Sacramento State

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Reggie Christiansen joined the Sacramento State coaching staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2009 season under then-head coach John Smith. Christiansen was named the program's head coach in 2011 and, now, enters his 16th season at the helm for the Hornets in 2026, having led his teams to 12 seasons of 30-or-more victories, three NCAA Regional berths, 12 WAC postseason appearances, three conference tournament titles, three league regular season crowns, and more.

Prior to Sacramento State, Christiansen was the head coach at South Dakota State for four years (2005-08). He served as the team’s hitting instructor, recruiting coordinator and third base coach. He was also an assistant coach at Kansas (2003-04) while he made his debut as a head coach with his alma mater, Menlo College, in 2002. Christiansen graduated from Menlo in 1998 with a degree in business administration and received his master’s degree from Kansas in 2004 in health, sport and exercise science. A native of Ferndale, Calif., Christiansen and his wife Amber have two sons, Ryan and Reese, and a daughter, Ava.

Sacramento State Highlights: 2011-2025 (15 seasons)
Three-time WAC Coach of the Year (2012, 2014, 2025)
Three-time WAC Tournament Champion (2014, 2017, 2019)
Three-time WAC Regular Season Champion (2012, 2014, 2025)
Two 40-win seasons (2014, 2019)
Named the bench coach for the 2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
2012 and 2014 MLB Northern California Scouts' Div. I Coach of the Year
Led program to first NCAA Division I Regionals appearance in 2014 
Has mentored three All-Americans, four All-West Region selections, nine Freshman All-Americans, five WAC Freshmen of the Year, two WAC Players of the Year, and a WAC Pitcher of the Year
Student-athletes have won 29 All-WAC first team awards and 26 second team honors
Twenty-five players have been named to the WAC All-Tournament Team
Student-Athletes have been named to the WAC All-Academic Team 133 times (as of 2025)
Only Division I program in California with 30+ wins in 12 consecutive seasons from 2012-2023
440 total wins since 2012 are the fifth-most among California Division I programs entering the 2025 season
28 players have been selected in the MLB Draft since taking over as head coach in 2011, while four more have signed free agent deals
Five former players have reached the Major Leagues: Rhys Hoskins, Sam Long, James Outman, Nathan Lukes, and Travis Adams

2025 Season: 32-26 (15-9)
• Western Athletic Conference regular season co-champions - first since 2014
• Qualified for the WAC postseason tournament for the 12th time
• Pitcher Kade Brown was named a third-team All-American and finalist for the Stopper of the Year Award by the NCBWA, as well as a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy
• Freshman infielder Michael Perazzo was named to the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award
• Christiansen was named the WAC Coach of the Year, Evan Gibbons became the first Hornet to be named WAC Pitcher of the Year, and five players earned All-WAC honors -- including four on the first team
• 13 players were named to the WAC All-Academic Team
• Pitcher Carson Latimer (12th round, 354th, Cincinnati), infielder JP Smith (17th round, 509th, Minnesota), and pitcher Kade Brown (20th round, 590th, Athletics) were selected in the 2025 MLB First-Year Player Draft
• The 32 wins overall and 15 conference victories were the most since 2022
• Finished 9-2-3 in weekend series, including six straight series wins

2024 Season: 26-31 (14-16)
• Qualified for the WAC postseason tournament for the 11th time
• Pitcher Kade Brown was named a second-team Freshman All-American by D1Baseball
• Infielders Gunner Gouldsmith and JP Smith were named to the All-WAC second team, while outfielder Tyler White was named to the league's inaugural All-Defense Team
• Gouldsmith was taken in the 19th round (556th overall) of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by Oakland
• A program-best 16 student-athletes were named to the WAC All-Academic Team

2023 Season: 30-26 (14-16)
• Won his 500th career game on April 30 at New Mexico State
• Won his 400th game at Sacramento State in the regular season finale against Utah Tech
• Upset then-No. 9 ranked Stanford on the road
• Had three players named to the All-WAC teams (Martin Vincelli-Simard, JP Smith, and Wehiwa Aloy) and the league’s Freshman of the Year (Aloy)
• Had two players named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-Americans (Aloy and Smith)
• Set a school record with 92 home runs, breaking the previous mark of 83 in 1998
• The .507 slugging percentage was the second highest in a single-season in school history

2022 Season: 32-26 (17-13 WAC)
• Clinched a berth in the postseason tournament for the 10th consecutive season — the longest active streak of any current WAC member -- clinching the No. 2 seed out of the Western Division
• Opened the season with a 7-0 record – the program’s best in its Division I history and the best according to available records dating back to 1950
• Swept then-No. 6 Long Beach State to enter the national polls for the second time in the program’s Division I history
• Eli Saul selected in the 13th round of the MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks
• The only program in the nation to not lose a series opener (14-0 record)
• Ranked second in the NCAA with 43 sacrifice flies, while Steven Moretto led the nation with 12 of his own
• Picked up his 359th win at Sacramento State on April 26, moving him past Cal Boyes for the second-most in school history
• Won his 450th career game on Feb. 25 at Long Beach State

2021 Season: 35-22 (22-14 WAC)
• Advanced to ninth straight postseason tournament, clinching #2 seed
• Four players named to WAC all-conference teams
• Junior Scott Randall named ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region, Collegiate Baseball All-American
• Team earned Sacramento State's Male Academic Team of the Year (Highest GPA)
• Two players selected in the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft

2020 Season: 9-7 (0-0 WAC)
• Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic
• Finished with a 9-7 overall record
• Hornets led the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.76) and walks per nine innings (1.32), while ranking third in the NCAA in WHIP (0.98)

2019 Season: 40-25 (18-9 WAC)
• Won its third WAC Tournament in last six seasons
• Made its third NCAA Regional appearance in last six seasons
• Eliminated No. 19 UC Santa Barbara from regionals
• Won 40 games for the second time (sixth in program history)
• Agreed to a new contract with Sacramento State, keeping him with the Hornets through the 2026 season
• Four players named to the All-WAC teams
• Hornets pitchers set new program record with 537 strikeouts
• Three players selected in the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft

2018 Season: 35-25 (17-7 WAC)
• Advanced to their sixth straight postseason tournament, clinching #2 seed
• Signed a seven-year contract extension, keeping him in Sacramento through the 2024 season
• Seven players named to WAC all-conference teams, most since 2014
• Senior Austin Root named ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region Selection
• Freshman Scott Randall named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• Hornets pitchers set program record with 456 strikeouts
• Led the WAC in ERA, shutouts, K:BB, WHIP, BB/9
• Three players selected in the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft

2017 Season: 32-29 (12-12 WAC)
• Won their second WAC Tournament in four seasons after clinching No. 3 seed
• Made second NCAA Regional appearance in program history
• Four players named to WAC all-conference teams
• Freshman Parker Brahms named Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American and WAC Freshman of the Year
• Senior Justin Dillon threw the first no-hitter in Hornets' Division I history on Feb. 28
• Led the WAC in ERA, WHIP, opposing batting average, strikeout-to-walk ratio, and hits per nine innings
• One player selected in the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft

2016 Season: 30-28 (16-11 WAC)
• Driving force behind the addition of lights to John Smith Field in May
• Won two-of-three games at Auburn to start season, the third of four season-opening series wins or splits against Power 5 programs
• Won at No. 5 LSU, the team's second win over a top-five team in three seasons
• Three players named to WAC all-conference teams
• Three players selected in the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft

2015 Season: 33-27 (16-11 WAC)
• Advanced to third straight postseason tournament, clinching the No. 4 seed
• Pitching staff finished third in all of NCAA Division I with 1.09 WHIP and 2.07 walks per nine innings
• Staff ranked 12th nationally with 7.7 hits per nine innings and set single-season school records for ERA (2.97) and fewest walks (124)
• Four players named to WAC all-conference teams
• Four players selected in the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft

2014 Season: 40-24 (21-6 WAC)
• Won 40 games for just the fifth time in program history and first since 1991
• Won first WAC Tournament championship and advanced to the first NCAA Regional in program history
• Eliminated No. 18 Arizona State in postseason play
• Team's 21 conference wins ranked second in in program history
• Named WAC Coach of the Year for the second time
• Junior Rhys Hoskins named WAC Player of the Year and a third-team Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball All-American
• Freshman Sam Long named WAC Freshman of the Year and a Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• Seven players named to WAC all-conference teams
• Two players drafted in 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft, including 5th round pick Rhys Hoskins
• MLB Northern California Scouts' Div. I Coach of the Year

2013 Season: 34-25 (14-13 WAC)
• First back-to-back 30-win seasons in over 20 years
• Second consecutive postseason appearance
• Chris Lewis named NCBWA Freshman All-American, Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American, and WAC Player of the Year
• Sutter McLoughlin named NCBWA Freshman All-American and a Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
• Four players named to WAC all-conference teams
• Three players drafted in the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft

2012 Season: 31-28 (11-7 WAC)
• Won the WAC regular-season championship for the first time since joining the league (1993)
• Reached 30+ wins for the first time since 2003
• Was one of two teams in the nation to go from last place in its conference in 2011 to first in 2012 (Cornell in the Ivy League)
• Advanced to first ever WAC Tournament title game
• Set school record with .979 fielding percentage (ranking 5th in the NCAA)
• Andrew Ayers named WAC MVP
• Rhys Hoskins named Freshman All-American, the first in program history
• Six players named to WAC all-conference teams 
• Two players selected in 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft
• MLB Northern California Scouts' Div. I Coach of the Year

2011 Season: 19-39 (6-18 WAC)
• Led Hornets to 19 wins, including six conference victories in his first season
• Coached the team to a .969 fielding percentage, at the time the second best in program history
• One player named to WAC all-conference teams