Misericordia University baseball coach Pete Egbert has been named the American Baseball Coaches Association ATEC 2023 Region IV Coach of the Year.
Egbert led the Cougars to a 40-15 record and a trip to the NCAA D-III World Series.
The Cougars finished seventh in the d3baseball.com rankings and were eighth in the Collegiate Baseball/ABCA poll.
Misericordia won the NCAA Regional title and the NCAA Super Regional championship.
The Cougars set an NCAA (all divisions) single-season record  with 163 hit-by-pitches and ranked among the top 15 teams in the nation in stolen bases (157), runs (477), on-base percentage (.447), hits (570) and walks (256).
In his 21st season as a head coach, including 16 at Misericordia, Egbert owns a career record of 556-319-2.
The ABCA/ATEC Regional and National Coaches of the Year are selected by members of the ABCA All-America & Coach of the Year committees in all nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division and high school.
Founded in 1945, the American Baseball Coaches Association is the primary professional organization for baseball coaches at the amateur level. Its over 15,000 members represent all 50 states and 40 countries. Since its initial meeting of 27 college baseball coaches in June 1945, Association membership has broadened to include nine divisions: NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA, Pacific Association Division, High School, Youth and Travel.
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