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Brian Shoop
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<h2 id="playing-career">Playing career</h2> <p>Shoop attended <a href="/facts/Malone_University/H4m5mSFo">Malone University</a> and played baseball for the Pioneers all four years. He was an all-district selection, and the team was Ohio NAIA champion each year.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="coaching-career">Coaching career</h2> <p>After finishing his playing career, Shoop became an assistant coach at his alma mater while completing a master's degree at nearby <a href="/facts/Kent_State_University/TXmJhTje">Kent State University</a>. The Pioneers continued their streak of Ohio NAIA championships both years that Shoop was on the staff. He then became an assistant at <a href="/facts/Southeastern_Conference/kNJFJC2e">Southeastern Conference</a> power <a href="/facts/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_baseball/TyA5QmdT">Mississippi State</a> for seven years. In Starkville, Shoop worked with future <a href="/facts/Major_League_Baseball/4WW9yef3">Major League Baseball</a> stars <a href="/facts/Will_Clark/mS3z1W4z">Will Clark</a> and <a href="/facts/Rafael_Palmeiro/qyUfsnC3">Rafael Palmeiro</a>, among others.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> After his time with the Bulldogs, Shoop became head coach at <a href="/facts/Birmingham%25E2%2580%2593Southern_Panthers_baseball/PhLlk2Cq">Birmingham–Southern</a>, leading that program for seventeen seasons. He amassed 692 wins, and led the team during most of its brief time at the <a href="/facts/Division_I_(NCAA)/fJv6wUW1">Division I</a> level. Under Shoop, the Panthers claimed a pair of <a href="/facts/Big_South_Conference/S1dAy4Yr">Big South Conference</a> titles and appeared in the <a href="/facts/2004_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_tournament/3ECw1Vzc">Athens Regional</a>. In their last year as an NAIA school, BSC won their first national championship after winning a school record 55 games.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>After BSC decided to move their programs to <a href="/facts/Division_III_(NCAA)/DEJFnGAJ">Division III</a>, Shoop accepted the head coach position across <a href="/facts/Birmingham%2c_Alabama/gQB3RGPA">Birmingham</a> at UAB.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> In six seasons with the Blazers, Shoop has coached 19 all-conference players and ten future professional players.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> After finishing in 2nd place in C-USA, Brian Shoop received the C-USA Head Coach of the Year award for 2014.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>Shoop won his 800th game on May 14, 2010 with a victory over <a href="/facts/Tulane_Green_Wave_baseball/hhyUKjsc">Tulane</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> and his 900th on Feb. 22, 2014, with a 4–0 win over <a href="/facts/Youngstown_State_Penguins_baseball/Jj3FxVe6">Youngstown State</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> On May 10, 2020, Shoop announced his retirement from coaching.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="head-coaching-record">Head coaching record</h2> <p>The following is a table of Shoop's head coaching records in NCAA competition.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> Although Shoop was the head coach of Birmingham–Southern from 1990–2006, the program did not join the NCAA until the start of the <a href="/facts/2002_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/HWPxGJxC">2002 season</a>. </p> Statistics overview<table><tbody><tr><th>Season</th><th>Team</th><th>Overall</th><th>Conference</th><th>Standing</th><th>Postseason</th></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/Birmingham%25E2%2580%2593Southern_Panthers_baseball/PhLlk2Cq">Birmingham–Southern Panthers</a> <i>(<a href="/facts/NCAA_Division_I_independent_schools_(baseball)/wJeAM9Dh">Independent</a>)</i> (2002–2003)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2002_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/HWPxGJxC">2002</a></td><td>Birmingham–Southern</td><td>32–20</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2003_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/UgnWfuIH">2003</a></td><td>Birmingham–Southern</td><td>33–18</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/Birmingham%25E2%2580%2593Southern_Panthers_baseball/PhLlk2Cq">Birmingham–Southern Panthers</a> <i>(<a href="/facts/Big_South_Conference/S1dAy4Yr">Big South Conference</a>)</i> (2004–2006)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2004_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/L8Sp4x0g">2004</a></td><td>Birmingham–Southern</td><td>47–18</td><td>21–3</td><td>1st</td><td><a href="/facts/2004_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_tournament/3ECw1Vzc">NCAA Regional</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2005_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/fQhzdjwM">2005</a></td><td>Birmingham–Southern</td><td>36–21</td><td>18–6</td><td>3rd</td><td>Big South Tournament</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2006_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/MwyK4d44">2006</a></td><td>Birmingham–Southern</td><td>33–22</td><td>18–6</td><td>1st</td><td>Big South Tournament</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Birmingham–Southern:</td><td>699–300–1</td><td>57–15</td><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><a href="/facts/UAB_Blazers_baseball/R2sCQW9G">UAB Blazers</a> <i>(<a href="/facts/Conference_USA/PEcy4k8K">Conference USA</a>)</i> (2007–2020)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2007_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/yzfajFEf">2007</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>25–33</td><td>12–12</td><td>T–4th</td><td><a href="/facts/2007_Conference_USA_Baseball_Tournament/yD5zC4wG">C-USA tournament</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2008_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/ppD82nd9">2008</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>26–34</td><td>7–17</td><td>8th</td><td><a href="/facts/2008_Conference_USA_Baseball_Tournament/6EmoMMG6">C-USA tournament</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2009_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/fGRsLe5Q">2009</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>31–26</td><td>11–12</td><td>6th</td><td><a href="/facts/2009_Conference_USA_Baseball_Tournament/dpcjU2yn">C-USA tournament</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2010_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/jsP0WnIQ">2010</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>28–25</td><td>11–13</td><td>T–5th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2011_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/KtCIlhbI">2011</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>29–28</td><td>9–15</td><td>8th</td><td><a