Steve Bieser enters his third season as head coach of the Jacksonville State baseball program, bringing decades of experience as both a professional player and Division I head coach. In his tenure with the Gamecocks, Bieser has guided the program through its transition into Conference USA, leading JSU to its first CUSA Championship Game appearance and its first conference title game since 2019. His club earned key postseason wins over top-seeded Dallas Baptist to reach the championship round and produced All-Conference selections along with multiple MLB Draft picks in the same year for the first time since 2019. Off the field, his program was recognized with the ABCA Team Academic Award, highlighting a commitment to success in the classroom as well as on the diamond.
Prior to Jacksonville State, Bieser compiled an impressive résumé as head coach at Missouri and Southeast Missouri State (SEMO). Across 12 Division I seasons as a head coach, he amassed more than 340 wins and earned two Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year honors. At SEMO, he led the Redhawks to three consecutive OVC regular-season titles and an NCAA Regional appearance, while at Missouri he guided the Tigers to six winning seasons in seven years and developed multiple All-Americans and first-round MLB Draft selections. A former SEMO standout, Bieser played 13 professional seasons, reaching the Major Leagues with the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates. He later transitioned into coaching, beginning at the high school level where he won two Missouri state championships. A native of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, Bieser and his wife, Diahann, have four children.
