Steve Browning

Steve Browning
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Southern Arkansas
Conference Great American Conference
Record 154-69
Biographical details
Alma mater Southern Arkansas
Playing career
1997–1998
1999–2000
Crowder
Southern Arkansas
Position(s) OF
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001-2002
2003–2005
2006–2010
2011–Present
Southern Arkansas (Student Asst.)
Southern Arkansas (Grad. Asst.)
Southern Arkansas (Asst.)
Southern Arkansas
Head coaching record
Overall 153-67
Tournaments GSC: 4-1
GAC: 12-3
NCAA: 4-8
Accomplishments and honors

Championships

1 - GSC Tournament Championship (2011)
2 - GAC Regular Season Championships (2012, 2013)
3 - GAC Tournament Championships (2012, 2013, 2014)

Awards

2012 GAC Coach of the Year

Steve Browning is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Southern Arkansas Muleriders baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2011 season.[1]

Pre-collegiate coaching

A native of Sheridan, AR, Browning played two seasons at Crowder College in Neosha, MO before completing his eligibility at Southern Arkansas. Browning was a starter in the outfield during both his seasons at SAU and was a co-captain during his senior year. Browning hit .314 with 17 doubles, four home runs and 52 RBI in his two seasons for the Muleriders.[2] Following his successful baseball playing career, Browning began his coaching career as a student assistant at SAU.

Collegiate coaching career

Browning spent ten seasons serving as a student assistant, graduate assistant, and assistant coach before being named head coach following the 2010 season. During his time at SAU, he has been a part of nine NCAA Regional teams and help guide the Muleriders to four regular season championships and six conference tournament titles. As the head coach, Browning has lead all four of his teams to the conference tournament title with each receiving a bid to the NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament. Browning has had five players drafted into Major League Baseball. He has coached 18 first-team all-conference players, 16 second-team & honorable mention All-Conference players, nine All-Region players, three All-American selections, three Conference Freshmen of the Year, one Conference Pitcher of the Year, and one Conference Player of the Year.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Arkansas Muleriders (Gulf South Conference) (2011–2011)
2011 Southern Arkansas 36–16 15-6 2nd (West) NCAA South Central Regional
Southern Arkansas Muleriders (Great American Conference) (2012–present)
2012 Southern Arkansas 37–17 17-7 1st NCAA South Central Regional
2013 Southern Arkansas 42–17 23-7 1st NCAA Central Regional
2014 Southern Arkansas 39–19 18-12 3rd NCAA Central Regional
Southern Arkansas: 154–69 73-32
Total: 154-69

      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

    References

    1. "Browning Named Coach at SAU". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
    2. "Steve Browning". Retrieved 13 May 2014.