Scott Berry
Biographical details
Born (1962-07-20) July 20, 1962
Neosho, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materSouthwest Missouri State '86
Playing career
1983–1984Crowder
Position(s)C
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1986Southwest Missouri State (student asst.)
1991–1996Meridian (asst.)
1997–2000Meridian
2001–2009Southern Miss (asst.)
2010–2023Southern Miss
Head coaching record
Overall500–265–1 (NCAA) 185–58 (NJCAA)
TournamentsNCAA: 15–17
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 5× C-USA (2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022)
  • 4× C-USA Tournament (2010, 2016, 2018, 2019)
  • 2× NCAA Regional (2022, 2023)
  • 1x Sun Belt Tournament (2023)
Awards
  • 4× C-USA Coach of the Year (2011, 2017, 2018, 2022)

Scott Berry (born July 20, 1962) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the former head baseball coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles.[1][2] He played college baseball at Crowder College from 1983 to 1984. He then served as the head coach of the Meridian Eagles (1997–2000).

Playing career

Berry played two years at Crowder College, a junior college in Missouri. After two all-region seasons as a catcher, he was forced to give up baseball due to back issues. He transferred to Southwest Missouri State where he completed his degree and became a student assistant coach.[1]

Coaching career

In 1991, Berry was named an assistant at Meridian Community College, serving under Corky Palmer who would precede him at Southern Miss. After six seasons as an assistant, which included Meridian’s first-ever JUCO World Series appearance in 1993 in Grand Junction, Colorado, Berry became head coach at Meridian, where he remained for four seasons, earning numerous coach of the year awards. His teams were ranked in the top 10 all four years he was at the helm, and placed 25 players at Division I schools and coached nine future professional players.[1][2]

Berry then rejoined Palmer with the Golden Eagles, accepting an assistant coaching position at Southern Miss. Berry worked in a number of roles, including hitting coach, pitching coach, and associate head coach prior to becoming head coach in 2010. While a hitting coach, the Golden Eagles hit over .300 as a team after batting .279 the previous season, with seven players batting over .300. As a pitching coach, USM posted the lowest ERA in Conference USA and produced four players who earned seven All-America awards, including one in four consecutive years. In 2009, the Golden Eagles made their first trip to the College World Series after defeating Florida in Gainesville in the super regional round.[1][2] Berry ran USM's streak of NCAA appearances to nine with trips in 2010 and 2011, including a 2010 Conference USA baseball tournament title and a share of the 2011 regular season conference title.[1][3]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Berry's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[4][5]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Meridian Community College (Records Not Available) (1997–2000)
1997 Meridian Community College 50–8
1998 Meridian Community College 52–12NJCAA World Series
1999 Meridian Community College 37–19
2000 Meridian Community College 46–19NJCAA World Series
Meridian Community College: 185–58
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA) (2010–2022)
2010 Southern Miss 36–2414–102ndNCAA Regional
2011 Southern Miss 39–1916–8T–1stNCAA Regional
2012 Southern Miss 32–2414–10T–3rdC-USA tournament
2013 Southern Miss 30–2715–9T–1stC-USA tournament
2014 Southern Miss 35–2519–113rdC-USA tournament
2015 Southern Miss 36–18–119–103rdC-USA tournament
2016 Southern Miss 41–1920–103rdNCAA Regional
2017 Southern Miss 50–1625–51stNCAA Regional
2018 Southern Miss 44–1823–61stNCAA Regional
2019 Southern Miss 40–2120–102ndNCAA Regional
2020 Southern Miss 12–40–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Southern Miss 40–2122–92nd (West)NCAA Regional
2022 Southern Miss 47–1923–71stNCAA Super Regional
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Sun Belt Conference) (2023)
2023 Southern Miss 46–2022–82ndNCAA Super Regional
Southern Miss: 528-276–1252-113
Total:528–276–1

      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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Scott Berry Profile". southernmiss.com. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Southern Miss Names Scott Berry Head Baseball Coach". Conference USA. May 7, 2009. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ Austin Bishop (June 2, 2010). "Q&A with USM head baseball coach Scott Berry". The Star Herald. Kosciusko, MS. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ "2013 Conference USA Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "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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