Assistant Coach

Bio

Coach Hawksworth made his return to Saddleback College in the fall of 2024, his last time on campus was during the 2018 season. Hawksworth was an assistant coach and helped the Bobcats finish the year 33-14 with an appearance in the CCCAA Elite Eight. He serves as Third Base Coach, and coaches the infielders.

In 2024, Hawksworth served as the hitting coach at Washington State University. During his time in Pullman, Hawksworth mentored All-PAC12 Infielder Cole Cramer and Honorable Mention Outfielder Nate Swarts.

Prior to his time at WSU, Hawksworth spent three years as Recruiting Coordinator at Cal State Bakersfield, where he worked with hitters and infielders. He coached utility player Matthew Kurata to All-Big West Conference second-team honors in 2023 and outfielders James Bell and AJ Miller to second team accolades 2022.

In 2021, Hawksworth helped the Roadrunners to 17 conference victories and multiple series wins in Cal State Bakersfield's first year competing in the Big West Conference. CSUB baseball's relevance in the Big West was established early in the first three seasons in league play with series wins over seven different conference foes; Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Riverside, Hawai'i, UC San Diego and Cal Poly.

Hawksworth went to Bakersfield after spending the 2020 season in a volunteer position at Big West Conference power, UC Santa Barbara where he coached hitters and infielders for the Gauchos, helping UCSB to a 13-2 mark during the shortened 15-game season 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., working with outfielders and hitters 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.

In 2017, he was an assistant with Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Ore. With LBCC, Hawksworth coached catchers and first baseman and aided 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.

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 in Physical Education from the University of Arkansas in 2020. He and his wife, Dorothea, live in Rancho Mission Viejo with their three children, William, Emma and Lily. 

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"Quinn is a one of the better young coaches in the game right now. He’s not only a good coach, but a better person." - Skip Schumaker (Manager, Texas Rangers)

"Quinn is a tremendous person who pours everything he has into his players. We were fortunate to have him on staff and are excited to see his career progress. He's worked for these opportunities, is smart, hardworking, and loyal and the players that work with him know he's invested in their development." – Andrew Checketts (Head Coach, UC Santa Barbara)

"Quinn loves the game, he loves to coach and develop players and has worked hard every place he's been. He is a young coach who has worked his way up the coaching ladder, he's diligent, detailed, relates to the players." - Pat Casey (3-time National Championship Head Coach, Oregon State)