Kevin Vance serves as Head Coach for San Diego State University's Baseball program in San Diego. The San Diego State source profile describes Vance's current role and recent program context, including that Kevin Vance, fresh off an NCAA Men’s College World Series berth as an assistant coach at the University of Arizona, was named head coach of the San Diego State baseball program, as announced on June 17, 2025 by SDSU Director of Athletics John David Wicker. Vance emerged from a national search that received valuable input from all-time Aztec greats Bud Black, Stephen Strasburg and Tony Gwynn Jr.
The same profile adds background on Vance's coaching path, team results, and player-development record. During his tenure in Tucson, Vance oversaw the development of star reliever Tony Pluta, who was named the 2025 Stopper of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, helping Arizona secure its 19th College World Series appearance, which is tied for eighth nationally. Pluta also received first-team NCBWA All-America recognition after setting a single-season school record with 14 saves, which was tied for fourth in Division I. Not to be outdone, Vance helped direct one of the nation’s greatest pitching turnarounds in his first year at Arizona, as the Wildcats lowered their team ERA from 5.97 in 2023 to 4.46 ERA in 2024, which marked the 20th-best ERA improvement in the country that season and ranked fifth best among Power 5 programs. For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience Kevin Vance brings to the Baseball staff.
