Al Stevens

Al Stevens joined the Fayette Academy family at the beginning of the 2021
school year. Coach Stevens is entering his 29th year in education with 26 of
those years in the classroom teaching world history, health, and physical
education. He also coached high school baseball for 27 years serving as the
head coach at Memphis Bishop Byrne High School for 3 years, Memphis
Harding Academy for 22 years (4 as an assistant and 18 as head coach), 1
year as an assistant coach at Arlington High School and 1 year as an
assistant coach with the Vikings. Coach Stevens also coached football for 22
years serving as an assistant on the varsity level for 5 of those years (3 years
at Bishop Byrne and 2 years at Harding Academy) along with 17 years on the
middle school level where he was the defensive coordinator for Brighton for 1
year and defensive coordinator for Harding Academy for 16 years. Coach
Stevens also served as the Assistant Athletic Director at Harding Academy for
15 years.
Coach Stevens career record as a head varsity baseball coach is 361-321-1,
going 40-42 at Bishop Byrne and 321-279-1 at Harding Academy. During his
tenure at Harding Academy, his teams won 5 District Championships, 2
Region Runner-Ups, 3 Region Championships, 2 State Quarterfinals, 1 State
Semi-Finals, 3 State Runner-Ups, and 1 State Championship.
Coach Stevens was named Harding Academy Coach of the Year in 2009 and
2013, Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Division 2A Coach of the
Year in 2008, and the Division 2A West Tennessee Coach of the Year in
2012, 2013, 2016, and 2017. He also was selected to coach in the AutoZone
Shelby County All-Star Game in 2013, 2014, and 2016.
Coach Stevens graduated from Harding Academy in 1989. He played college
baseball at Northeast Mississippi Community College, winning a Gold Glove
Award at 1B in 1990 and serving as team captain in 1991. He also graduated
from the University of Memphis in 1995. He and his wife, Kim, are faithful
Christians along with their three kids: Morgan, Nolan, and Connor. They also
have three grandchildren, Waylon, Colt, and Banks.