Schaly Announces Retirement After 40 Ye a r s

Transcription

1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 14, 2003 Contact: Nicole Peloquin, Sports Information Director, (740) Schaly Announces Retirement After 40 Ye a r s MARIETTA, Ohio - Marietta College veteran baseball coach, Don Schaly, announced his retirement at a press conference in the Board Room of the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center on the campus of MC on Friday. Schaly, who is entering his 40th year as the Pioneers head coach, will step down at the conclusion of the 2003 season. Associate coach, Brian Brewer, has been named as Schaly s successor and will take over the helm this summer. It has been a love affair that started back in the mid-1950s, said Schaly of his tenure as head baseball coach. I can t think of anything else I would have rather done for the past 40 years or at another place. Marietta College is truly a special place to me and my family. For the past 39 years, Schaly has worked tirelessly to build the best NCAA Division III baseball program in the nation, and the numbers speak for themselves. He has guided his teams to three NCAA Division III National Championships and seven National Runner-up finishes, including the past two seasons. He has also won 18 Mideast Regional Championships and 27 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Championships, including 13 consecutive titles from 1990 to On May 4, 2002, Schaly became only the third coach in NCAA Baseball history to amass 1,400 career victories, and his record now stands at 1,412 wins and 316 losses. His.817 winning percentage also ranks him as the winningest baseball coach in the NCAA (all divisions). Marietta College is fortunate to have had Don Schaly as its head baseball coach. An alumnus of the College, he has demonstrated to us and to the Division III world that concern for studentathletes, high personal and academic standards, and deep knowledge of and passion for the game of baseball are a winning combination, said MC President Jean Scott. Current players and alumni describe Don as a demanding and caring coach. He exemplifies the spirit of Division III athletics, and Marietta College is better because he is a part of it. All of us will -more-

2 miss Coach Schaly when he retires, and I know that the entire College community joins me in wishing him great happiness in the next phase of his life. In addition to the victories and championships, Schaly has gathered an outstanding collection of coaching awards during his career. In 1995 he was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame. He has been named the National Coach of the Year four times (1975, 1981, 1983 and 1986), and in 2000 he was named Coach of the Century by Collegiate Baseball. Schaly has also been named the OAC s Coach of the Year 17 times and the Mideast Regional Coach of the Year 21 times. SCHALY S COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS OAC REGIONAL NATIONAL Last year, Schaly guided the Pioneers to a 41-9 overall record and their second consecutive NCAA Division III National Runner-up finish. After going 31-7 in the regular season, Schaly s squad swept the competition in the OAC and Mideast Regional Tournaments to advance to the NCAA Division III World Series in Appleton, WI, where they dropped the championship game, 8-0, to Eastern Connecticut University. Schaly has not had a losing season in his 39 years at MC. His best season came in 1981 when his squad posted a 59-5 overall record and captured MC s first NCAA Division III National Championship. A number of talented athletes have also come through the ranks under Schaly s tutelage. He has had 100 players named All-American and 37 have gone on to play professionally. The most famous of Schaly s players include former Pittsburgh Pirate, Kent Tekulve and current Los Angeles Dodgers manager, Jim E. Tracy and Cleveland Indians pitcher, Terry Mulholland. Schaly s success with the Pioneers can be credited to the countless hours he spends recruiting and preparing for the upcoming season, but he is quick to give credit to the people around him. All of the folks - players, coaches, fans and community - are what I tell recruits the reason I ve stayed at Marietta College for so long, said Schaly. My time at Marietta College has been very special and I have too many people to thank for why it was so special. Schaly s role in the MC Athletics department extends far beyond the duties of head baseball coach. He has served as an assistant athletics director for more than 20 years and has been instrumental in the development of the M-Team, an organization focused on the growth and success of intercollegiate athletics at MC. Through -more-

