Shannon Doepking

Shannon Doepking

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Syracuse
Conference	ACC
Record	123–135–1 (.477)
Biographical details
Born	Acton, California
Alma mater	Tennessee
Playing career
2005–2008	Tennessee
Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010	Brentwood Academy (asst.)
2011–2012	Fairleigh Dickinson (asst.)
2013	Stony Brook (asst.)
2014	Amherst College
2015–2018	Dartmouth
2019–Present	Syracuse
Head coaching record
Overall	229–225–2 (.504)
Tournaments	NCAA: 0–2 (.000)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× 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

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

Amherst

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

Dartmouth

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

Syracuse

On September 14, 2018, Doepking was named the new head coach of the Syracuse Orange softball program.[4][5]

Head coaching record

College

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

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.

External links

• Syracuse Orange profile