Stephen Schoch
Stephen Schoch (pronounced "shock"; born December 5, 1996) is an American former
Playing career
Schoch grew up in Laurel, Maryland, and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, where he lettered in baseball in all four years. During the regular season of his senior season, Schoch recorded a 0.00 ERA in 53+1⁄3 innings, striking out 45 batters and walking three.[1] Schoch adopted a submarine-style pitching motion as a freshman in high school, which he believed would make him more attractive to college teams.[2]
In 2016, Schoch played for the Appalachian State Mountaineers, where he posted a 4.46 ERA in 34+1⁄3 innings.[2] After the Mountaineers changed coaches following the 2016–17 season, he transferred to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He sat out the 2017–18 season due to NCAA transfer rules, then pitched for the Retrievers for two seasons. He holds UMBC's record for saves in a single season (10, in 2018) and overall (13).[1]
In the summer of 2017, Schoch pitched for the
After transferring to the
Media career
To supplement his partial scholarship, Schoch worked as a
References
- ^ a b c "Stephen Schoch biography". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Alec (June 21, 2022). "How Stephen Schoch went from submarine closer to college baseball cult hero". The Athletic. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "#50 Stephen Schoch". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ "#50 Stephen Schoch". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Brian Butler (July 28, 2023). "Stephen Schoch: The Personality College Baseball Needed". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ a b Allen, Scott (June 11, 2021). "Meet Stephen Schoch, Virginia's Dippin' Dots-loving, head-punching closer". Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ a b Farley, Harry (February 23, 2023). "Stephen Schoch is pioneering a social media revolution for college baseball". The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ McGee, Ryan (June 12, 2021). "Glove launches, head-punching and, yes, Dippin' Dots: The makings of Virginia's Stephen Schoch". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ DePrisco, Mike (June 11, 2021). "Dippin Dots sends UVA baseball ice cream". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Randhawa, Manny (June 8, 2021). "Meet the NCAA's most entertaining pitcher". MLB.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
External links
- Stephen Schoch on Twitter
- Schoch Factor podcast on Twitter
- Stephen Schoch on Instagram
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference