Scott Heather

Scott Heather (born September 14, 1975) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Bucknell Bison baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3]

Scott Heather
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBucknell
ConferencePatriot League
Record145–210–1
Biographical details
Born (1975-09-14) September 14, 1975
St. Paul, Minnesota
Playing career
1995–1996Arizona Western
1997–1998Arkansas
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999Arkansas (assistant)
2000–2004Arkansas–Fort Smith (assistant)
2005–2012Bucknell (assistant)
2013–presentBucknell
Head coaching record
Overall145–210–1
TournamentsPatriot: 8–6
NCAA: 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Patriot League: 2014
Patriot League Tournament: 2014
Awards
Patriot League Coach of the Year: 2014

Heather began his playing career at Arizona Western, and completed his eligibility at Arkansas. He played on season with the independent Duluth–Superior Dukes and served as a student assistant at Arkansas in 1999. For the next five seasons, he worked as an assistant coach at Arkansas–Fort Smith, then a junior college. In 2005, Heather joined the staff at Bucknell, working with pitchers. He was elevated to the head coaching position after longtime head coach Gene Depew retired.[1][3] After claiming a share of the conference regular season title and the top seed in the 2014 Patriot League Baseball Tournament, Heather was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2014.[4]

Head coaching record

The following table shows Heather's record as a head coach.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bucknell Bison (Patriot League) (2013–present)
2013 Bucknell 16–3310–104thPatriot League Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2014 Bucknell 31–2115–5T-1stNCAA Regional
2015 Bucknell 24–228–125th
2016 Bucknell 18–348–124thPatriot League Tournament
2017 Bucknell 21–2810–10T-3rdPatriot League Tournament
2018 Bucknell 17–27–113–10–13rdPatriot League Tournament
2019 Bucknell 14–336–196th
2020 Bucknell 4–120–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Bucknell: 145–210–170–68–1
Total:145–210–1

      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

  1. The top four finishers of the Patriot League's six teams qualified for the tournament in 2013.

See also

References
  1. "Scott Heather Bio". Bucknell Bison. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. "Scott Heather Named Head Baseball Coach at Bucknell". Patriot League. June 18, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  3. Brian Foley (September 10, 2012). "Bucknell Rounds out Coaching Staff". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  4. "2014 Baseball All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards Announced". Patriot League. May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
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