Campbellsville University Tigers Baseball

🌟 Beauford Sanders 🌟 Over the course of a coaching career spanning nearly five decades, Beauford Sanders has established himself as one of the winningest and most respected figures in NAIA baseball. Entering his 37th season at @CTigersBaseball in 2026-27, Sanders owns a 1,358-986 (.579) career record, including a 1,090-739 (.596) mark at Campbellsville, where he has transformed the Tigers into a national power within NAIA baseball. Under his leadership, Campbellsville has captured 14 Mid-South Conference championships, including 10 tournament titles, and has made 21 NAIA Tournament appearances highlighted by the program's first trip to the NAIA World Series in 2009. His teams also claimed the 2018 NCCAA World Series championship, which earned Sanders NCCAA Coach of the Year honors. Prior to arriving at Campbellsville in 1990, Sanders built the baseball program at North Greenville College, now North Greenville University, from the ground up and finished as the school's all-time wins leader with a 268-247 (.520) record. Sanders has also played an important role in the growth and leadership of NAIA baseball, serving as President of the NAIA Baseball Coaches Association from 2000-02 and receiving the prestigious Robert E. Smith Achievement Award in 2022. A member of the Campbellsville University Hall of Fame, Sanders has remained committed to developing student-athletes both on and off the field throughout his coaching career.

Throughout a coaching career, success is measured in many ways, from wins and championships to the players developed, the programs built, and the coaches impacted along the way. Today, the American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to announce the ABCA Hall of Fame Class of 2027, seven distinguished coaches whose careers have been defined by excellence, leadership, service, and a lasting commitment to the game of baseball. Induction into the ABCA Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the Association, recognizing careers defined by excellence, leadership, service, and lasting contributions to the game. Please join us in congratulating: ⚾ Scott Berry, University of Southern Mississippi ⚾ Stu Fritz, Hope College ⚾ Tim Mead, Walsh University ⚾ Ritch Price, University of Kansas ⚾ Beauford Sanders, Campbellsville University ⚾ Brian Shoop, UAB and Birmingham-Southern College ⚾ Dave Van Horn, University of Arkansas These coaches will be formally inducted during the ABCA Hall of Fame Banquet presented by C&H Baseball on Friday, January 8, 2027, at the 83rd ABCA Convention in Chicago. FULL ANNOUNCEMENT: abca.org/ABCA/Awards/Hall-of…