href="/facts/2011_Conference_USA_Baseball_Tournament/2y9CdaVX">C-USA tournament</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2012_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/nHEB7K9D">2012</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>32–20</td><td>9–15</td><td>7th</td><td><a href="/facts/2012_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_tournament/LIJSLIwf">NCAA Regional</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2013_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/Hl18dBtz">2013</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>23–36</td><td>7–17</td><td>8th</td><td><a href="/facts/2013_Conference_USA_Baseball_Tournament/Wl2fbykq">C-USA tournament</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2014_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/UyTgYkxP">2014</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>35–21</td><td>20–10</td><td>2nd</td><td><a href="/facts/2014_Conference_USA_Baseball_Tournament/FRD0jHQV">C-USA tournament</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2015_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/TtIvJGJS">2015</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>30-24</td><td>15-15</td><td>6th</td><td><a href="/facts/2015_Conference_USA_Baseball_Tournament/3fJgX3G6">C-USA tournament</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2016_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/0uXgSMQn">2016</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>21-34</td><td>12-18</td><td>9th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2017_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/JLttTKh6">2017</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>24–31</td><td>9–21</td><td>11th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2018_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/PpCUqLnI">2018</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>21–33</td><td>13–17</td><td>8th</td><td><a href="/facts/2018_Conference_USA_Baseball_Tournament/p4wXh4Ff">C-USA tournament</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2019_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/jCY15v23">2019</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>27–29</td><td>12–18</td><td>T-9th</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/2020_NCAA_Division_I_baseball_season/Q3CfVrxt">2020</a></td><td>UAB</td><td>7–9</td><td>0–0</td><td></td><td>Season canceled due to <a href="/facts/COVID-19/YsUgvsaX">COVID-19</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">UAB:</td><td>359–383</td><td>147–200</td><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Total:</td><td>1,058–683–1</td><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p> National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Brian Shoop Profile". uabsports.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"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. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080051/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061206aaf.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080051/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061206aaf.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Brian Shoop Profile". uabsports.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"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. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080051/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061206aaf.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080051/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061206aaf.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"A New Direction". athletesinaction.org. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120402104947/http://www.athletesinaction.org/news/post/2009/12/22/A-New-Direction.aspx" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120402104947/http://www.athletesinaction.org/news/post/2009/12/22/A-New-Direction.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Brian Shoop Profile". uabsports.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"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. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080051/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061206aaf.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080051/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061206aaf.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Brian Shoop Profile". uabsports.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"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. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080051/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061206aaf.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080051/http://www.conferenceusa.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/061206aaf.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Brian Shoop Profile". uabsports.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120306174535/http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shoop_brian00.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Champlin, Drew (20 May 2014). "UAB's Brian Shoop, Chase Mallard, Josh Hopper earn top Conference USA honors". al.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014. <a href="http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/05/uabs_brian_shoop_chase_mallard.html" target="_blank">http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/05/uabs_brian_shoop_chase_mallard.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Steve Irvine (May 14, 2010). "UAB head baseball Brian Shoop gets 800th career win on Friday night". al.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012. <a href="http://blog.al.com/offthevine/2010/05/uab_head_baseball_brian_shoop.html" target="_blank">http://blog.al.com/offthevine/2010/05/uab_head_baseball_brian_shoop.html</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>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. <a href="http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/02/uab_gets_head_coach_brian_shoo.html" target="_blank">http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/02/uab_gets_head_coach_brian_shoo.html</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Jordan Highsmith (May 10, 2020). "UAB head baseball coach Brian Shoop announces retirement". www.cbs42.com. Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Retrieved May 15, 2020. <a href="https://www.cbs42.com/sports/uab/uab-head-baseball-coach-brian-shoop-announces-retirement/" target="_blank">https://www.cbs42.com/sports/uab/uab-head-baseball-coach-brian-shoop-announces-retirement/</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"Annual Conference Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. 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