Steve Owens Named Head Baseball Coach

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Director of Athletics Pat Hobbs has named Steve Owens the 13th head coach in Rutgers University baseball history. An 11-time conference coach of the year who has mentored 22 All-Americans and 49 professional players, Owens brings 28 winning seasons of head coaching experience to Piscataway, including the past nine at Bryant University. His 914-483-3 career record features 20 30-win seasons, five 40-win seasons and 13 NCAA Tournament appearances. "Steve has a remarkable record of achievement," Hobbs said. "His level of sustained success is among the nation's best. He now brings that formula to Rutgers and the Big Ten. Steve's great at developing student-athletes and putting them on a path to success, both on and off the field. We have a rich history and Steve will write the next great chapter for Rutgers baseball. I'm delighted to welcome him, his wife Catharine and his family to our family." "I would first like to thank Director of Athletics Pat Hobbs, Ryan Pisarri and the other members of the search committee for selecting me as the newest leader of the baseball program," Owens said. "I am honored to have the opportunity to work in a program with such rich history and tradition. I believe my vision for the program is consistent with the department's strategic priorities of student-athlete excellence, cultural excellence and sustaining long-term excellence. I am looking forward to meeting the players and recruits, and starting to build the relationship and trust necessary to succeed. We will have talented athletes who will work hard, compete to win and play with Jersey toughness and grit. Our immediate goal is to establish ourselves as a consistent contender in the Big Ten. In addition, we aspire to be a top team in our region of the country, consistently develop professional players and work toward postseason opportunities."