GREENSBORO, NC – Denison head coach Mike Deegan was named the ABCA/ATEC Division III National Coach of the Year and Region 7 Coach of the Year for the third time in his career. Associate head coach Ryne Romick was named Assistant Coach of the Year by ABCA/Soldier Sports. The pair led the Big Red to the first national championship in program history.

Deegan earned Coach of the Year honors after guiding one of the most dominant seasons in Division III baseball history. Denison finished 51-3 and tied Trinity (Conn.) for the most consecutive wins in a season with 44. The Big Red won the NCAC Championship and Tournament Championship and captured their second straight Super Regional title before defeating Endicott College, 4-3, in 10 innings to win the NCAA Division III Baseball World Series.

Deegan also picked up his 400th career win this season in a victory over Oberlin and holds a 429-158 (.730) record at Denison. He coached 12 All-Conference players, eight All-Region players and six All-Americans in 2026, and was also named Region 7 Coach of the Year by D3baseball.com.

Romick, in his 10th season with the Big Red and fifth as associate head coach, guided a pitching staff that ranked among the nation's top 10 in earned run average (3.13), shutouts (10), strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.02), strikeouts per nine innings (9.4) and WHIP (1.26).

During his tenure at Denison, Romick has helped coach the Big Red to eight NCAC titles, six NCAC Tournament championships, eight NCAA Regional appearances, three Super Regional appearances, two Super Regional championships, two World Series appearances and a national championship.