Krejci earns USA Baseball honor

CARY, N.C. — Former Southwestern Community College baseball coach and athletic director Bill Krejci was among recipients of USA Baseball 2022 national awards recently.

Krejci, now of Plainfield, Illinois, was named 2022 Coach Educator of the Year.

“It is our honor to recognize a group of talented people for their tremendous performances both on and off the field,” said USA Baseball Executive Director and CEO Paul Seiler. “Our national teams combined to win four gold medals, three world championships, an international friendship series, and a bronze medal. The efforts of this group of esteemed individuals were paramount to achieving such unrivaled success this year.”

Krejci has been involved with USA Baseball for nearly three decades as a coach and instructor for national teams and developmental programs, and most recently as a part of the Fun At Bat program. With the Fun At Bat program, he has impacted the growth of baseball among youth, serving as a lead instructor at numerous teacher training sessions and as a lead clinician at multiple USA Baseball Homegrown Clinics in 2022.

Krejci spends his time with USA Baseball demonstrating the fundamentals of the game to physical education teachers from across the country, helping them implement it into their everyday curriculum. In 2022, his service to USA Baseball has reached more than 100 teachers and 50,000 students in eight school districts using Fun At Bat and over 200 kids who attended a Homegrown Clinic.