Brian Schmack

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 Beacons.

Brian Schmack
Schmack with Valpo in 2018
Valparaiso Beacons
Relief pitcher
Born: (1973-12-07) December 7, 1973
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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 record1–0
Earned run average3.46
Strikeouts4
Teams

Playing career

Schmack played college baseball at Northern Illinois Huskies for coach Spanky McFarland from 1992 to 1995. He went undrafted out of Northern Illinois 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.

Schmack spent five seasons in the White Sox' organization. After the 2000 season, the White Sox traded Schmack and Aaron Myette to the Texas Rangers for Royce Clayton.[1] Schmack spent three seasons in the 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 earned run average. In 2004, his final professional season, he pitched for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves and the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in the Tigers' organization.

Coaching career

In 2007, Valparaiso University hired Schmack to be the pitching coach for the Valparaiso Beacons baseball team. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2011, and promoted to head coach prior to the 2014 season.[2]

Yearly records

Below is a table of Schmack's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[3]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Valparaiso Crusaders (Horizon League) (2014–2017)
2014 Valparaiso 25–2812–123rdHorizon Tournament
2015 Valparaiso 22–3115–143rdHorizon Tournament
2016 Valparaiso 30–2817–124thHorizon Tournament
2017 Valparaiso 24–2913–154thHorizon Tournament
Valparaiso: 57–53
Valparaiso Crusaders / Beacons (Missouri Valley Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Valparaiso 18–326–156thMissouri Valley Tournament
2019 Valparaiso 14–366–157thMissouri Valley Tournament
2020 Valparaiso 2–140–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Valparaiso 16–359–198thMissouri Valley Tournament
2022 Valparaiso 16–325–15
2023 Valparaiso 20–2710–17T-7th
Valparaiso: 187–29236–81
Total:187–292

      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

See also

References
  1. "Shortstop-Rich Rangers Deal Clayton to White Sox". Los Angeles Times. December 15, 2000. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. "Valpo names Brian Schmack as Head Coach". College Baseball Daily. July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  3. "2014 Horizon League Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
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