Coaching Experiences
Assistant Coach, Fairleigh Dickinson University (2019-Present) -- 2nd season
Assistant Coach, Siena College (2017-2019)
Steve Adkins arrived in Teaneck in August 2019 following a three-year stint as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Siena College.
At FDU, he works primarily with the pitching staff and helped Joey Kosowski drop his ERA by over seven points and pick up a pair of wins. The Knights also had pitchers Brendan Medoro, Chris Quijano, and Philip Romeo lower their ERA's.
A 2015 graduate of Bradley University, Adkins left a lasting mark at Siena over his three seasons on the staff. In 2018, the Saints pitchers ranked second in the MAAC in shutouts, complete games and walks allowed, while posting the third-best strikeout-to-walk ratio. In conference games, the team featured the best ERA among MAAC teams.
On the recruiting trail, Adkins inked shortstop Marcos Campos, who was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 2018 and helped develop 2019 Major League Baseball draftee Brendan White, who was selected in the 26th round by the Detroit Tigers. In addition, Adkins worked closely with Philadelphia Phillies organization pitcher Tom Sutera and Siena's all-time leader in wins and strikeouts Tommy Miller. In 2018, Miller led Division I in complete games and was named All-MAAC First Team.
As a pitcher at Bradley, Adkins served as team captain in 2014 and 2015 and earned the University's Phil Kaiser Award for Leadership and Carl Grose Community Service Award. In 2015, Adkins was named to the Missouri Valley All-Conference Team after posting a 2.87 ERA and helping lead the team to its first NCAA Regional since 1968.
