José Vázquez (baseball)

José Vázquez is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Vázquez is the head coach of the Alabama State Hornets baseball team.

José Vázquez
Vázquez at Bethune-Cookman in 2007
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAlabama State
ConferenceSWAC
Record230–155
Biographical details
BornBayamon, Puerto Rico
Playing career
2001Morningside College
2002Bethune–Cookman
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003Bethune–Cookman (GA)
2004–2010Bethune–Cookman (asst)
2011Bethune–Cookman (AHC)
2012–2016Alabama State (AHC)
2017–presentAlabama State
Head coaching record
Overall230–155
TournamentsSWAC 10–9
NCAA: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4x SWAC East Division (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
Awards
  • 4× SWAC Coach of the Year (2018, 2022–2024)

Early life

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Vázquez played baseball for Morningside College in 2001. Vázquez then transferred to Bethune–Cookman University for his senior season.

Coaching career

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On September 13, 2010, it was announced that he turned down the head coaching position at Florida A&M University.[1] On July 14, 2016, he was named the head coach of the Alabama State Hornets baseball program.

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Alabama State Hornets (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2017–present)
2017 Alabama State 31–25 18–6 2nd (East) SWAC tournament
2018 Alabama State 30–22 18–6 1st (East) SWAC tournament
2019 Alabama State 28–26 18–5 1st (East) SWAC tournament
2020 Alabama State 14–4 3–0 (East) Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Alabama State 23–19 14–7 2nd (East) SWAC tournament
2022 Alabama State 34–25 21–8 1st (East) NCAA Regional
2023 Alabama State 41–7 26–4 1st (East) SWAC tournament
2024 Alabama State 29–27 17–12 4th (East) SWAC tournament
Alabama State: 230–155 135–48
Total: 230–155

      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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vázquez Turns Down FAMU Coaching Position". www.bcuathletics.com. Bethune-Cookman University. September 13, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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