Larry Sudbrook

Larry Subrook
Biographical details
Alma materKent State '78
Playing career
1975–1976Lakeland
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1985Fairport (OH) HS
1986–2021St. Bonaventure
Head coaching record
Overall724–817–10
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
A-10 tournament: 2004
Awards
A-10 Coach of the Year: 2000, 2006, 2017

Larry Sudbrook is an American former 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.

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]

Statistics overview
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[a] 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

      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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ St. Bonaventure went 22–19 in 1992 but vacated 16 wins for using an ineligible player.

References

  1. ^ a b "Larry Sudbrook". St. Bonaventure Bonnies. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Sudbrook's Win No. 600 Wasn't Easy". Olean Times Herald. April 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Coach fined $1,000, forfeits ownership of weapon". ESPN. June 21, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "2014 Atlantic 10 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic10.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.