Daron Schoenrock

Daron Schoenrock (born November 21, 1961) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He played college baseball for the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles from 1981 to 1984. He then served as the head coach of the Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (1988–1989) and the Memphis Tigers (2005–2022).[1] He is currently the pitching coach at Auburn.[2]

Daron Schoenrock
Current position
TitlePitching coach
TeamAuburn
ConferenceSEC
Biographical details
Born (1961-11-21) November 21, 1961
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materTennessee Tech '84
Playing career
1981–1984Tennessee Tech
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985Tennessee Tech (asst.)
1986–1987Murray State (asst.)
1988–1989Lincoln Memorial
1990–1997Birmingham–Southern (asst.)
1998–1999Kentucky (asst.)
2000–2001Georgia (asst.)
2002–2004Mississippi State (asst.)
2005–2022Memphis
2023-presentAuburn (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall488–585
TournamentsAmerican: 9–13
C-USA: 11–11
NCAA: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
C-USA Coach of the Year (2013)

Playing career

Schoenrock was a pitcher at Tennessee Tech, starting games in all four years before earning his degree in 1984.[1]

Coaching career

After completing his studies at Tennessee Tech, Schoenrock became a graduate assistant coach for one season at his alma mater. He then moved to Murray State where he completed a master's and served as an assistant for two seasons. Schoenrock then earned his first head coaching position at Division II Lincoln Memorial. He coached for two seasons with the Railsplitters, leading the team to their first postseason appearance in five years and earning conference coach of the year honors in 1989. During that season, Lincoln Memorial played all of their games on the road due to work on their home stadium.[1]

Following his stint with LMU, Schoenrock became a pitching coach at Birmingham–Southern, then an NAIA school. In his eight seasons with the Panthers, he became a highly regarded pitching coach, authoring a book on all aspects of pitching, helping the Panthers reach the NAIA College World Series, and earning a summer posting as a short-season pitching coach in the Chicago White Sox organization in 1995. He then began a series of short stints as a pitching coach at Southeastern Conference schools, working two years at Kentucky, two years at Georgia and three years at Mississippi State. During this time, he coached a series of pro prospects, including Brandon Webb, Jonathan Papelbon, and Paul Maholm.[1]

Schoenrock was named head coach of the Memphis Tigers before the 2005 season. After a rough first year, he led the Tigers to 32 wins in his second season, marking the second best improvement in wins in the nation that year. The Tigers appeared in the 2007 NCAA tournament and frequently advance to the Conference USA baseball tournament under Schoenrock. The team has also performed well in the classroom, posting GPA's well over 3.2 as a team. These successes, as well as strong recruiting, have led to a contract extension for Schoenrock and helped build excitement for the Tigers' entry to the Big East Conference.[1][3][4]

Schoenrock was named pitching coach for the Auburn Tigers on August 1, 2022.[2]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Schoenrock's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[1][5][6]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (Tennessee Valley Athletic Conference) (1988–1989)
1988 Lincoln Memorial 12–26
1989 Lincoln Memorial 13–26TVAC Tournament
Lincoln Memorial: 25–52
Memphis Tigers (Conference USA) (2005–2013)
2005 Memphis 13–425–2512th
2006 Memphis 32–2813–11t-4thC-USA tournament
2007 Memphis 36–2712–12t-5thNCAA Regional
2008 Memphis 17–385–189th
2009 Memphis 21–327–169th
2010 Memphis 28–3012–12t-3rdC-USA tournament
2011 Memphis 30–2712–12t-4thC-USA tournament
2012 Memphis 31–2814–10t-3rdC-USA tournament
2013 Memphis 35–2414–10t-3rdC-USA tournament
Memphis: 94-126
Memphis Tigers (American Athletic Conference) (2014–2022)
2014 Memphis 30–298–168thThe American tournament
2015 Memphis 37–2112–125thThe American tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2016 Memphis 22–399–156thThe American tournament
2017 Memphis 30–298–167thThe American tournament
2018 Memphis 20–365–199th
2019 Memphis 27–2810–137thThe American tournament
2020 Memphis 10–70–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Memphis 18–397–258thThe American tournament
2022 Memphis 26–299–15T-6thAmerican tournament
Memphis: 463–53368–131
Total:488–585

      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. In this season, all members of the American Athletic Conference qualified for the postseason tournament.

Personal

Daron is the husband of the former Carol Cawood. They have been married since August 6th, 1988. They have two sons: Erik and Bret. Erik was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round in the 2013 MLB First Year Player Draft after being named the 2013 Conference USA Pitcher of the Year.

References

  1. "Daron Schoenrock Profile". gotigersgo.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  2. "Auburn baseball announces changes to coaching staff". auburntigers.com. August 1, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  3. "Head Coach Daron Schoenrock Awarded Two-Year Contract Extension". gotigersgo.com. June 28, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  4. Phil Stukenborg (December 1, 2012). "University of Memphis notebook: Future looks fast, and power-laden, for Tiger baseball". Commercial Appeal. Memphis, TN. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  5. "2013 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  6. "2013 Conference USA Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
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