Steven Krebbs, who served as a volunteer assistant in his first season on staff in 2025, has been elevated to an assistant coaching role in 2026 as Krebbs enters his second year on campus. Krebbs will continue to work primarily as a hitting coach and with catchers from a defensive perspective.
In his first season at Shawnee State, Krebbs helped accelerate the baseball program's progress as the Bears improved from 26-21 in 2024 to a 29-16 overall record in 2025. Hitting-wise, Shawnee State went from just two players hitting above .300 in 2023 and 2024 to seven individuals batting above .330 in 2025. Four players finished with on-base-plus slugging marks above 1.000 in 2025 with four additional players posting OPS marks above .900 for the 2025 season. Five of Shawnee State's six all-conference players were hitters.
With Krebbs' help, Diego Mendoza, Zach Gaspar, Tyler Lund and Eli Jones all enjoyed career years at the plate, with Mendoza posting 27 extra base hits on his own en route to a .382 average and Gaspar and Lund combining for 28 additional extra base hits while also posting .378 and .370 averages, respectively, at the dish.
Behind that trio, Jace Parnin posted a .344 average while posting 23 extra base hits, Nolan Tressler and Eli Jones nabbed .333 averages with the former posting 21 extra base hits, and Mason Reid collected a .331 mark with an additional 23 extra base hits himself. Parnin and Gaspar ultimately earned 2025 CSC-NAIA Academic All-District honors, with Gaspar later earning CSC-NAIA Academic All-American accolades as a result of his efforts -- becoming just the second player in program history to earn the honor.
Krebbs, who played at Dumas High School in Dumas, Texas -- north of Amarillo -- was a three-time First-Team All-State selection as an outfielder who was the UIL (University Interscholastic League) State Player of the Year in his class. Krebbs went on to play for Highland Junior College in Highland, Kan. for a season before transferring back to his home state, where Krebbs majored in Kinesiology at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. Krebbs later played a season for the Roberto Clemente All-Stars/Team USA in San Juan, P.R.
As a coach, Krebbs spent seven seasons coaching at Aztec High School in Aztec, N.M. while also coaching an 18u Connie Mack summer league team for two seasons in nearby Farmington, N.M. prior to coming back to Portsmouth -- and becoming an assistant.
“Coaching at SSU gives me the opportunity to stay connected to the game of baseball — a passion I’ve had since childhood — while guiding young men to reach their full potential both on the field and in the classroom," Krebbs said. "Our program is deeply committed to ensuring that every student-athlete who comes through our doors not only grows as a player, but also earns a college degree.”
Krebbs presently resides in Portsmouth with his wife, Valerie. They have five children -- Slayton, Shaylee and Saxon, who reside in Portsmouth with their parents, Kobee, who lives in Smyrna, Tenn., and Keely, who resides in Antlers, Okla.
