Mike Sheppard (baseball)
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 12, 1936 |
| Playing career | |
| ? | Seton Hall |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1973–2000 | Seton Hall |
| 2002–2003 | Seton Hall |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 998-540-11 |
| Tournaments | NCAA D1: 14-20 Big East: 22-26 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Regional: 1974, 1975 Big East: 1990 Big East South Division: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 Big East Tournament: 1987 |
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| Awards | |
| Big East Coach of the Year: 1985, 1987, 1989 | |
Mike "Shep" Sheppard Sr. (born April 12, 1936) is an American former college baseball coach, the head coach at Seton Hall from 1973 to 2000 and 2002 to 2003. In 30 seasons as head coach, he led Seton Hall to 10 NCAA Tournaments and two College World Series. He had an overall record of 998-540-11.
After playing for Ownie Carroll at Seton Hall, Sheppard coached high school baseball. He became the head coach at Seton Hall after Carroll retired at the end of the 1972 season.
In Sheppard's first seven seasons (1973–1979), the Pirates played in six NCAA Tournaments and two College World Series. The team went 22-8 in his first season. It reached the District 2 Regional, where it lost consecutive games to Penn State and Temple. In 1974, Seton Hall went 3-0 in the District 2 Regional to reach the College World Series, where it lost to Southern Illinois, 5-1, and Texas, 12-2. In 1975, the team returned to the College World Series, where it went 1-2 with an elimination-game win over Florida State. The Pirates also qualified for NCAA Tournaments in 1976, 1977, and 1979, reaching the Northeast Regional final against Maine in 1976. Future major leaguers Rick Cerone and Dan Morogiello played for Sheppard during the 1970s.
Seton Hall appeared in the NCAA Tournament three more times in the 1980s (1982, 1984, and 1987). Their deepest run came in 1984, when they again lost to Maine in the Northeast Regional final. The program began competing the Big East Conference in 1985. In its first six seasons in the conference (1985–1990), it won the South Division five times and played in the Big East Tournament five times. It won the tournament in 1987. Sheppard was named Big East Coach of the Year in 1985, 1987, and 1989. Several notable players played for Sheppard in the 1980s: John Morris, Tony DeFrancesco, Pat Pacillo, Rich Scheid, Craig Biggio, John Valentin, Kevin Morton, and Mo Vaughn.
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