Rusty Stroupe
Biographical details | |
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Born | Cherryville, North Carolina |
Playing career | |
1983–1986 | Appalachian State |
Position(s) | Shortstop |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1990 | Appalachian State (asst) |
1991–1992 | North Greenville College |
1993–1997 | Brevard College |
1998–2002 | Lander |
2003–2019 | Gardner–Webb |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 812–678–2 |
Tournaments | A-SUN: 4–4 Big South: 11–16 NCAA: 0–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Rusty Stroupe is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. Stroupe was the head coach of the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs baseball team from 2003 to 2019.
Playing career[]
Stroupe played shortstop at Cherryville High School, and earned a scholarship to play at Appalachian State University for the Mountaineers baseball program from 1983 to 1986.[1]
Coaching career[]
After taking a teaching position after college graduation, Stroupe began to coach middle school baseball.[2] In 1990, Stroupe was an assistant coach at Appalachian State.[1] Stroupe took his first coaching position at North Greenville College in 1991.[3] In 1993, Stroupe became the head coach at Brevard College.[4] From 1998 to 2002, Stroupe was the head coach at Lander University, where he started the baseball program.[5]
In the summer of 2002, Stroupe to the head coaching position at Gardner–Webb. On April 17, 2019, Stroupe announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2019 season.[6]
Head coaching record[]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2003–2008) | |||||||||
2003 | Gardner–Webb | 33–23 | 18–15 | A-SUN Tournament | |||||
2004 | Gardner–Webb | 32–25 | |||||||
2005 | Gardner–Webb | 28–30 | 15–15 | 5th | A-SUN Tournament | ||||
2006 | Gardner–Webb | 24–31 | 12–18 | 8th | |||||
2007 | Gardner–Webb | 26–32 | 12–15 | 7th | A-SUN Tournament | ||||
2008 | Gardner–Webb | 29–30 | 15–18 | 8th | A-SUN Tournament | ||||
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (Big South Conference) (2009–2019) | |||||||||
2009 | Gardner–Webb | 25–25 | 13–14 | 5th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2010 | Gardner–Webb | 25–30 | 12–15 | 8th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2011 | Gardner–Webb | 32–28 | 14–13 | 5th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2012 | Gardner–Webb | 32–28 | 14–10 | 4th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2013 | Gardner–Webb | 29–27 | 21–3 | 2nd (South) | Big South Tournament | ||||
2014 | Gardner–Webb | 24–31 | 11–15 | 4th (South) | Big South Tournament | ||||
2015 | Gardner–Webb | 22–31 | 7–17 | 9th | |||||
2016 | Gardner–Webb | 37–21 | 14–10 | 4th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2017 | Gardner–Webb | 25–30 | 11–13 | 7th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2018 | Gardner–Webb | 31–27 | 14–13 | 5th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2019 | Gardner–Webb | 25–26 | 14–13 | T-5th | Big South Tournament | ||||
Gardner–Webb: | 479–475 | 236–143 | |||||||
Total: | 812–678–2 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[]
- ^ a b "Diamond 'Dogs Set to Host Appalachian State This Weekend". www.gwusports.com. Gardner-Webb University. February 23, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ Bill Ballew (January 27, 2017). "Rusty Stroupe, Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldog". www.collegebaseballnow.com. College Baseball Now. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ Alan Ford (February 11, 2015). "GWU coach: Big changes in college baseball this year". www.shelbystar.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "The clarion : the Brevard College weekly". www.newspapers.digitalnc.org. North Carolina Newspapers is powered by Chronam. December 7, 1994. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ David Roberts (January 23, 2018). "Looking back: Successful start set Lander baseball program on right path". www.indexjournal.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ "Gardner-Webb Baseball Coach Rusty Stroupe Announces Retirement". www.gwusports.com. Gardner-Webb University. April 17, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
External links[]
- Living people
- Baseball shortstops
- Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball players
- Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball coaches
- North Greenville Crusaders baseball coaches
- Brevard Tornados baseball coaches
- Lander Bearcats baseball coaches
- Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs baseball coaches