Brian Shoop

Brian Shoop is the head baseball coach for the UAB Blazers.

Shoop was formerly the head coach at Birmingham-Southern College for 17 years. He led the Panthers to a national championship in 2001, and had 692 wins. Shoop left BSC after the 2006 season when it was announced the Panthers would be moving from NCAA Division I to non-scholarship Division III play.

Shoop is now in his second year at UAB and is looking to improve on his team's 25-33 record from 2007. His club's 25 wins climbed him over the 700-win plateau and moved his career record to 717-336-1 (.680).

Shoop is a native of Columbus, Ohio. A 1980 graduate of Malone College (Ohio), he received his Master's in Sports Administration at Kent State in 1982. He was inducted to the Malone Hall of Fame in 1986. He was twice named TransSouth Conference Coach of the Year and was honored as the ABCA Mid-South Region Coach of the Year three times. Before coming to BSC in 1989, Shoop was an assistant at Mississippi State University under Ron Polk. Over a seven-year span, he helped the Bulldogs win three SEC championships and earn six regional appearances, including a trip to Omaha, Nebraska and the College World Series in 1985.

Shoop and his wife Brenda have five children.

External links

• Brian Shoop profile at UABSports website