John Schaly

John Schaly
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Ashland University
Conference	G-MAC
Record	951–503–4
Playing career
1979–1982	Marietta College
Position(s)	2B
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1982–1984	Iowa State (assistant)
1984–1985	Marietta College (assistant)
1985–1987	Kentucky (assistant)
1988–1991	Berry College
1992–1997	St. Leo University
1998–present	Ashland University
Head coaching record
Overall	1,314–721–7
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	5× NCAA Division II College World Series appearances (1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2019); 5× GLIAC conference championships;
Awards
	G-MAC Coach of the Year (2024); 7× GLIAC Coach of the Year (1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2019); SSC Coach of the Year (1996); ABCA Hall of Fame (2018); 5× ABCA Regional Coach of the Year (1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2019); NCBWA Regional Coach of the Year (2019); NCAA Division III World Series Champion (1981); NCAA Division III World Series MVP (1981); 2× NCAA Division III All-America (1981–1982);

Last updated December 07, 2024

John Schaly is an American college baseball coach who is currently the head coach of the Ashland University. He has held the position since the start of the 1998 NCAA Division II baseball season. He holds the most wins for Division II baseball history.^[1] In 2018, he was an inductee to American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.^[2]

Playing career

A second baseman, Schaly played collegiate baseball under his father Don Schaly at Marietta College. He was a member of the Marietta squad that won the 1981 Division III College World Series where he was named the Most Valuable Player. Schaly was a two-time All-American and was inducted into the Marietta College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.^[2]

Coaching career

Assistant Coaching 1982–1987

Following graduation, Schaly was an assistant baseball coach from 1982 to 1984 at Iowa State University. He was also a member under his father's staff at Marietta for the 1984–1985 season before serving as an assistant at the University of Kentucky from 1985 to 1987.

Berry College

In 1988, Schaly earned his first head coaching job at Berry College, becoming the first coach since 1976 when baseball was reinstated. In four years, he held a record of 155–91–3. Three times, he led Berry to the NAIA playoffs, including one district title.^[3]

St. Leo University

In 1992, Schaly was named head coach at St. Leo University. He won 40 or more games twice and even had the Monarchs ranked first in the country during his six-year stint. In 1996, the team advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs, the first time in a 18-year gap which earned Schaley Sunshine State Conference coach of the year. Schaley held a 208–127 record at St. Leo.^[4]

Ashland University

Schaly was named head coach at Ashland University in 1998. During his career, he has been recognized as the NCAA Division II region Coach of the Year five times. He's also coached more than 50 players who have continued to play professional baseball.

In 1998, the Eagles were 27–23. The next year (1999), they went 45–16 and advanced to the NCAA World Series. In 20002, the team also advanced to the NCAA Championship and became the first Ashland University team to win a game at the World Series.

In 2009, the Eagles were 42–15–1 and won the GLIAC regular season title with a 26–5–1 record. The Eagles were ranked third in the country, the highest ranking in the program's history. Schaley was recognized as the conference coach of the year.

In 2011, Schaly recorded his 900th career victory.^[5]

In 2013, the Eagles won their first GLIAC tournament championship.

In 2015, the Eagles won the GLIAC regular season title and the conference's first-ever South Division championship. Earlier in the season, Schaley would win his 1,000 career game, making himself and his farther Don the first father-son tandem at four-year institutions to reach the mark.^[6] The Eagles would win their second consecutive GLIAC South Division title in 2016, as well as a share of the GLIAC regular-season championship.

In 2019, Ashland went 48–15 which won them the GLIAC regular season and tournament championships, as well as the Midwest Regional tournament title. The 48 wins ties the program record.

The Eagles have played in the NCAA postseason 18 times under Schaly. They have won five regional championships and reached the NCAA Division II College World Series five times.

Head coaching records

Below is a table of Schaly's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Berry College (NAIA)(1988–1991)
1988	Berry College	35–24–1
1989	Berry College	36–23
1990	Berry College	46–27–1
1991	Berry College	38–17–1
Berry College:		155–91–3
St. Leo University (SSC (Division II))(1992–1997)
1992	St. Leo University	27–28	9–15	6th
1993	St. Leo University	25–30	6–18	7th
1994	St. Leo University	34–22	7–14	6th
1995	St. Leo University	41–15	11–10	5th
1996	St. Leo University	42–15	13–8	2nd
1997	St. Leo University	39–17	10–11	5th
St. Leo University:		208–127	56–76
Ashland University (GLIAC (Division II))(1998–2023)
1998	Ashland University	27–23–2	18–8–1	2nd
1999	Ashland University	45–16	25–9	1st	NCAA Division II Tournament
2000	Ashland University	41–18	24–7	3rd	GLIAC Conference Champions
2001	Ashland University	38–18	19–10	3rd
2002	Ashland University	48–13	24–7	1st	NCAA Division II Tournament
2003	Ashland University	37–20–1	22–8–1	2nd	GLIAC Conference Champions
2004	Ashland University	47–15	23–5	1st
2005	Ashland University	32–16	13–7	3rd
2006	Ashland University	47–17	22–5	T-2nd	NCAA Division II Tournament
2007	Ashland University	38–19	23–9	2nd
2008	Ashland University	40–18	17–7	4th	NCAA Division II Tournament
2009	Ashland University	42–15–1	26–5–1	3rd
2010	Ashland University	35–22	21–12	3rd
2011	Ashland University	30–21	19–15	3rd
2012	Ashland University	27–25	19–17	6th
2013	Ashland University	37–19	20–12	3rd	GLIAC Conference Champions
2014	Ashland University	24–21	14–14	5th
2015	Ashland University	38–19	22–10	1st	GLIAC Conference Champions
2016	Ashland University	33–22	22–8	T-1st	GLIAC Conference Champions
2017	Ashland University	20–29	12–20	9th
2018	Ashland University	33–22	16–12	3rd
2019	Ashland University	48–15	17–7	1st	GLIAC Conference Champions, NCAA Division II Tournament
2020	Ashland University	10–4	0–0
2021	Ashland University	24–19	17–11	4th
Ashland University (G-MAC (Division II))(2022–present)
2022	Ashland University	35–21	22–10	2nd
2023	Ashland University	33–21	22–10	2nd (North)
2024	Ashland University	42–15	24–8	1st	G-MAC Regular Season Championship
Ashland University:		951–503–4	506–253–3
Total:		1,314–721–7
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

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References

↑ "Baseball Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
1 2 "John Schaley bios". abcahalloffame.org. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
↑ "Berry College Baseball". Berry Vikings. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
↑ "Baseball Records". Saint Leo Lions. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
↑ "Ashland Baseball Head Coach John Schaly Records 900th Career Victory". Al King. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
↑ "Ashland University baseball coach John Schaly gets 1,000th career win". times-gazette.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

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[1] "Baseball Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[abca_hall_of_fame-2] 1 2 "John Schaley bios". abcahalloffame.org. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[3] "Berry College Baseball". Berry Vikings. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[4] "Baseball Records". Saint Leo Lions. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[5] "Ashland Baseball Head Coach John Schaly Records 900th Career Victory". Al King. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[times-Gazette-6] "Ashland University baseball coach John Schaly gets 1,000th career win". times-gazette.com. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

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