Brian Schmack
| Brian Schmack | |
|---|---|
 Schmack with Valpo in 2018 | |
| Valparaiso Beacons | |
| Relief pitcher | |
| Born: December 7, 1973 Chicago | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 24, 2003, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 2003, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 1–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.46 |
| Strikeouts | 4 |
| Teams | |
Brian Robert Schmack (born December 7, 1973) is an American baseball coach and former relief pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Valparaiso Crusaders. He played college baseball at Northern Illinois Huskies for coach Spanky McFarland from 1992 to 1995. He went undrafted out of NIU in 1995 and played for the independent Newark Bison of the Frontier League. In 1996, the Chicago White Sox signed him to a minor league deal. He spent 5 seasons in the White Sox' organization and then played 3 with the Texas Rangers' organization before signing with the Detroit Tigers on November 19, 2002. He made his major league debut with the Tigers in 2003, playing 11 games with a 3.46 ERA. In 2004, his final professional season, he pitched for Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo in the Tigers' organization.
Coaching career[]
In 2007, Schmack was hired as pitching coach at Valparaiso. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2011, and elevated to the top position prior to the 2014 season.[1]
Yearly records[]
Below is a table of Schmack's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[2]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso Crusaders (Horizon League) (2014–2017) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Valparaiso | 25–28 | 12–12 | 3rd | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Valparaiso | 22–31 | 15–14 | 3rd | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Valparaiso | 30–28 | 17–12 | 4th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Valparaiso | 24–29 | 13–15 | 4th | Horizon Tournament | ||||
| Valparaiso Crusaders / Beacons (Missouri Valley Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Valparaiso | 18–32 | 6–15 | 6th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Valparaiso | 14–36 | 6–15 | 7th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Valparaiso | 2–14 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Valparaiso | 16–35 | 9–19 | 8th | Missouri Valley Tournament | ||||
| Valparaiso: | 151–233 | 78–102 | |||||||
| Total: | 151–233 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Valpo names Brian Schmack as Head Coach". College Baseball Daily. July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Horizon League Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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