TIM SCANNELL OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, the winningest Trinity baseball coach in history, has amassed a career record of 515-206 (heading into this weekend’s SCAC tournament) since taking over as head coach in 1999, including 222 conference wins (second-most in SCAC history). He has guided the Tigers to eight trips to the NCAA postseason tournament (including four in a row from 2010-2013), and to seven SCAC championships. On five occasions – in 2002, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2013 – the Tigers advanced to the NCAA Regional final, just one game shy of qualifying for the Division III College World Series. Trinity, currently 30-8, has been ranked as high as No. 1 in the nation this season, and the team’s win total marks the 13th time the Tigers have achieved a 30-plus win season in the past 16 years. For his efforts, Coach Scannell was named SCAC Coach of the Year for the ninth time, and for the fifth consecutive year, making him the most decorated baseball coach in conference history.

Scannell received five votes each from his peers in the SCAC Coach-of-the-Year balloting. Greg Burnett of Texas Lutheran and R.J. Thomas of Southwestern University each received one vote.