Florida Atlantic University Athletics
McCormack Voted ABCA/Diamond Regional Coach of the Year
6/25/2019 3:02:00 PM | Baseball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University head baseball coach John McCormack was voted as Central Region Coach of the Year by American Baseball Coaches Association/Diamond, as announced by the ABCA on Tuesday.
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McCormack led the Owls to the program's second straight 40-win season (for the first time since 2003 and 2004), and the 2019 Conference USA regular season championship, notching the most league wins since the team joined C-USA, and the most wins in any league since 2003. FAU advanced to the Athens Regional for the team's fourth NCAA postseason appearance in five years (and fifth in seven), and just prior to that, at the C-USA Championship, recorded the 400th win in McCormack's head coaching tenure.
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"This is an unbelievable honor, a tribute for the program and university," said McCormack. "When your peers recognize you it means a lot. I thank them for recognizing me."
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This recognition comes on the heels of the C-USA voting contingency awarding McCormack as the league's Coach of the Year as well. He joins these other Division I honorees:
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About the ABCA:
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 11,000 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 76th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 2-5, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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McCormack led the Owls to the program's second straight 40-win season (for the first time since 2003 and 2004), and the 2019 Conference USA regular season championship, notching the most league wins since the team joined C-USA, and the most wins in any league since 2003. FAU advanced to the Athens Regional for the team's fourth NCAA postseason appearance in five years (and fifth in seven), and just prior to that, at the C-USA Championship, recorded the 400th win in McCormack's head coaching tenure.
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"This is an unbelievable honor, a tribute for the program and university," said McCormack. "When your peers recognize you it means a lot. I thank them for recognizing me."
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This recognition comes on the heels of the C-USA voting contingency awarding McCormack as the league's Coach of the Year as well. He joins these other Division I honorees:
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| 2019 ABCA/Diamond NCAA Div. I Regional Coaches of the Year | |||
| Region | Coach | School | State |
| Northeast | Jim Penders | UConn | CT |
| East | Randy Mazey | West Virginia | WV |
| Atlantic | Mike Martin | Florida State | FL |
| South | Tim Corbin | Vanderbilt | TN |
| Mideast | Erik Bakich | Michigan | MI |
| Central | John McCormack | Florida Atlantic | FL |
| Midwest | Tim Tadlock | Texas Tech | TX |
| West | John Savage | UCLA | CA |
About the ABCA:
The ABCA, founded in 1945, is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 11,000 members represent all 50 states and 23 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include eight divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School and Youth. The 76th annual ABCA Convention will be held Jan. 2-5, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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