3 the M-Team, Schaly has played a primary role in the MC Athletic Hall of Fame, helping to select and induct five individuals each year. Don has been an integral part of the Marietta College Athletics Department and it is hard for me to imagine not seeing him every day, said MC Director of Athletics, Debora Lazorik. This is another milestone for him and I wish him well and know that he will continue to be around and enjoy different aspects of the Athletics Department, the College and the community that he may not have been able to enjoy before. I believe he is the cornerstone figure in the Marietta College Athletic Department and the cornerstone figure at Marietta College, said associate baseball coach Brian Brewer, who will take over for Schaly at the end of the 2003 season. It has been a privilege, an honor and an incredible learning experience to work with Coach Schaly. It has been very rewarding both professionally and personally. Schaly has been a part of the MC family for a long time. He earned his bachelor s degree from the College in 1959 and during his undergraduate days played both baseball (catcher) and football (center and linebacker). He earned his master s degree from Penn State University in 1960 and coached at Midview High School from 1960 until he returned to Marietta as head baseball coach in September Schaly also served as an assistant football coach for the Pioneers for 17 years. Schaly is not the only one in his family with a love for baseball. His wife, Sue, never misses a Pioneer game. His sons, John, Jim, Joe and Jeff are also all involved in baseball. John, a two-time All-American second baseman at MC, is the head baseball coach at Ashland University in Ohio. Jim, with several years of professional experience, is recognized as one of the top collegiate umpires in the nation. Joe coached six years at Point Park College in Pittsburgh and is now the athletics director and head baseball coach at Thiel College (PA). Jeff is the sports information director and compliance officer at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL. Marietta College will open its season on Friday, March 7, in Panama City, FL, against Martin Luther College (MN). The Pioneers open at home on Thursday, March 20, versus NAIA opponent Walsh University at 5:05 p.m. Marietta s last regular season game is against Muskingum College at Pioneer Park at 7:05 p.m. Tuesday, May 6. -Pioneers-

4 SCHALY S RECORD VS. School First W L T Last Adrian, MI Akron, OH Alabama-Huntsville Albion, MI Ald.-Broaddus, WV Allegheny, PA Alma, MI Anderson, IN Ashland, OH Athens, AL Auburn, AL Augustana, IL Aurora, IL Avila, MO Austin Peay, TN Bald.-Wallace, OH Ball State, IN Bellhaven, MS Belmont Abbey, NC Beloit, WI Berry, GA Bethany, WV Blackburn, IL Bradley, IL Brandeis, MA Briarcliff, IA Bridgewater St., MA Bridgewater, VA Brockport State, NY Brooklyn, NY Butler, IN Cal Lutheran Cal-St. Northridge Cal-St. Stanislaus California, PA Calvin, MI Capital, O H Carthage, WI Cedarville, OH Central Michigan Central Missouri Central State, OH Centre, KY Charleston, WV Chris. Newport, VA Citadel, SC Clark, GA Concord, WV Cortland State, NY Dana, NE Davidson, NC Davis & Elkins, WV Dayton, OH Denison, OH DePauw, IN Duke, NC Duquesne, PA Earlham, IN E. Tenn. State Eastern Connecticut Eastern Illinois Edinboro, PA Elizabethtown, PA Elmhurst, IL Emory, GA Emory & Henry, V A Eureka, IL Fairmont St., WV Ferrum, VA Florida Southern Florida State Fort Bragg, GA Frostburg, MD Furman, SC Geneva, PA Georgia Tech Glassboro St., NJ Glenville St., WV School First W L T Last Grand View, IA Grove City, PA Hamp.-Sydney, VA Hampton, VA Hanover, IN Harris-Stowe, MO Heidelberg, OH Hiram, OH Hope, MI Huron, SD Illinois Benedictine Illinois State Illinois College Illinois Wesleyan Indiana Central Indiana-Fort Wayne Ithaca, NY Jacksonville St., AL John Carroll, OH Juniata, PA Kent State, OH Kentucky State Kentucky Wesleyan Kenyon, OH La Roche, PA La Verne, CA Lincoln, MO Loras, IA Louisiana Tech Lynchburg, VA MacMurray, IL Malone, OH Manchester, IN Mansfield St., PA Marian, IN Marshall, WV Maryville, MO Maryville, TN Mercyhurst, PA Methodist, NC Millikin, IL Missouri-Rolla Missouri Valley Mobile, AL Monmouth, IL Montclair, NJ Montevello, AL Morehead St., KY Morehouse, GA Morris Brown, GA Morris Harvey, WV Mount Union, OH Muskingum, OH N.C. Wesleyan Newberry, SC New Jersey, College of Nicholls State, L A North Alabama North Carolina A&T North Central, I L North Dakota Northern Kentucky Northern State, SD North Park, IL Northwest Missouri Oglethorpe, GA Ohio Dominican Ohio Northern Ohio University Ohio Valley, WV Ohio Wesleyan Olivet, MI Oswego State, NY Otterbein, OH Pfeiffer, NC Point Park, PA Principia, IL Quinnipiac, CT School First W L T Last Ramapo, NJ Randolph Macon, VA Rio Grande, OH Ripon, WI Robert Morris, PA Rochester, NY Rose-Hulman, IN Salem, WV Salisbury State, M D Shawnee State, OH Siena Heights, MI Simpson, IA South Dakota Southeast Louisiana Southeast Missouri Southern Maine S. Ill.-Edwardsville Spring Hill, AL St. Ambrose, IA St. Bernard, AL St. Francis, IN St. Joseph s, IN St. Norbert, WI St. Thomas, MN St. Vincent, PA Steubenville, OH Tennessee Tech Thomas More, KY Tiffin, OH Trenton State, NJ Tri-State, IN Troy State, AL Truman State, MO Union, TN Upsala, NJ Upper Iowa Urbana, OH Valparaiso, IN Virginia Va. Military Inst Virginia Polytechnic Virginia State Viterbo, WI Walsh Wartburg, IA Washington, MO Wash. & Jeff., PA Waynesburg, PA Wayne State, MI Webster, MO Westminister, MO West Florida West Liberty, WV West Virginia State West Virginia Tech West Virginia U W. Va. Wesleyan Western Illinois Western Kentucky Widener, PA Wilkes, PA William & Mary, VA Will. Paterson, NJ William Penn, IA Wilmington, OH Wingate, NC Wis.-Lacrosse Wis.-Oshkosh Wis.-Platteville Wittenberg, OH Wofford, SC Wooster, OH Wright State, OH Xavier, OH York, PA Yrs. 1,

