Don Sneddon, 2021 Hall of Fame Class

Last year’s virtual convention forced us to postpone the Hall of Fame banquet. In order to celebrate the 2021 class we did a series of podcasts with the inductees. We are using Christmas break here to reissue last year’s episodes to once again celebrate the 2021 class. We are so excited for the Chicago convention and to be able to honor the 2021 and 2022 classes at the Hall of Fame banquet on Friday January 7th. We can’t thank all of you enough for your continued trust and support. I hope you all enjoy listening to these legends of the game. Our next guest on the ABCA Podcast is Don Sneddon. This is the fourth installment of our ABCA Hall of Fame Podcasts. Coach Sneddon is a 2021 Hall of Fame inductee. Coach Sneddon played for Wally Kincaid, Dave Snow and Augie Garrido. Coach Sneddon spent 32 years as the Head Coach at Santa Ana College. He is the all time winningest Coach in California Community College History with 1072 Victories. He was the first coach to 900 and then 1000 wins. He also has experience on the pro side coaching with the Colorado Rockies. He also has experience coaching in the Cape Cod League. Coach Sneddon was an assistant for Jerry Weinstein with the Wareham Gateman in 2016 and 2017. He was the Gateman’s manager in 2018 leading them to the Cape League Championship. Coach Sneddon is a 42 year continuous ABCA member and is a 2015 California Community College Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Inductee. Get ready to learn. Coach Sneddon is one of the best Educators we have in the game. He was one of the first coaches to work with Ken Ravizza. He taught the entire time he was coaching at Santa Ana and we dive into how he blended the classroom and the baseball field. We get right into how he used breathing techniques to help future firefighters and policeman. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscreen, turf, turf protectors, dugout benches, dugout cubbies and more.