Larry Sudbrook
Larry Sudbrook is a former American baseball coach and player. He served as the baseball coach at St. Bonaventure from 1986 through 2021 season.[1] Under Sudbrook, the St. Bonaventure Bonnies complied as record of 724–814–10 and won or shared two Atlantic 10 Conference East Division titles and the 2004 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament. He played college baseball at Lakeland Community College from 1975 to 1976.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Kent State '78 |
| Playing career | |
| 1975–1976 | Lakeland |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1981–1985 | Fairport (OH) HS |
| 1986–2021 | St. Bonaventure |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 724–817–10 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| A-10 tournament: 2004 | |
| Awards | |
| A-10 Coach of the Year: 2000, 2006, 2017 | |
Coaching career
Sudbrook played two seasons at Lakewood Community College before completing his degree at Kent State University. He then coached Fairport Harding High School for five seasons, leading the Skippers to four sectional titles in his tenure. Since taking over the Bonnies, Sudbrook has coached 32 All-Conference players, 19 future pros, and 10 draft picks. St. Bonaventure claimed the 2004 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament and a berth in the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1] Sudbrook claimed his 600th victory on April 7, 2013. He is the Bonnies all-time leader in wins in any sport.[2]
In a 2008 column, a writer for the New York Post wrote the following of Sudbrook:[3]
St. Bonaventure is led by a good friend of ours, and easily the best quote in all of college athletics, Larry Sudbrook. Readers of this space likely have never heard of Larry, and will dismiss out-of-hand the best quote in all of college athletics line. However, anyone who ever has met Sudbrook will immediately agree with me – the man is a walking gold mine of classic quotes. On top of that, he is a hell of a baseball coach, as he recently picked up his 500th win.
While departing for a conference series against Charlotte, Sudbrook was detained after authorities found a firearm in his carry-on bag. He was fined and forfeited his weapon by the Buffalo court, and reprimanded by St. Bonaventure.[4]
On October 4, 2021, Sudbrook announced his retirement from coaching at the end of the calendar year.[5]
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Sudbrook's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[6]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bonaventure (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1986–2021) | |||||||||
| 1986 | St. Bonaventure | 13–26 | 2–9 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1987 | St. Bonaventure | 11–18 | 4–10 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1988 | St. Bonaventure | 26–21 | 7–9 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1989 | St. Bonaventure | 9–25 | 4–10 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1990 | St. Bonaventure | 22–19–1 | 7–9 | 3rd (West) | |||||
| 1991 | St. Bonaventure | 28–14–3 | 7–9 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1992 | St. Bonaventure | 6–35[lower-alpha 1] | 1–15 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1993 | St. Bonaventure | 18–22–1 | 8–12 | 7th | |||||
| 1994 | St. Bonaventure | 27–18 | 11–10 | 4th | A-10 tournament | ||||
| 1995 | St. Bonaventure | 22–23–1 | 12–9 | 3rd | A-10 tournament | ||||
| 1996 | St. Bonaventure | 19–19 | 10–10 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 1997 | St. Bonaventure | 19–26 | 9–12 | T-3rd (East) | |||||
| 1998 | St. Bonaventure | 21–21 | 8–10 | T-3rd (East) | |||||
| 1999 | St. Bonaventure | 24–22 | 10–11 | T-3rd (East) | |||||
| 2000 | St. Bonaventure | 26–16 | 13–8 | 1st (East) | A-10 tournament | ||||
| 2001 | St. Bonaventure | 26–19 | 12–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2002 | St. Bonaventure | 30–13 | 16–7 | 1st (East) | A-10 tournament | ||||
| 2003 | St. Bonaventure | 22–19–1 | 9–11 | 3rd (East) | |||||
| 2004 | St. Bonaventure | 29–22 | 14–7 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2005 | St. Bonaventure | 24–25 | 8–16 | T-4th (East) | |||||
| 2006 | St. Bonaventure | 26–19 | 18–8 | 2nd | A-10 tournament | ||||
| 2007 | St. Bonaventure | 25–27 | 14–12 | 6th | A-10 tournament | ||||
| 2008 | St. Bonaventure | 29–24 | 15–12 | 6th | A-10 tournament | ||||
| 2009 | St. Bonaventure | 24–25 | 9–17 | T-11th | |||||
| 2010 | St. Bonaventure | 17–31 | 8–19 | 14th | |||||
| 2011 | St. Bonaventure | 23–23 | 13–11 | T-5th | |||||
| 2012 | St. Bonaventure | 23–25 | 10–14 | 8th | |||||
| 2013 | St. Bonaventure | 20–28 | 9–15 | 11th | |||||
| 2014 | St. Bonaventure | 12–30 | 6–17 | 12th | |||||
| 2015 | St. Bonaventure | 16–28–2 | 3–21 | 13th | |||||
| 2016 | St. Bonaventure | 26–22–1 | 11–13 | T-8th | |||||
| 2017 | St. Bonaventure | 26–22 | 15–8 | 3rd | A-10 tournament | ||||
| 2018 | St. Bonaventure | 10–33 | 6–15 | 11th | |||||
| 2019 | St. Bonaventure | 13–32 | 6–18 | 11th | |||||
| 2020 | St. Bonaventure | 5–1 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | St. Bonaventure | 7–24 | 6–14 | 5th (North) | |||||
| St. Bonaventure: | 724–817–10 | 321–418 | |||||||
| Total: | 724–817–10 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes
- St. Bonaventure went 22–19 in 1992 but vacated 16 wins for using an ineligible player.
References
- "Larry Sudbrook". St. Bonaventure Bonnies. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- "Sudbrook's Win No. 600 Wasn't Easy". Olean Times Herald. April 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- Bontemps, Tim (May 18, 2008). "Shout-Outs to Pellegrini, St. Bonaventure Baseball". NYPost.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
- "Coach fined $1,000, forfeits ownership of weapon". ESPN. June 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- "St. Bonaventure baseball coach and school wins leader Larry Sudbrook retiring after 36-year career". www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. October 4, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.