MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS

Mankato, Minn. ---  Minnesota State baseball coach Matt Magers has been named the American Baseball Coaches Association/Diamond Sports Company NCAA Division II Regional Coach of the Year.

Magers, who completed his second season at the helm in May, guided the Mavericks to a 44-16 overall mark and first in the NSIC with a 25-7 record. Besides taking the NSIC regular season title, MSU grabbed the NSIC postseason tournament crown and traveled to Farmington, N.M., to capture the NCAA Central Region title as the second seed. The team then advanced to the 2010 Division II College World Series in Cary, N.C., where MSU finished seventh.

Magers, a native of Gaylord, Minn., will be honored at the ABCA Annual Convention this January in Nashville, Tenn., at the Hall of Fame/Coach of the Year banquet.