' record as an NCAA head coach.{{cite web|title=2014 Northeast Conference Baseball Standings|url=http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_nec.htm|website=D1Baseball.com|publisher=Jeremy and Cynthia Mills|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330114130/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_nec.htm|archive-date=March 30, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2013/d1/d1.pdf|website=NCAA.org|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606211826/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2013/d1/d1.pdf|archive-date=June 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Yearly College Baseball Standings|url=http://boydsworld.com/data/|website=BoydsWorld.com|publisher=Boyd Nation|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625120627/http://boydsworld.com/data/|archive-date=June 25, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Le Moyne Baseball Year-by-Year Division I Game Results|url=http://lemoynedolphins.com/sports/bsb/history/YearbyYear/Baseballyearlygamebygame|website=LeMoyneDolphins.com|publisher=Le Moyne Sports Information|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607003101/http://lemoynedolphins.com/sports/bsb/history/YearbyYear/Baseballyearlygamebygame|archive-date=June 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Steve Owens|url=http://www.lemoynedolphins.com/information/staff/Old_Bios/SteveOwens|website=LeMoyneDolphins.com|publisher=Le Moyne Sports Information|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607010303/http://www.lemoynedolphins.com/information/staff/Old_Bios/SteveOwens|archive-date=June 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=2014 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship Record Book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2013/d3/d3.pdf|website=NCAA.org|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606221858/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2013/d3/d3.pdf|archive-date=June 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=SUNYAC Baseball Tournament Results|url=http://www.sunyac.com/sports/2013/7/22/BB_0722132525.aspx?id=278&|website=SUNYAC.com|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220455/http://www.sunyac.com/sports/2013/7/22/BB_0722132525.aspx?id=278&|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Baseball Team Champions|url=http://www.sunyac.com/sports/2011/3/15/BB_0315110550.aspx?id=82|website=SUNYAC.com|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606224200/http://www.sunyac.com/sports/2011/3/15/BB_0315110550.aspx?id=82|archive-date=June 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=2005 Team Guide|url=http://www.cortlandreddragons.com/documents/2007/12/16/baseguide05.pdf|website=CortlandRedDragons.com|publisher=Cortland Sports Information|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210646/http://www.cortlandreddragons.com/documents/2007/12/16/baseguide05.pdf|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=2014 Team Guide|url=http://www.cortlandreddragons.com/documents/2014/3/17/2014bbguide.pdf?id=754|website=CortlandRedDragons.com|publisher=Cortland Sports Information|access-date=June 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210717/http://www.cortlandreddragons.com/documents/2014/3/17/2014bbguide.pdf?id=754|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}
{{CBB yearly record start|type=coach}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name= Cortland Red Dragons
| startyear = 1992
| endyear = 1999
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1992
| name = Cortland
| overall = 25–16
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = SUNYAC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1993
| name = Cortland
| overall = 21–14
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1994
| name = Cortland
| overall = 32–7
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1995
| name = Cortland
| overall = 30–13
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 1996
| name = Cortland
| overall = 30–7
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1997
| name = Cortland
| overall = 31–10
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1998
| name = Cortland
| overall = 40–5
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 1999
| name = Cortland
| overall = 36–10
| conference =
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Cortland
| overall = {{winpct|245|82|1|record=y}}
| confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Le Moyne Dolphins
| conference = Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2000
| endyear = 2007
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2000
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 32–15
| conference = 18–7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = MAAC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2001
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 29–20
| conference = 13–8
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = MAAC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2002
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 30–18
| conference = 19–7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = MAAC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2003
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 33–17
| conference = 22–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2004
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 36–21
| conference = 24–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 25–22
| conference = 14–11
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2006
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 38–14
| conference = 21–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = MAAC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2007
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 34–19
| conference = 22–3
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Le Moyne Dolphins
| conference = Independent (DI)
| startyear = 2008
| endyear = 2010
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 33–21
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2009
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 24–23
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = 28–27
| conference =
| confstanding =
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Le Moyne
| overall = {{winpct|342|217|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|153|47|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Bryant Bulldogs
|conference=Northeast Conference
|startyear=2011
|endyear= 2019
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = Bryant
| overall = 30–23
| conference = 19–12
| confstanding = 4th (9){{efn|Bryant was ineligible for postseason play as they were in transition to Division I.}}
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2012
| name = Bryant
| overall = 33–21
| conference = 24–8
| confstanding = 1st (9){{efn|Bryant was ineligible for postseason play as they were in transition to Division I.}}
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2013
| name = Bryant
| overall = 45–17–1
| conference = 27–5
| confstanding = 1st (9)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2014
| name = Bryant
| overall = 42–16
| conference = 19–5
| confstanding = 1st (7)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2015
| name = Bryant
| overall = 29–25
| conference = 17–7
| confstanding = 1st (7)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2016
| name = Bryant
| overall = 47–12
| conference = 26–4
| confstanding = 1st (7)
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2017
| name = Bryant
| overall = 30–27
| conference = 20–6
| confstanding = 1st (7)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2018
| name = Bryant
| overall = 32–23–1
| conference = 21–7
| confstanding = T-1st (7)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2019
| name = Bryant
| overall = 40–20
| conference = 19–5
| confstanding = 1st (7)
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
|name=Bryant
|overall= {{winpct|328|184|2|record=y}}
|confrecord= {{winpct|192|59|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Rutgers Scarlet Knights
|conference=Big Ten Conference
|startyear=2020
|endyear=
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 6–9
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 21–23
| conference = 21–23
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 44–15
| conference = 17–7
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason = Big Ten tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 33–23
| conference = 14–10
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = Big Ten tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 28–25
| conference = 6–18
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2025
| name = Rutgers
| overall = 29-28
| conference = 15-15
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason = Big Ten tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
|name= Rutgers
|overall= {{winpct|161|123|record=y}}
|confrecord= 73–73
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
|overall= {{winpct|1,076|606|3|record=y}}
}}
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See also
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