5 SCHALY S MILESTONE VICTORIES # /6/ vs. Morris Harvey, W.Va # /6/ vs. Muskingum # /11/ vs. Wittenberg # /3/ vs. Alderson-Broaddus, W.Va # /15/ vs. Northern Kentucky # /12/ vs. Maryville, Mo # /14/ vs. Valparaiso, Ind # /13/ vs. Washington, Mo # /16/ vs. Otterbein # /11/ vs. Grand View, Iowa # /16/ vs. West Liberty, W.Va # /19/ vs. Ohio Northern # /14/ vs. Wayne State, Mich # /1/ vs. Otterbein # /4/ vs. Ohio Northern SCHALY IN THE OAC TOURNAMENT nd th th th th nd st st st st rd st nd st st st st st rd rd st nd st st st nd st st st st st st st st st st st st st Yrs. W L T Pct. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th *Prior to 1969, the OACchampion was determined by regular-season standings. From , the OAC Tournament was a single-game championship between the winner of the Northern Division and the Southern Division. From , the OAC Tournament was a bestof-three-game series between the winner of the Northern Division and the winner of the Southern Division. Beginning in 1985, the OACPlayoffs became a four-team tournament. vs. Team W L Pct. Baldwin-Wallace Heidelberg John Carroll Mount Union Muskingum Ohio Northern Otterbein Wittenberg Wooster Totals

6 SCHALY IN THE MIDEAST REGIONAL TOURNAMENT th rd nd st th st st th st st st st st st st rd st nd nd st st rd th st st th th st th st st SCHALY S FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 1973 Ozzie Kenyon OF 1975 Ken Laveck SS Kim Stanbery P 1976 Jim E. Tracy OF 1978 Jim Burton B Greg Inselmann DH 1979 Brian Lee B 1980 Dave Barton P Carl Vazquez OF 1981 Dan Munday DH Ken Lisko B 1982 Tom Mohl C John Schaly B Ken Lisko B Mark Talarico OF Dale Hurst P 1983 Mark Talarico OF Terry Mulholland P 1984 Jim Kennedy P Terry Mulholland P 1985 Jon Finke DH John Hefner B Monte Duncan SS Jim Katschke P 1986 Mike Brandts B 1987 Roger Thompson OF 1988 Drew Witouski C 1989 Bill Holmes B Scott Barber DH Jim Eddy P 1990 Scott Barber B Jim Thibodeau OF 1991 Tim McConnell B Doug Cook P 1992 Doug Huffman UTL 1993 Bob Eddy SS 1994 Bob Eddy SS Brent Frafjord P 1995 Mark Johnson B Toby Shamblin OF 1996 Joe Thomas UTL Bob Davies P 1997 Joe Thomas UTL 1998 Dave Bradley P Josh Streit C 1999 Dave Bradley P Josh Streit C 2000 Matt DeSalvo P Jay Coakley C Adam Hollrah OF 2001 Matt DeSalvo P Jay Coakley C 2002 Jay Coakley C Yrs. W L T Pct. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th *The Pioneers have hosted the Mideast Regional Tournament a total of 11 times since vs. Team W L Pct. Albion (MI) Allegheny (PA) Alma (MI) Anderson (IN) Ashland Aurora (IL) Baldwin-Wallace Calvin (MI) Central Michigan DePauw (IN) Eastern Illinois Elizabethtown (PA) Elmhurst (IL) Ferrum (VA) Hope (MI) Illinois Benedictine Illinois Wesleyan Indiana Central John Carroll Juniata (PA) Louisiana Tech MacMurray State (IL) Manchester (IN) Mansfield State (PA) Monmouth (IL) Muskingum Nicholls State (LA) North Central (IL) North Park (IL) Ohio Northern Ohio Wesleyan Oswego State (NY) Otterbein Rochester (NY) Rose-Hulman (IN) Southern Illinois St. Joseph s (IN) Thomas More (KY) Union (TN) Widener (PA) Wilkes (PA) Wittenberg Wooster Wright State York (PA) Totals

