Johnny Cardenas

Johnny Ray Cardenas is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Cardenas is the head coach of the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball team.

Johnny Cardenas
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamStephen F. Austin
ConferenceSouthland
Record292–343
Biographical details
Born (1970-07-23) July 23, 1970
Joliet, Illinois
Playing career
1989Seward County CC
1990–1993TCU
1993Bellingham Mariners
1994Riverside Pilots
1995–1996Port City Roosters
1996Oklahoma City 89ers
1997Duluth–Superior Dukes
1998Birmingham Barons
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2003Colbert (OK) HS
2004–2005Greenville (TX)
2006–2008Stephen F. Austin (asst.)
2009–presentStephen F. Austin
Head coaching record
Overall292–343
TournamentsSouthland: 9–16
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Amateur career

Cardenas attended Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas.[1] Cardenas then accepted a scholarship to play at Texas Christian University (TCU), to play college baseball for the TCU Horned Frogs baseball team.

Professional career

Cardenas was drafted in the 46th round (1,271th overall) by the Seattle Mariners in the 1993 Major League Baseball draft.[2]

Cardenas began his professional career with the Bellingham Mariners of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League, where he batted .204 with two home runs. He was promoted to the Riverside Pilots of the Class A-Advanced California League in 1994. He hit .208 with one home run for Riversite.

Cardenas played 1995 season with the Port City Roosters of the Class AA Southern League. In 1996, Cardenas began the season with Port City, after batting .189 with 1 home run and 6 RBIs in 27 games with Port City, he was released. He played the rest of the 1996 season with the Oklahoma City 89ers of the American Association.

He was released following the 1996 season and signed with the Duluth–Superior Dukes of the Northern League. He batted .298 with six home runs and 39 RBIs during the season. He signed with the Chicago White Sox to play the 1997 season with the Birmingham Barons during the 1998 season. He hit just .200 with 8 RBIs in 17 games.

Coaching career

From 1999 to 2003, Cardenas served as the head baseball coach at Colbert High School in Colbert, Oklahoma.[3] Cardenas then served as the head baseball coach at Greenville High School in Greenville, Texas for two years.[4]

In the summer of 2005, Cardenas accepted a position as an assistant coach for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks baseball program. He was an assistant for 3 years, and was named the interim head coach when Donnie Watson's contract wasn't renewed.[5]

On July 9, 2008, Cardenas was named the head coach of Stephen F. Austin.[6] Following the 2010 season, Cardenas was named the Southland Conference Coach of the Year.[7]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (Southland Conference) (2009–present)
2009 Stephen F. Austin 23–3214–188thSouthland Tournament
2010 Stephen F. Austin 34–2020–124thSouthland Tournament
2011 Stephen F. Austin 37–2320–132ndSouthland Tournament
2012 Stephen F. Austin 26–3316–17T-6thSouthland Tournament
2013 Stephen F. Austin 28–2915–12T-5thSouthland Tournament
2014 Stephen F. Austin 20–3511–1912th
2015 Stephen F. Austin 17–3411–1810th
2016 Stephen F. Austin 30–3014–168thSouthland Tournament
2017 Stephen F. Austin 29–2817–136thSouthland Tournament
2018 Stephen F. Austin 17–369–2112th
2019 Stephen F. Austin 25–3316–14T-5thSouthland Tournament
2020 Stephen F. Austin 6–103–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Stephen F. Austin: 292–343166–173
Total:292–343

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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See also

References
  1. "Baseball University Transfers". www.sewardsaints.com. Presto Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  2. "TCU Baseball All-Time Drafted Players". www.gofrogs.com. Texas Christian University. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. Bob Colon (January 23, 2001). "Rebounds, refs and reflections". www.newsok.com. NewsOK.com. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  4. "Baseball Adds Pitcher to 2005 squad". www.txstatebobcats.com. Texas State University Athletics. August 1, 2004. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  5. Brandon Ogden (July 9, 2008). "SFA finds new baseball coach". www.dailysentinel.com. Southern Newspaper. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. "Cardenas Named SFA Baseball Coach". www.southland.org. Southland Conference. July 9, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  7. "Cardenas Named SLC Coach of the Year". www.sfajacks.com. Stephen F. Austin University Athletics. May 24, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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