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Brian Shoop is an American baseball former coach and player. He played college baseball at Malone University from 1977 to 1980. He then served as the head baseball coach of the Birmingham–Southern Panthers (1990–2006) and the UAB Blazers (2007–2020)[1][2]

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

After finishing his playing career, Shoop became an assistant 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.[3] 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, BSC won their first national championship after winning a school record 55 games.[1][2]

After BSC decided to move their programs to Division III, 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] After finishing in 2nd place in C-USA, Brian Shoop received the C-USA Head Coach of the Year award for 2014.[4]

Shoop won his 800th game on May 14, 2010 with a victory over Tulane[5] and his 900th on Feb. 22, 2014, with a 4–0 win over Youngstown State.[6] On May 10, 2020, Shoop announced his retirement from coaching.[7]

Head coaching record[edit]

The following is a table of Shoop’s head coaching records in NCAA competition.[8][9][10][11] Although Shoop was the head coach of Birmingham–Southern from 1990–2006, the program did not join the NCAA until the start of the 2002 season.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e “Brian Shoop Profile”. uabsports.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d “Brian Shoop Named Head Baseball Coach At UAB”. Conference USA. June 12, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  3. ^ “A New Direction”. athletesinaction.org. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  4. ^ Champlin, Drew (20 May 2014). “UAB’s Brian Shoop, Chase Mallard, Josh Hopper earn top Conference USA honors”. al.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  5. ^ Steve Irvine (May 14, 2010). “UAB head baseball Brian Shoop gets 800th career win on Friday night”. al.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  6. ^ Drew Champlin (February 22, 2014). “UAB gets head coach Brian Shoop his 900th career win; Chase Mallard nearly throws no-hitter”. al.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  7. ^ Jordan Highsmith (May 10, 2020). “UAB head baseball coach Brian Shoop announces retirement”. www.cbs42.com. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  8. ^ “Annual Conference Standings”. BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  9. ^ “2013 Baseball Record Book”. BigSouthSports.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  10. ^ “2013 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide” (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  11. ^ “2013 Conference USA Baseball Standings”. D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.