Tim Epling was born on November 9, 1962 in Beckley, West Virginia, to businesspeople Linda and Doug Epling.[2] Doug Epling, a coal baron of three coal mines, owns the Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley along with his wife, Linda.[3]
In his college years, Epling pitched for the North Carolina Methodist College baseball team where they finished #3 and #5 in the country in separate seasons from 1981 to 1983.[4]
From 1985 to 1990, he was the field manager of the Liberty High School baseball team, a high school located in Raleigh County, West Virginia. At the high school, he led the baseball program to its first-ever Sectional Championship. In five seasons, he achieved a 101-32 record.[4]
From 2001 to 2008, he served as the head coach of the West Virginia Tech baseball team.[4]
Epling was the manager and coach of the West Virginia Miners, based at the Linda K. Epling Stadium in Beckley; owned by his parents from 2010 to 2018. He came out of retirement in October 2019,[5] and decided to coach with the Miners again solely as a general manager.
In 2023, the West Virginia Miners were defunct.
Miners stats
The following are the stats of the West Virginia Miners baseball team during Epling's tenure as manager/head coach:
Epling is a co-founder of Destiny Ministries with his wife, Diane.[6] Diane Epling authored a Christian book, Time With God, released in 2022.[7][8] The ministry has hosted several Christian events in the Beckley area.
Personal life
Legal
On January 23, 2024, Epling filed a lawsuit against the City of Beckley, citing a violation of West Virginia state code by city officials; arguing "a recent decision to operate under a city manager and weak mayor-style of government violates West Virginia Code."[9]
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