Joe Bauth Becomes Winningest Coach in NJCAA Division III History!

With SUNY Erie Community College baseball's come from behind win over Owens Community College, Head Coach Joe Bauth now hold the record for most coaching wins in NJCAA Division III history.  

 The Kats were down by as many as five runs but came back to win 7-6 giving Bauth the milestone.  

 "Congratulations to Coach Bauth on reaching this impressive milestone. His commitment to excellence over the last 33 years has made Erie baseball a leading program in Region III and the NJCAA." said Erie Athletic Director Steve Mullen.  

In his 34th season,  Bauth is a three-time ABCA Coach of the Year (1998, 2000 and 2003), a four time NJCAA District Coach of the Year (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2005) and four-time Region 3 Coach of the Year (2005, 2006, 2011, and 2022). He also received the Louisville Slugger Award for Coaching Excellence in 1998, 2003 and 2011.  

Coach Bauth was inducted into the NJCAA Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019 and the Western New York Hall of Fame in 2021. Under coach Bauth, Erie baseball has won the competitive Western New York Athletic Conference five times since 2003 and advanced to the NJCAA Division 3 Baseball World Series in 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2011. An astounding 87 players have earned All-Region recognition under Coach Bauth's tutelage, which includes 18 student-athletes that have been named NJCAA Division 3 All-Americans. Ten of Bauth's players have gone on to play professional baseball, including 2016 Alumni Shawn Dubin who is part of the Houston Astros pitching staff.  

"Congratulations to Coach Bauth. He was the guy that gave me my first shot. I'm forever indebted to him. He is a legend," said Dubin.

Coach Bauth is a professor in the college's Health, Wellness and Physical Education Department and holds a bachelor's and master's degree from Canisius College. He is an active member of the American Baseball Coaches Association and is the President of the NJCAA Coaches Association