Darin Hendrickson, St. Louis Billikens

Darin Hendrickson is in his 10th season as head baseball coach of the St. Louis University Billikens. He is one of the few men that has been a head coach at the junior college, Division III, Division II and Division I levels. Hired after making Central Missouri on the top programs at the Division II level, Hendrickson has guided the Billikens to unprecedented new heights. SLU won the Atlantic 10 regular season title in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 and won the A-10 Tournament title in 2010 and 2013. He also led the Billikens to a school-record 41 wins in 2012 and 2013, the latter of which earned SLU the four seed in the 2013 Columbia Regional. In 21 seasons as a head coach, he has an overall record of 805-414-1.

In 2016, the Billikens earned the four seed in the Atlantic 10 tournament. SLU had six honorees achieve all-conference honors. Additionally, senior Matt Eckelman was selected in the MLB First Year Player Draft, making it the fourth consecutive season a Billiken had been selected in the draft. The 2015 Billikens finished the year 35-21, winning the fourth consecutive Atlantic 10 Regular Season title. It marked the fifth time in A-10 history a team has won the regular season four years in a row, and the first time a team had done it outside of divisional play. The 35 wins also were the fourth consecutive season the Billikens eclipsed the 30-win plateau and the seventh consecutive winning season for SLU (school record).

In 2014, Hendrickson coached some of the best talent that Saint Louis has ever seen. For the first time, Saint Louis had two juniors selected in the MLB First Year Player Draft. One of these student-athletes was right-handed pitcher James Norwood, who was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the seventh round, the earliest round in which a Billiken has been selected. Shortstop Alec Solé was selected in the 18th round by the Tampa Bay Rays. It was the fifth time in SLU history the Billikens have had multiple draft picks in a year and the third time under Hendrickson.

The Billikens experienced one of the greatest seasons in school history in 2013. The team matched the school record with 41 wins and claimed the Atlantic 10 regular season and tournament titles. It was the first time since 1966 that the Billikens won both conference titles.