Scott Heather (born September 14, 1975) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Bucknell Bison baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bucknell |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 213–293–1 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 14, 1975 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1996 | Arizona Western |
| 1997–1998 | Arkansas |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999 | Arkansas (assistant) |
| 2000–2004 | Arkansas–Fort Smith (assistant) |
| 2005–2012 | Bucknell (assistant) |
| 2013–present | Bucknell |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 213–293–1 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 1–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Patriot League: 2014 Patriot League Tournament: 2014 | |
| Awards | |
| Patriot League Coach of the Year: 2014 | |
Heather began his playing career at Arizona Western, and completed his eligibility at Arkansas. He played on season with the independent Duluth–Superior Dukes and served as a student assistant at Arkansas in 1999. For the next five seasons, he worked as an assistant coach at Arkansas–Fort Smith, then a junior college. In 2005, Heather joined the staff at Bucknell, working with pitchers. He was elevated to the head coaching position after longtime head coach Gene Depew retired.[1][3] After claiming a share of the conference regular season title and the top seed in the 2014 Patriot League baseball tournament, Heather was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2014.[4]
Head coaching record
editThe following table shows Heather's record as a head coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell Bison (Patriot League) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Bucknell | 16–33 | 10–10 | 4th | Patriot League tournament[a] | ||||
| 2014 | Bucknell | 31–21 | 15–5 | T-1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Bucknell | 24–22 | 8–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2016 | Bucknell | 18–34 | 8–12 | 4th | Patriot League tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Bucknell | 21–28 | 10–10 | T-3rd | Patriot League tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Bucknell | 17–27–1 | 13–10–1 | 3rd | Patriot League tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Bucknell | 14–33 | 6–19 | 6th | |||||
| 2020 | Bucknell | 4–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Bucknell | 11–22 | 11–15 | 3rd (South) | |||||
| 2022 | Bucknell | 22–25 | 14–11 | 2nd | Patriot League tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Bucknell | 23–23–1 | 14–11 | T-2nd | Patriot League tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Bucknell | 22–24 | 12–13 | 4th | Patriot League tournament | ||||
| Bucknell: | 213–293–1 | 121–118–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 213–293–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ^ The top four finishers of the Patriot League's six teams qualified for the tournament in 2013.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Scott Heather Bio". Bucknell Bison. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ "Scott Heather Named Head Baseball Coach at Bucknell". Patriot League. June 18, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ a b Brian Foley (September 10, 2012). "Bucknell Rounds out Coaching Staff". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ "2014 Baseball All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards Announced". Patriot League. May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)