Shannon Doepking

Last updated
Shannon Doepking
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Syracuse
Conference ACC
Record95–112–1 (.459)
Biographical details
Born Acton, California
Alma mater Tennessee
Playing career
2005–2008 Tennessee
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010 Brentwood Academy (asst.)
2011–2012 Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.)
2013 Stony Brook (asst.)
2014 Amherst College
2015–2018 Dartmouth
2019–Present Syracuse
Head coaching record
Overall201–202–2 (.499)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–2 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Ivy League Regular Season Champions (2015, 2018)
  • Ivy League Tournament Champions (2015)
  • Ivy League North Division Champions (2015)
Awards
  • 2× Ivy League Coach of the Year (2015, 2018)

Shannon Doepking is an American, former collegiate right-handed softball catcher and current head coach at Syracuse. She played her college softball at Tennessee, helping them to a runner up finish at the 2007 Women's College World Series.

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Playing career

Doepking was a standout softball player during her four-year career at the University of Tennessee, earning a reputation for her strong arm as a catcher and ability to catch runners stealing. She was part of the Tennessee Volunteers team that made three consecutive appearances in the Women's College World Series from 2005-07 and was an All-SEC catcher. She was also a motivator for her team, helping to guide the pitcher and outfield and control the pace of the game. Doepking started 95% of her games in college and was a strong hitter as well. [1]

After graduating, Doepking was the 15th overall pick in the 2008 National Pro Fastpitch draft by the Akron Racers. She played professionally for the Tennessee Diamonds, USSSA Pride, and Chicago Bandits, winning a title with Chicago. [2]

Coaching career

Amherst

Doepking served as head coach at Amherst College for one year, and led the program to a 21–11 record.

Dartmouth

On August 5, 2014, Doepking was named the new head coach of the Dartmouth softball program. [3]

Syracuse

On September 14, 2018, Doepking was named the new head coach of the Syracuse Orange softball program. [4] [5]

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Amherst College (New England Small College Athletic Conference)(2014)
2014Amherst 21–116–63rd (West)
Amherst:21–11 (.656)6–6 (.500)
Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League)(2015–2018)
2015 Dartmouth 25–1816–41st (North) NCAA Regional
2016 Dartmouth 27–1515–52nd (North)
2017 Dartmouth 11–28–110–10T-2nd (North)
2018 Dartmouth 22–1816–51st
Dartmouth:85–79–1 (.518)57–24 (.704)
Syracuse Orange (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2019–Present)
2019 Syracuse 20–328–165th (Atlantic)
2020 Syracuse 10–102–1T-4thSeason canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Syracuse 20–2412–208th
2022 Syracuse 26–217–159th
2023 Syracuse 19–25–17–15–19th
2024 Syracuse 0–00–0
Syracuse:95–112–1 (.459)36–67–1 (.351)
Total:201–202–2 (.499)

      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

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