Brian Schmack

Brian Schmack
Relief pitcher
Born: (1973-12-07) December 7, 1973
Chicago, Illinois
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 1-0
Earned run average 3.46
Strikeouts 4
Teams

Brian Robert Schmack (born December 7, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers in 2003. He is currently serving as head coach of the Valparaiso Crusaders baseball team, a position he started after the 2013 season.

Schmack attended Northern Illinois University (NIU), where he played college baseball for the Huskies under head coach Spanky McFarland. He went undrafted out of NIU in 1995 and played for the independent Newark Bisons of the Frontier League. In 1996, the Chicago White Sox signed him to a minor league deal. He spent 5 seasons in the White Sox' organization and then played 3 with the Texas 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 ERA. In 2004, his final professional season, he pitched for Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo in the Tigers' organization.

Coaching career

In 2007, Schmack was hired as pitching coach at Valparaiso. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2011, and elevated to the top position prior to the 2014 season.[1]

Yearly records

Below is a table of Schmack's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[2]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Valparaiso (Horizon League) (2014–present)
2014 Valparaiso 25-28 12-12 3rd Horizon Tournament
Valparaiso: 25-28 12-12
Total: 25-28

      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. ↑ "Valpo names Brian Schmack as Head Coach". College Baseball Daily. July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2014 Horizon League Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

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