Shannon Doepking
Shannon Doepking is an American, former collegiate right-handed softball catcher and current head coach at Syracuse. She played her college softball at Tennessee, helping them to a runner up finish at the 2007 Women's College World Series.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Syracuse |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | 20–32 (.385) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Acton, California |
| Alma mater | Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2008 | Tennessee |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010 | Brentwood Academy (asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.) |
| 2013 | Stony Brook (asst.) |
| 2014 | Amherst College |
| 2015–2018 | Dartmouth |
| 2019–Present | Syracuse |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 126–122–1 (.508) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 (.000) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Playing career
Doepking was a standout softball player during her four-year career at the University of Tennessee, earning a reputation for her strong arm as a catcher and ability to catch runners stealing. She was part of the Tennessee Volunteers team that made three consecutive appearances in the Women's College World Series from 2005-07 and was an All-SEC catcher. She was also a motivator for her team, helping to guide the pitcher and outfield and control the pace of the game. Doepking started 95% of her games in college and was a strong hitter as well.[1]
After graduating, Doepking was the 15th overall pick in the 2008 National Pro Fastpitch draft by the Akron Racers. She played professionally for the Tennessee Diamonds, USSSA Pride, and Chicago Bandits, winning a title with Chicago.[2]
Coaching career
Amherst
Doepking served as head coach at Amherst College for one year, and led the program to a 21–11 record.
Dartmouth
On August 5, 2014, Doepking was named the new head coach of the Dartmouth softball program.[3]
Syracuse
On September 14, 2018, Doepking was named the new head coach of the Syracuse Orange softball program.[4][5]
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Amherst College (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2014) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Amherst | 21–11 | 6–6 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| Amherst: | 21–11 (.656) | 6–6 (.500) | |||||||
| Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League) (2015–2018) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Dartmouth | 25–18 | 16–4 | 1st (North) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Dartmouth | 27–15 | 15–5 | 2nd (North) | |||||
| 2017 | Dartmouth | 11–28–1 | 10–10 | T-2nd (North) | |||||
| 2018 | Dartmouth | 22–18 | 16–5 | 1st | |||||
| Dartmouth: | 85–79–1 (.518) | 57–24 (.704) | |||||||
| Syracuse Orange (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019–Present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Syracuse | 20–32 | 8–16 | 5th (Atlantic) | |||||
| 2020 | Syracuse | 10–10 | 2–1 | T-4th | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Syracuse | 20–24 | 12–20 | 8th | |||||
| 2022 | Syracuse | 26–21 | 7–15 | 9th | |||||
| Syracuse: | 76–87 (.466) | 29–52 (.358) | |||||||
| Total: | 182–177–1 (.507) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Wolf, Zac (10 April 2023). "Shannon Doepking was 'the total package' at Tennessee, dominating behind the plate". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- "Shannon Doepking". Cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "Doepking named head coach of Dartmouth softball". NCAA.com. NCAA | TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "Syracuse hires Shannon Doepking as head softball coach". DailyOrange.com. The Daily Orange. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "DOEPKING NAMED 'CUSE SOFTBALL COACH". Cuse.com. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 13 March 2019.