02-22-2018, 12:14 PM
Off to a 3-1 start this season, Coach Scalf is now up to 873 wins. Given our track record as a program, it's very likely he'll reach the 900-win plateau this season.
I know we all love Coach Scalf, but sometimes, we need a thread every once in a while to express our appreciation. Through the ups and downs of UNCW Athletics, Baseball has been our lone constant. Sure, we have some "down years" here, but when you look across the D-I College Baseball landscape, it's rare to find a program who considers a "down year" winning about 32 games and "only" reaching the conference title game rather than getting to a Regional. Only about 25 programs in the country have the kind of consistency that we do. And for that and so many other things besides winning baseball games, Coach Scalf, and of course Coach Hood, deserve our undying loyalty.
The number, other than the upcoming 900th win, that stands out the most to me when it comes to UNCW Baseball under Scalf? 13. That's the number of games we've won at the NCAA Regionals. In each of our 8 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, we've won at least 1 game in each.
Other numbers that jump out?
* 75: Players under Scalf who have gone on to sign contracts with MLB teams, either after being drafted OR signing as an undrafted free agent
* 6: Players under Scalf who have gone on to reached the Majors (Brian Smith, Jason Roach, John Raynor, Chris Hatcher, Cody Stanley, Seth Frankoff)
* 9: CAA Players or Pitchers of the Year under Scalf (Battle Holley, Bryan Britt, Mark Carver, Mat Batts - twice, Nick Feight, Ryan Foster, Casey Golden, Alex Royalty)
* 7: CAA Coach of the Year awards (1995, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016)
*2: Years serving as Assistant Coach of Team USA (2003, 2007)
Thank you Coach Scalf for all that you do! You're a treasure that we never want to take for granted.
I know we all love Coach Scalf, but sometimes, we need a thread every once in a while to express our appreciation. Through the ups and downs of UNCW Athletics, Baseball has been our lone constant. Sure, we have some "down years" here, but when you look across the D-I College Baseball landscape, it's rare to find a program who considers a "down year" winning about 32 games and "only" reaching the conference title game rather than getting to a Regional. Only about 25 programs in the country have the kind of consistency that we do. And for that and so many other things besides winning baseball games, Coach Scalf, and of course Coach Hood, deserve our undying loyalty.
The number, other than the upcoming 900th win, that stands out the most to me when it comes to UNCW Baseball under Scalf? 13. That's the number of games we've won at the NCAA Regionals. In each of our 8 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, we've won at least 1 game in each.
Other numbers that jump out?
* 75: Players under Scalf who have gone on to sign contracts with MLB teams, either after being drafted OR signing as an undrafted free agent
* 6: Players under Scalf who have gone on to reached the Majors (Brian Smith, Jason Roach, John Raynor, Chris Hatcher, Cody Stanley, Seth Frankoff)
* 9: CAA Players or Pitchers of the Year under Scalf (Battle Holley, Bryan Britt, Mark Carver, Mat Batts - twice, Nick Feight, Ryan Foster, Casey Golden, Alex Royalty)
* 7: CAA Coach of the Year awards (1995, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016)
*2: Years serving as Assistant Coach of Team USA (2003, 2007)
Thank you Coach Scalf for all that you do! You're a treasure that we never want to take for granted.