Quinn Hawksworth was named as an assistant coach with CSU Bakersfield Baseball on September 14, 2020. He was promoted to Recruiting Coordinator following the 2022 season and enters his third season with the Roadrunners in 2022-23.
Hawksworth helped the `Runners to 17 conference victories and multiple series wins and a record of 20-23 overall (17-19 Big West) in 2021, Cal State Bakersfield's first year competing in The Big West. CSUB baseball’s relevance in The Big West was established early in the first two seasons in league play. The `Runners have series wins over six different conference foes: Cal State Fullerton, UC Davis, UC Riverside, Hawai’i, UC San Diego and Cal Poly.
Hawksworth came to Bakersfield after spending the 2020 season in a volunteer position with Big West Rival, UC Santa Barbara. He is expected to work with Roadrunner hitters and infielders, while handling recruiting responsibilities for CSUB. He coached hitters and infielders for the Gauchos, helping UCSB to a 13-2 mark on the strength of 37 extra-base hits and ten home runs.
Prior to coaching at UCSB, Hawksworth spent as an assistant at Belmont Abbey in Belmont, N.C. He worked with outfielders and hitters at BAC during the 2019 season, leading the Crusaders’ offense to a .393 on-base average and a .419 slugging-percentage, while mentoring a pair of 15-home run hitters.
Hawksworth was an assistant at Saddleback College during the 2018 season. The Gauchos finished that season 33-14 and reached the Elite Eight round of the CCCAA Playoffs.
In 2017, he was an assistant with Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Ore. With LBCC, Hawksworth coached catchers and first baseman and aiding the Roadrunners to a 30-12 record and a Southwest League Championship.
Hawksworth started his collegiate career as an assistant director of operations at Oregon State University in 2016.
“I want to thank Coach Beard and all of CSUB Athletics for this incredible opportunity,” Hawksworth expressed. “My family and I are excited to join this community and be a part of this program. Bakersfield is a special place and the CSUB Baseball has such a high ceiling, with the potential to accomplish so much on and off the field. I’m blessed to be a part of the growth and development of this program and our student-athletes.”
A two-year starter at Belmont Abbey, Hawksworth was a Conference Carolina’s Honor Roll selection during his NCAA playing career. He also played two seasons at Green River Community College in Auburn, Wash.
Hawksworth graduated from Belmont Abbey with a degree in Sport Management and earned his Master's of Education from the University of Arkansas in 2020. A native of Seattle, Wash., he and his wife, Dorothea, have a son, William, and two daughter, Emma and Lily.
