Alonso’s Faedo named ABCA regional coach of year

Posted Nov 4, 2009 by Adam Adkins

Updated Nov 4, 2009 at 03:05 PM

Alonso High baseball coach Landy Faedo recently earned a pretty big coaching honor.

Faedo was named the American Baseball Coaches Association/Diamond High School Regional Coach of the Year. Faedo was one of eight high school coaches honored at the Division I level. He was the Region 3 selection.

Faedo’s Ravens became Hillsborough County’s first public school to win a state championship since 1998 when they captured the Class 6A crown last seaosn with a 4-3 win over Miami Columbus at Port St. Lucie’s Tradition Field. The win capped a 30-3 season for Alonso, which also won the annual Saladino Tournament and became the first county program to win a state title and Saladino title in the same year.

“I’m very happy,” Faedo said of the honor. “It’s just due to the success of my team and the success of my program.”

Faedo said he was invited to the ABCA’s national convention, which will be held in Dallas on Jan. 7-10, but that he wouldn’t be able to attend.