Paul Stevens (born November 26, 1953) is an American

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coach who has been as an assistant coach for the

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Maroons baseball team since 2016. Before coming to Chicago, he was the head coach of the

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program for 28 seasons, from 1988 through 2015. He is the winningest coach in Northwestern's program history, with over 600 wins. At Northwestern, Stevens has had 67 players drafted by

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teams or signed to professional contracts. Stevens coached 94 All-

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players, including four-time

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champion

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, two-time Major League Baseball All-Star

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, and Toronto Blue Jays' J.A. Happ. Stevens announced his retirement partway through the 2015 season and stepped down at the end of the year. Stevens played for two seasons at

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before transferring to

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. He earned a Silver Medal with the U.S. team at the

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. He was drafted by the

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and played for three seasons in the Royals organization. Stevens then served as a scout for the

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before becoming an assistant at Northwestern in 1985. After three years, he was promoted to head coach. Under Stevens, the Wildcats had three 30-win seasons. Stevens coached more games than any other coach in Northwestern history, over 500 more than second-place George McKinnon. He was named

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in 1991, 1995, and 2006

Head coaching record

The following lists Stevens' record as a head coach.

References

External links

Chicago profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Paul 1953 births Living people Chicago Maroons baseball coaches Lewis Flyers baseball players New York Mets scouts Northwestern Wildcats baseball coaches South Alabama Jaguars baseball players Baseball players at the 1975 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in baseball Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States People from Oak Lawn, Illinois Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Daytona Beach Islanders players Gulf Coast Royals players Grays Harbor Loggers players Modesto A's players Ogden A's players Victoria Mussels players Waterbury A's players West Haven Whitecaps players