Don Sneddon Inducted into CCCBCA Hall of Fame
The all-time winningest coach in California community college baseball history was inducted into the Hall of Fame just two years after stepping down as the Dons head coach.
Former Santa Ana College Head Baseball Coach Don Sneddon was inducted into the California Community College Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame on May 22, 2015, at a dinner banquet in Fresno on the night preceding the start of the baseball state championship tournament.
Sneddon spent 32 years as the head coach at Santa Ana (1982-2013) where he became the all-time winningest coach in California community college baseball history. Sneddon's tenure ended at SAC with a career record of 1,072-383-3. After breaking the career wins record in 2006 with his 832nd victory, a 2-1 win at Riverside City College on March 21, Sneddon went on to become the first coach to record 900 and 1,000 wins.
Among those 1,072 victories are three state championships and 16 conference championships. Sneddon also led the Dons to the second round of postseason competition for 25 consecutive seasons from 1988-2012. Sneddon's Dons never finished with a losing record and 22 of his 32 seasons had a winning percentage of .700 or higher. He was named the conference coach of the year 16 times, including five-straight seasons from 2007-2011.
Sneddon has also coached several youth, national, and touring baseball teams, including a championship season with the National Baseball Congress and several seasons in the Alaska Summer League. He has also coached a college-level touring team which played in Taiwan and assisted with the National Team trials as a precursor to the U.S. Olympic Team.
