Brian Schmack

Brian Schmack
Schmack with Valpo in 2018
Valparaiso Beacons
Relief pitcher
Born: (1973-12-07) December 7, 1973 (age 51) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 24, 2003, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2003, for the Detroit Tigers

Schmack played college baseball at Northern Illinois Huskies for coach Spanky McFarland from 1992 to 1995. He went undrafted out of Northern Illinois in 1995 and played for the independent Newark Bison of the Frontier League. In 1996, the Chicago White Sox signed him to a minor league deal.

Schmack spent five seasons in the White Sox' organization. After the 2000 season, the White Sox traded Schmack and Aaron Myette to the Texas Rangers for Royce Clayton. ^[1] Schmack spent three seasons in the 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 earned run average. In 2004, his final professional season, he pitched for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves and the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens in the Tigers' organization.

Coaching career

In 2007, Valparaiso University hired Schmack to be the pitching coach for the Valparaiso Beacons baseball team. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2011, and promoted to head coach prior to the 2014 season. ^[2]

Yearly records

Below is a table of Schmack's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. ^[3]

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Valparaiso Crusaders (Horizon League)(2014–2017)
2014	Valparaiso	25–28	12–12	3rd	Horizon Tournament
2015	Valparaiso	22–31	15–14	3rd	Horizon Tournament
2016	Valparaiso	30–28	17–12	4th	Horizon Tournament
2017	Valparaiso	24–29	13–15	4th	Horizon Tournament
Valparaiso:			57–53
Valparaiso Crusaders / Beacons (Missouri Valley Conference)(2018–present)
2018	Valparaiso	18–32	6–15	6th	Missouri Valley Tournament
2019	Valparaiso	14–36	6–15	7th	Missouri Valley Tournament
2020	Valparaiso	2–14	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Valparaiso	16–35	9–19	8th	Missouri Valley Tournament
2022	Valparaiso	16–32	5–15
2023	Valparaiso	20–27	10–17	T-7th
2024	Valparaiso	14–38	6–21	9th
2025	Valparaiso	10–40	5–22	10th
Valparaiso:		211–370	47–124
Total:		211–370
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

• List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches

References

1. "Shortstop-Rich Rangers Deal Clayton to White Sox". Los Angeles Times. December 15, 2000. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
2. "Valpo names Brian Schmack as Head Coach". College Baseball Daily. July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
3. "2014 Horizon League Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference  ·  Retrosheet