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Shannon Doepking

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Shannon Doepking
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSyracuse
ConferenceACC
Record123–135–1 (.477)
Biographical details
BornActon, California
Alma materTennessee
Playing career
2005–2008Tennessee
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010Brentwood Academy (asst.)
2011–2012Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.)
2013Stony Brook (asst.)
2014Amherst College
2015–2018Dartmouth
2019–PresentSyracuse
Head coaching record
Overall229–225–2 (.504)
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.

Playing career

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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

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Amherst

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

Dartmouth

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

Syracuse

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On September 14, 2018, Doepking was named the new head coach of the Syracuse Orange softball program. After her first year of head coach, there were accusation and reports of verbal abuse.[4][5]

Head coaching record

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College

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Amherst College (New England Small College Athletic Conference) (2014)
2014 Amherst 21–11 6–6 3rd (West)
Amherst: 21–11 (.656) 6–6 (.500)
Dartmouth Big Green (Ivy League) (2015–2018)
2015 Dartmouth 25–18 16–4 1st (North) NCAA Regional
2016 Dartmouth 27–15 15–5 2nd (North)
2017 Dartmouth 11–28–1 10–10 T-2nd (North)
2018 Dartmouth 22–18 16–5 1st
Dartmouth: 85–79–1 (.518) 57–24 (.704)
Syracuse Orange (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2019–Present)
2019 Syracuse 20–32 8–16 5th (Atlantic)
2020 Syracuse 10–10 2–1 T-4th Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Syracuse 20–24 12–20 8th
2022 Syracuse 26–21 7–15 9th
2023 Syracuse 19–25–1 7–15–1 9th
2024 Syracuse 28–23 9–15 T–8th
Syracuse: 123–135–1 (.477) 45–82–1 (.355)
Total: 229–225–2 (.504)

      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

References

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  1. ^ Wolf, Zac (April 10, 2023). "Shannon Doepking was 'the total package' at Tennessee, dominating behind the plate". The Daily Orange. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Shannon Doepking". Cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Doepking named head coach of Dartmouth softball". NCAA.com. NCAA | TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Syracuse hires Shannon Doepking as head softball coach". DailyOrange.com. The Daily Orange. September 14, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "DOEPKING NAMED 'CUSE SOFTBALL COACH". Cuse.com. SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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