Scott Heather

Last updated
Scott Heather
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Bucknell
Conference Patriot League
Record213–293–1
Biographical details
Born (1975-09-14) September 14, 1975 (age 48)
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
Overall213–293–1
TournamentsNCAA: 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Patriot League: 2014
Patriot League Tournament: 2014
Awards
Patriot League Coach of the Year: 2014

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]

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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

The following table shows Heather's record as a head coach.

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Bucknell Bison (Patriot League)(2013–present)
2013 Bucknell 16–3310–104th Patriot League tournament [lower-alpha 1]
2014 Bucknell 31–2115–5T-1st NCAA Regional
2015 Bucknell 24–228–125th
2016 Bucknell 18–348–124th Patriot League tournament
2017 Bucknell 21–2810–10T-3rd Patriot League tournament
2018 Bucknell 17–27–113–10–13rd Patriot League tournament
2019 Bucknell 14–336–196th
2020 Bucknell 4–120–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Bucknell 11–2211–153rd (South)
2022 Bucknell 22–2514–112nd Patriot League tournament
2023 Bucknell 23–23–114–11T-2nd Patriot League tournament
2024 Bucknell 22–2412–134th Patriot League tournament
Bucknell:213–293–1121–118–1
Total:213–293–1

      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

  1. The top four finishers of the Patriot League's six teams qualified for the tournament in 2013.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Scott Heather Bio". Bucknell Bison. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. "Scott Heather Named Head Baseball Coach at Bucknell". Patriot League. June 18, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Brian Foley (September 10, 2012). "Bucknell Rounds out Coaching Staff". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  4. "2014 Baseball All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards Announced". Patriot League. May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.