Steve Sabins Named Assistant WVU Baseball Coach
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (December 29, 2015) – West Virginia University baseball coach Randy Mazey has named Steve Sabins as an assistant coach.
Sabins comes to Morgantown after four seasons at Oklahoma State, where he impacted all facets of the OSU program from 2011-15. Sabins also brings experience as a head coach and general manager in collegiate summer leagues to WVU.
"I am excited to have Steve Sabins on our staff,” Mazey said. “He brings a tremendous work ethic and has a real desire to recruit great players to our program. He has spent the past several seasons working with a tremendous coaching staff and brings a wealth of knowledge with him. We had several former players who played summer baseball for Steve a few years ago and they all thought he was a great young coach who would be a perfect fit on our coaching staff.”
An Austin, Texas, native, Sabins served as OSU’s first base coach and outfield coach last season as a volunteer assistant coach. He assisted in recruiting and creating opponent scouting reports and also helped with hitting and base running.
"My wife, Tabitha, and I are extremely excited and fortunate to be given an opportunity to be part of the Mountaineer Family,” Sabins said. “I look forward to working with talented and well-respected WVU coaches, players and staff. We were awarded this opportunity because of the people I have been surrounded by during my time at Oklahoma State, and I learned and grew from all of them.
“I look forward to working with Coach Mazey, an incredible person and coach who believed in me and offered me an opportunity of a lifetime. Coach Mazey and Coach (Derek) Matlock have made my wife and me feel part of the family from the second we stepped on campus, and I am thankful for that. We instantly fell in love with WVU and the community and we look forward to the season and the challenges ahead! Go Mountaineers!"
With Sabins on staff, the Cowboys made the NCAA Regionals each of the last three seasons, including a Super Regional appearance in 2014. Under Sabins’ direction in 2015, the OSU outfield core had a .990 FDP% and all three primary starting outfielders earned All-Big 12 honors.
Sabins worked his way up onto the OSU coaching staff, first as the team’s graduate assistant in 2012-13 and then as the player development coordinator in 2014 before becoming the volunteer assistant coach in 2015.
As the team’s player development coordinator in 2014, Sabins worked directly with the strength, marketing, fundraising and academic staffs. Sabins also oversaw the team’s summer bridge program, handled on-campus recruiting as well as video analysis and was the director of the Dugout Club.
Sabins’ began his career on the OSU staff as a graduate assistant during the 2012-13 seasons. He ran the video analysis program and scouted game and practice footage, providing film and feedback for hitters, infielders and pitchers. Sabins prepared scouting reports, organized Dugout Club events and implemented an academic accountability system to monitor and improve individual and team academic performances.
In 2013, Sabins served as the general manager of the Charles Town Cannons in their first season in the Valley Baseball League. Sabins led the Cannons to the postseason, becoming the only expansion team to make the playoffs in their first season. Building a team from the ground up, Sabins led the recruitment of collegiate players to the team, hired the coaching staff and worked with the marketing staff and Charles Town, West Virginia, city officials.
Sabins was the head coach of the VBL’s Winchester Royals in 2012 and the head coach of the Leesburg Thunder of the Futures Wood Bat League in 2011. The Royals set league records for homeruns and RBI, while Sabins guide the Thunder to a regular season and World Series championships.
As a player, Sabins began his collegiate career at Angelina Community College. He then attended Daytona Beach Community College before being recruited to play at Oklahoma State. After a medical redshirt season with the Cowboys, Sabins transferred to Embry-Riddle and was named the Sun Conference Player of the Year and an NAIA All-American.
Sabins graduated from Embry-Riddle with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2011. He earned a master’s of science degree in educational leadership-higher education from Oklahoma State. Sabins is married to Tabitha Tucker.
Season tickets for the 2016 WVU baseball season are on sale now. Fans can join the excitement of WVU baseball and contribute to the home field advantage at Monongalia County Ballpark by calling 1-800-WVU GAME, purchasing tickets at WVUGAME.com or visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum. More information on season tickets and the 30-game home schedule can be found at WVUsports.com.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow WVU Baseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (December 29, 2015) – West Virginia University baseball coach Randy Mazey has named Steve Sabins as an assistant coach.
