Steve Browning

Steve Browning is an American former college baseball coach, currently serving as Athletic Director of the Southern Arkansas Muleriders. He was named to that position in the fall of 2012.[1]

Steve Browning
Browning as coach of the Southern Arkansas Muleriders baseball team in 2013
Current position
TitleAthletic Director
TeamSouthern Arkansas
ConferenceGreat American
Biographical details
Alma materSouthern Arkansas
Playing career
1997–1998Crowder
1999–2000Southern Arkansas
Position(s)OF
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2002Southern Arkansas (Student Asst.)
2003–2005Southern Arkansas (Grad. Asst.)
2006–2010Southern Arkansas (Asst.)
2011–2016Southern Arkansas
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2016-presentSouthern Arkansas
Head coaching record
Overall224–107
TournamentsGSC: 4–1
GAC: 16–6
NCAA: 5–10
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 – GSC Tournament Championship (2011)
3 – GAC Regular Season Championships (2012, 2013, 2015)
4 – GAC Tournament Championships (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Awards
2012 GAC Coach of the Year

Pre-collegiate coaching

A native of Sheridan, Arkansas, Browning played two seasons at Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri 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 led 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 and 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.

Following the conclusion of the 2016 baseball season, SAU president Dr. Trey Berry announced that Browning would assume the full-time Athletic Director position.[3]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Arkansas Muleriders (Gulf South Conference) (2011–2011)
2011 Southern Arkansas 36–1615–62nd (West)NCAA South Central Regional
Southern Arkansas Muleriders (Great American Conference) (2012–present)
2012 Southern Arkansas 37–1717–71stNCAA South Central Regional
2013 Southern Arkansas 42–1723–71stNCAA Central Regional
2014 Southern Arkansas 39–1918–123rdNCAA Central Regional
2015 Southern Arkansas 40–1820–101stNCAA Central Regional
2016 Southern Arkansas 30–2019–145th
Southern Arkansas: 224–107 (.677)112–56 (.667)
Total:224–107 (.677)

      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. "Steve Browning - Director of Athletics - Staff Directory".
    2. "Steve Browning". Retrieved 13 May 2014.
    3. "Steve Browning to assume full-time AD role; associate head baseball coach Justin Pettigrew promoted to head baseball coach". Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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