Horton Named USA Baseball Coach Of The Year
12/20/16 | Baseball
Horton earns coach of the year honor after leading College National Team to first ever series win in Cuba
DURHAM, N.C. – USA Baseball announced on Tuesday that Oregon head coach George Horton is the recipient of the Rod Dedeaux Coach of the Year award after leading the College National Team on a successful tour of three countries that included Team USA's first ever series win in Cuba.
"George Horton is very deserving of being named the USA Baseball Rod Dedeaux Coach of the Year," said Eric Campbell, USA Baseball's General Manager of National Teams. "His ability to handle the unique challenges of the summer tour while creating positive developmental and personal interactions with the players was first-class; and leading that group of young men to a series win in Cuba for the first time in our history was remarkable."
In addition to winning USA Baseball's coach of the year honor, the Collegiate National Team, led by Horton, was named USA Baseball's Team of the Year after winning the first ever series on Cuban soil. 2016 marked the first time a visiting team has ever won the international friendship series between Cuba and the U.S. The team traveled over 20,000 miles during the course of its summer tour, participating in friendship series in Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba. The team finished with an 11-7-1 record and its success led to Horton, being named the USA Baseball Rod Dedeaux Coach of the Year.
Horton will be honored at the Golden Spikes Award and Rod Dedeaux Award Dinner, which is expected to be held June 29 at the Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles.
USA Baseball Team of the Year: 2016 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
USA Baseball Rod Dedeaux Coach of the Year: George Horton (Oregon)
USA Baseball Richard W. "Dick" Case Award: Ricky Tyler Thomas (Fresno State)
USA Baseball Sportswoman of the Year: Tamara Holmes
USA Baseball International Performance of the Year: Hans Crouse (Dana Hill High School)
USA Baseball Developmental Coach of the Year: Glenn Cecchini (Barbe High School)
USA Baseball Volunteer Coach of the Year: Skip Schumaker
"George Horton is very deserving of being named the USA Baseball Rod Dedeaux Coach of the Year," said Eric Campbell, USA Baseball's General Manager of National Teams. "His ability to handle the unique challenges of the summer tour while creating positive developmental and personal interactions with the players was first-class; and leading that group of young men to a series win in Cuba for the first time in our history was remarkable."
In addition to winning USA Baseball's coach of the year honor, the Collegiate National Team, led by Horton, was named USA Baseball's Team of the Year after winning the first ever series on Cuban soil. 2016 marked the first time a visiting team has ever won the international friendship series between Cuba and the U.S. The team traveled over 20,000 miles during the course of its summer tour, participating in friendship series in Chinese Taipei, Japan and Cuba. The team finished with an 11-7-1 record and its success led to Horton, being named the USA Baseball Rod Dedeaux Coach of the Year.
Horton will be honored at the Golden Spikes Award and Rod Dedeaux Award Dinner, which is expected to be held June 29 at the Jonathan Club in downtown Los Angeles.
USA Baseball Team of the Year: 2016 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
USA Baseball Rod Dedeaux Coach of the Year: George Horton (Oregon)
USA Baseball Richard W. "Dick" Case Award: Ricky Tyler Thomas (Fresno State)
USA Baseball Sportswoman of the Year: Tamara Holmes
USA Baseball International Performance of the Year: Hans Crouse (Dana Hill High School)
USA Baseball Developmental Coach of the Year: Glenn Cecchini (Barbe High School)
USA Baseball Volunteer Coach of the Year: Skip Schumaker
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