Bio

Stephen Abanathy was named the head coach of Williams Baptist baseball prior to the beginning of the 2017 season.

In 2024, WBU baseball won 30 games for the first time since 2001 and made a deep run in the American Midwest Conference Tournament.  During that tournament run, Abernathy became the winningest head coach in WBU baseball history with his 149th win against Hannibal-LaGrange.  Eight players were named to AMC All-Conference Teams, two to the AMC Gold Glove Team, two to the AMC All-Tournament Team, and 27 Eagles were named to the AMC Academic All-Conference Team.

In 2023, WBU won 24 games, and had the second most conference wins in school history.  Skylar Morrison was named AMC Co-Dual Position Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.  Four Eagles were named to AMC All-Conference Teams, two to the AMC Gold Glove Team, one to the AMC All-Tournament Team, and 29 players to the AMC Academic All-Conference Team.

In 2022, Abanathy carried the Eagles to 26 wins.  Isaac Williams and Nicholas Jones were named to the AMC All-Conference First and Second Teams, respectively, and 27 Eagles were named to the AMC Academic All-Conference Team.

In 2021, Abanathy coached two AMC Second Team All-Conference players and 28 AMC Academic All-Conference team members.

In the shortened 2020 season, 16 Eagles were named to the AMC Academic All-Conference team.

In 2019, Abanathy coached Layne Ditto to an AMC Dual Position Player of the Year Award.  One player was named to the AMC All-Conference Second Team, and 10 were placed on the AMC Academic All-Conference Team.

In 2018, Abanathy coached two Eagles to the AMC All-Conference Second Team, and placed eight on the AMC Academic All-Conference list.

In his first season at the helm, WBU won 20 games and placed two on the AMC Second Team All-Conference List.  One Eagle was named to the AMC Gold Glove team, and seven were named to the AMC Academic All-Conference Team. 

Prior to taking the reins at Williams Baptist, Ababathy coached in the high school ranks at Bay and Ridgefield Christian.

As a player at Williams Baptist, Abanathy was named to the American Midwest Conference All-Conference First Team in 2005.

Abanathy graduated from WBU in 2005 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.  Abanathy also earned a Master’s Degree in Sports Management from Arkansas State University.

He currently resides in Jonesboro, Ark. with his wife Rachel.