Stephen Waggener, a member of the American baseball Coaches Association, enters his ninth season as an assistant coach on the Delta State University coaching staff. Waggener comes to Delta State from the University of Indianapolis where he was an assistant for head coach Gary Vaught.
Waggener, a 2004 graduate of the University of West Alabama with a degree in business administration, lettered two years for head coach Gary Rundles and the Tigers. The Madison, Miss., native played two years at Holmes (Miss.) Community College before transferring to UWA. He also earned a master’s degree in sports science from United States Sports Academy in 2007.
While at UWA, Waggener was named Team Captain in 2004 and helped the Tigers advance to the postseason for the first time since 1995. No slouch off the field either, Waggener was President of Delta Mu Delta National Business Honor Society, and he garnered several other academic accolades.
After a stellar collegiate career, Waggener began his career as a graduate assistant for coach Rundles in 2004-2005 at West Alabama. After one season as a coach at UWA, Waggener moved to Southeast Missouri State as a volunteer assistant for the 2005-2006 season, and 2006-2008 spent two seasons as an assistant coach for the Indianapolis Greyhounds.
Stephen and his wife, Brittany, reside in Cleveland. The couple has two sons, Tripp and John Patrick.
