Don Sneddon, Santa Ana College

Our next guest in our ABCA Podcast Hall of Fame Series is Don Sneddon, the all-time winningest coach in California Community College history with 1072 victories. Sneddon played for Wally Kincaid, Dave Snow and Augie Garrido and spent 32 years as head coach at Santa Ana College. He also has coaching experience on the pro side with the Colorado Rockies and in the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was an assistant for Jerry Weinstein with the Wareham Gateman in 2016 and 2017 before moving up to manager in 2018 and leading them to the Cape League title. Sneddon is a 42-year continuous ABCA member and is a 2015 California Community College Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Inductee. Sneddon was one of the first coaches to work with Ken Ravizza and was a teacher the entire time he was coaching at Santa Ana. We dive into how he blended the classroom and the baseball field and how he used breathing techniques to help future firefighters and police officers.