Paul Page enters his 25th year as the head baseball coach at Ohio Dominican University. Page is the winningest coach in school history and was ranked amongst the winningest NAIA coaches before ODU transitioned into the NCAA.

With over 30 years of coaching experience, Page developed the Ohio Dominican program into one of the premier baseball programs in the NAIA and guided the Panthers NCAA and GLIAC ranks. He earned his 800th win during the 2008 season and left the NAIA level with 864 victories, which ranked in the top 13 of the NAIA in career wins. Page also compiled a winning percentage of .683 in the NAIA, which ranked him fifth overall among active coaches at that level.

In 1988, Page was hired as Ohio Dominican’s third athletic director and head baseball coach. As athletic director, he helped build the ODU athletic department into a conference and national power until 2004 when he decided to focus strictly on the baseball program. A tireless worker, he is credited as a key initiator of many ODU athletic department fundraisers and the improvement and expansion of athletic facilities. He played an important role in the planning and development of Alumni Hall, which opened in 1989.

In the dugout, Page has been named conference coach of the year five times and twice named district baseball coach of the year. He has guided the baseball program to an 883-428-6 (.683) overall record in 24 seasons. Page has established the program as a national power, winning 11 regular season titles, nine conference tournament championships, six regional championships in thirteen appearances, and made six NAIA World Series appearances.

ODU has won at least 30 games in a season a remarkable 21 times in Page’s tenure, including 10 40-win seasons. In 1996, the Panthers notched a 36-20 record and finished fifth at the NAIA World Series, the best finish in school history. ODU would go on to appear in the NAIA World Series from 2001-03, 2005 and 2008 as well, and the Panthers would finish the 2005 campaign with a school-record 47 wins.

In his time at ODU, Page has produced 39 All-Americans and 20 Academic All-Americans. Under his tutelage, former Panther southpaw Jonathan Sanchez reached the big leagues and helped the San Francisco Giants to the 2010 World Series title. Former Panther pitcher Ryan Robowski climbed to the AAA level with the Detroit Tigers organization in 2011 as well.

Page, a Williamstown, West Virginia native, graduated from Muskingum College in 1973, where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in history and was an all-conference catcher.

After his days as a Muskie, Page continued his education at Mississippi State. He coached for two seasons under legendary coach Ron Polk as a graduate assistant before receiving his Masters Degree in health and physical education in 1978. From there, Page became the assistant coach at Marietta College and established himself as one of the premier hitting coaches in college baseball. During his seven years at Marietta, Page was a key factor in the Pioneers’ two national championships and a number of all-conference offensive players.

Page and his wife, Sally, reside in Westerville. Their son, Wes, was an Academic All-American infielder for Ohio Dominican.

Page’s Record at Ohio Dominican

* Regular season conference championship
^ Regular season divisional champions
+ Conference tournament champions
$ NAIA Regional Championships
% East Coast Super Regional Championships
# Conference Coach of the Year (1992 also District Coach of the Year)