7 SCHALY IN THE NCAA DIVISION III WORLD SERIES nd th nd nd st rd st nd nd Bob Wolfarth Kent Tekulve Rob Nelson st rd th th th th th nd nd SCHALY S PLAYERS TURNED PRO Chuck Robinson Duane Theiss Gary Tuck 1976 Jim E. Tracy Jim Burton Dave Barton Carl Vazquez Dale Hurst Tom Mohl Mike Weiermiller 1982 Steve Roath 1983 Mark Talarico Tigers Pirates Yankees Pirates Braves Cubs Dodgers Mets Pirates Indians Pirates Italy Terry Mulholland Giants Jim Katschke Mike Brandts Eric Shoup Rangers Mariners Tigers Jim Eddy Bill Holmes Marty Davis Doug Cook Tim McConnell Brian Brewer Matt Warden Bob Eddy Expos Pirates Rangers Braves Tigers Redcoats Redcoats Redcoats Darrell Fatzinger Redcoats Brent Frafjord Chad Farmer Mark Johnson Toby Shamblin Bob Davies Joe Thomas Dave Bradley Josh Streit Kris Buirley Jay Coakley Redcoats Newark Newark Newark Twins Red Sox Reds Chillicothe Chillicothe 2002.Washington, PA Yrs. W L T Pct. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th vs. Team W L Pct. Aurora (IL) Brandeis (MA) Bridgewater St. (MA) Cal-Lutheran Cal State-Northridge Cal State-Stanislaus Carthage (WI) Chris. Newport (VA) Cortland State (NY) Eastern Connecticut Florida Southern Glassboro State (NJ) Ithaca (NY) La Verne (CA) Methodist (NC) Montclair State (NJ) NJ, College of* NC Wesleyan Northwest Missouri Otterbein Ramapo (NJ) Salisbury State (MD) Southeast Louisiana Southern Maine St. Thomas (MN) Trenton State (NJ)* Upper Iowa Upsala (NJ) William Paterson (NJ) WI-Oshkosh Totals SCHALY BY THE NUMBERS 1,412 Career victories 17 OAC Coach of the Year Awards 296 All-OAC selections plus win seasons 228 All-Mideast Region Selections 8 30-plus win seasons 100 All-Americans 7 National Runner-up finishes 39 Winning seasons 4 50-plus win seasons 37 Players turned Pro 4 National Coach of the Year Awards 27 OAC Championships 3 National Championships 21 Mideast Regional Coach of the Year Awards 1 Coach of the Century Award 18 Mideast Regional Championships

8 COACHES W/L RECORD Year Won Lost Coach Unknown Unknown Unknown Did Not Play Did Not Play Unknown Unknown Unknown Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Did Not Play Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown No Record No Record Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown J.F. Wallace Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Wilbur White Wilbur White Anderson Wilbur White Don Drumm Don Drumm Frank Sutton Did Not Play Did Not Play John Kellison Carl Snavely Did Not Play P.W. Griffith P.W. Griffith P.W. Griffith P.W. Griffith Duke Hayes Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Larry Roning Did Not Play Did Not Play Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm * Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Don Drumm Tom Stubbs Tom Stubbs Tom Stubbs Tom Stubbs Don Schaly Don Schaly Don Schaly Don Schaly Don Schaly Don Schaly * Don Schaly #* Don Schaly #* Don Schaly #* Don Schaly Don Don Schaly # Don Schaly %#* Don Don Schaly #* Don Don Schaly +%#* Don Schaly %# Don Schaly +%# Don Don Don Schaly +%#* Don Schaly #* Don Schaly %#* Don Schaly # Don Schaly #* Don Schaly %#* Don Schaly %#* Don Schaly #* Don Schaly #* Don Schaly %#* Don Schaly %#* Don Schaly #* Don Schaly #* Don Schaly %#* Don Schaly #* Don Don Don Schaly MC Baseball (112 Years Played) Won ,677 Lost Percentage * OAC Champions # NCAAPost-Season National Runnerup %Regional Champions/ World Series Play + National Champions Coach Years Won Lost Pct. DONSCHALY , P.W. Griffith Frank Sutton Don Drumm Tom Stubbs Wilbur White J.F. Wallace Carl Snavely Duke Hayes Anderson Larry Ronning John Kellison Unknown MC BASEBALL COACHES OF RECORD