Sabins comes to Morgantown after four seasons at Oklahoma State, where he impacted all facets of the OSU program from 2011-15. Sabins also brings experience as a head coach and general manager in collegiate summer leagues to WVU.
"I am excited to have Steve Sabins on our staff,” Mazey said. “He brings a tremendous work ethic and has a real desire to recruit great players to our program. He has spent the past several seasons working with a tremendous coaching staff and brings a wealth of knowledge with him. We had several former players who played summer baseball for Steve a few years ago and they all thought he was a great young coach who would be a perfect fit on our coaching staff.”
An Austin, Texas, native, Sabins served as OSU’s first base coach and outfield coach last season as a volunteer assistant coach. He assisted in recruiting and creating opponent scouting reports and also helped with hitting and base running.
"My wife, Tabitha, and I are extremely excited and fortunate to be given an opportunity to be part of the Mountaineer Family,” Sabins said. “I look forward to working with talented and well-respected WVU coaches, players and staff. We were awarded this opportunity because of the people I have been surrounded by during my time at Oklahoma State, and I learned and grew from all of them.
“I look forward to working with Coach Mazey, an incredible person and coach who believed in me and offered me an opportunity of a lifetime. Coach Mazey and Coach (Derek) Matlock have made my wife and me feel part of the family from the second we stepped on campus, and I am thankful for that. We instantly fell in love with WVU and the community and we look forward to the season and the challenges ahead! Go Mountaineers!"
With Sabins on staff, the Cowboys made the NCAA Regionals each of the last three seasons, including a Super Regional appearance in 2014. Under Sabins’ direction in 2015, the OSU outfield core had a .990 FDP% and all three primary starting outfielders earned All-Big 12 honors.
Sabins worked his way up onto the OSU coaching staff, first as the team’s graduate assistant in 2012-13 and then as the player development coordinator in 2014 before becoming the volunteer assistant coach in 2015.
As the team’s player development coordinator in 2014, Sabins worked directly with the strength, marketing, fundraising and academic staffs. Sabins also oversaw the team’s summer bridge program, handled on-campus recruiting as well as video analysis and was the director of the Dugout Club.
Sabins’ began his career on the OSU staff as a graduate assistant during the 2012-13 seasons. He ran the video analysis program and scouted game and practice footage, providing film and feedback for hitters, infielders and pitchers. Sabins prepared scouting reports, organized Dugout Club events and implemented an academic accountability system to monitor and improve individual and team academic performances.
In 2013, Sabins served as the general manager of the Charles Town Cannons in their first season in the Valley Baseball League. Sabins led the Cannons to the postseason, becoming the only expansion team to make the playoffs in their first season. Building a team from the ground up, Sabins led the recruitment of collegiate players to the team, hired the coaching staff and worked with the marketing staff and Charles Town, West Virginia, city officials.
Sabins was the head coach of the VBL’s Winchester Royals in 2012 and the head coach of the Leesburg Thunder of the Futures Wood Bat League in 2011. The Royals set league records for homeruns and RBI, while Sabins guide the Thunder to a regular season and World Series championships.
As a player, Sabins began his collegiate career at Angelina Community College. He then attended Daytona Beach Community College before being recruited to play at Oklahoma State. After a medical redshirt season with the Cowboys, Sabins transferred to Embry-Riddle and was named the Sun Conference Player of the Year and an NAIA All-American.
Sabins graduated from Embry-Riddle with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2011. He earned a master’s of science degree in educational leadership-higher education from Oklahoma State. Sabins is married to Tabitha Tucker.
Season tickets for the 2016 WVU baseball season are on sale now. Fans can join the excitement of WVU baseball and contribute to the home field advantage at Monongalia County Ballpark by calling 1-800-WVU GAME, purchasing tickets at WVUGAME.com or visiting the Mountaineer Ticket Office at the WVU Coliseum. More information on season tickets and the 30-game home schedule can be found at WVUsports.com.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow WVU Baseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
