Ryan Stevens

Ryan Stevens makes the jump from Jessup Softball to Jessup Baseball ahead of the 2024 season. Stevens departs a softball program that experienced the greatest season in its history during his time on the coaching staff, one he hopes to emulate at McBean Park.

Stevens joined the Jessup staff in 2020 as a volunteer, eventually coming on board as an assistant coach in 2021. His role grew into Associate Head Coach ahead of the 2022 season, a year in which the Warriors won a record 39 games, ending with the GSAC regular season and conference championships.

The 2022 Warriors hit .295 as a team and stole a program record 122 bases. Jessup’s season ended one game shy of a berth in the NAIA Softball World Series. During his tenure with Jessup Softball, the Warriors were ranked as high as No. 21 in the nation, the highest ranking in program history.

The 2024 season will see Stevens make his return to McBean Park, a place he has already cemented a reputation as manager of the Lincoln Potters. Stevens stepped away from his duties with the Potters at the end of the 2022 season, but during that time he coached numerous student-athletes who went on to be drafted in the MLB Draft. Under Stevens, the Potters set a new team record for wins in a season (37), along with a league record for the most home runs in a single season (68).

Stevens brings to Jessup an extensive coaching background at the collegiate level, as he served as an assistant coach for the baseball program at Sierra College from 2011 – 2016. With Sierra College, Stevens coached five All-Americans and 18 All-Big 8 Conference players.

During his tenure with the Wolverines, Sierra reached the playoffs in five consecutive seasons, including a trip to the Final Four in 2012 and an Elite Eight appearance the following year.

A local transplant from Del Campo High School in Sacramento, previous to his coaching career at Sierra College, Stevens played for the Wolverines and won a State Championship in 2008. The team was most recently inducted into the WAA Hall of Fame in 2020. He went on to finish his collegiate playing career at Sonoma State University.

Ryan and his wife Brittany currently reside in Rocklin, along with their three children.