ABCA Hall of Fame Coach | International Veteran with National Team, Pro, College and High School experience | Seeking Opportunity in Europe 2025
Name: Don Freeman
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Date Available: January 1, 2025
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Positions: Coach, Youth Coach
Positions (alt): Coach, Youth Coach
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COACHING AWARDS
- Washington High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame 1996
- TODAY Foundation Hall of Fame 2003
- Washington State HS Gymnastics Coaches Hall of Fame 2003
- Prairie HS Hall of Fame 2008
- WIAA Hall of Fame 2018
- American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame 2018
- European Coaches Association Career Achievement Award – Budapest, Hungary 2019
Coaching Experience
YEAR | ROLE | ORGANIZATION | LEAGUE/DIVISION | DETAILS |
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2010 | Head Coach | USA Baseball Women's National Team | WBSC World Championships | Bronze Medalists. |
2009-14 | Head Coach | Clark Community College | College | |
2013-16 | Coach | Mainz Athletics | German Bundesliga | |
2014, 2016 | Assistant Coach | German National Team | WBSC European Championships | 2014: Played in Brno, Czech Republic and Amsterdam, Netherlands. 2016: Played in Regensburg, Germany. |
2017 | Coach | Munich-Haar Disciples | German Bundesliga | |
2016-17 | International Sports Group Clinician | German U18 National Team | WBSC | Slovakia, Sweden, Serbia, Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary. |
1983-2004, 2018 | Head Coach | Washington State High School | High School | |
2017, 2019-20 | Coach | Berlin Flamingos | German Bundesliga | |
2021 | Coach | Portland Mavericks | Mavericks Independent league | |
2022 | Coach | Olimpija Karlovac | Croatian Open League | |
2023 | Coach | German U23 National Team | WBSC | Vienna, Austria. |
2023 | Coach | Cologne Cardinals | German Bundesliga | |
2020-24 | Assistant Coach | Clark College | College | |
2024 | Pitching Director | Gauting Indians | German Bundesliga |
Testimonials
I've had the pleasure of knowing Don for at least 7 years. I've observed him coaching opposing teams, working with youth at camps, and we've met quite a few times at the past few ABCA conferences.
Don is an amazing coach and an amazing person. He puts players first, he genuinely cares about his players, and he goes above and beyond to help bring the players he works with to the next level. I believe that Don would be a huge addition to any team he works with.