Brian Shoop
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UAB |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Columbus, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Malone '80 |
Brian Shoop is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the UAB Blazers baseball team. He has held that position since prior to the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball season. Shoop is the fourth coach at a program established in 1979.[1][2]
Shoop won his 800th game on May 14, 2010 with a victory over Tulane.[3]
Playing career
Shoop attended Malone University and played baseball for the Pioneers all four years. He was an all-district selection, and the team was Ohio NAIA champion each year.[1][2]
Coaching career
After finishing his playing career, Shoop became an asisstant coach at his alma mater while completing a master's degree at nearby Kent State University. The Pioneers continued their streak of Ohio NAIA championships both years that Shoop was on the staff. He then became an assistant at Southeastern Conference power Mississippi State for seven years. In Starkville, Shoop worked with future Major League Baseball stars Will Clark and Rafael Palmeiro, among others.[4] After his time with the Bulldogs, Shoop became head coach at Birmingham–Southern, leading that program for seventeen seasons. He amassed 692 wins, and led the team during most of its brief time at the Division I level. Under Shoop, the Panthers claimed a pair of Big South Conference titles and appeared in the Athens Regional. In their last year as an NAIA school, BSU won their first national championship after winning a school record 55 games.[1][2]
After BSU decided to move their programs to Division II, Shoop accepted the head coach position across Birmingham at UAB.[1][2] In six seasons with the Blazers, Shoop has coached 19 all-conference players and ten future professional players.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Brian Shoop Profile". uabsports.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Brian Shoop Named Head Baseball Coach At UAB". Conference USA. June 12, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ Steve Irvine (May 14, 2010). "UAB head baseball Brian Shoop gets 800th career win on Friday night". al.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ "A New Direction". athletesinaction.org. December 22, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2012.