Tunstall alum and Danville native Eric Owens has been named the new Head Baseball Coach at Ferrum College. Owens played baseball three years at Ferrum from 1989-92, as well as football in 1990 and 1991. A two-time All-America first team selection in baseball, Owens was the 1992 NCAA Division III Player of the Year after batting .402 with seven doubles, three triples, four home runs and 23 RBI. He is Ferrum’s first and only NCAA Player of the Year, in any sport.

Owens was drafted in the fourth round of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Cincinnati Reds in 1992. Owens played eight seasons in the MLB for the Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, and Anaheim Angels.

Owens has coached in the minor leagues and served as the Assistant Hitting Coach with the Toronto Blue Jays.