Mark Scalf

Mark Scalf (born October 3, 1958) is an American college baseball coach and former player. He served as head coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball program from 1992 to the conclusion of the 2019 season.^[1][2]

Mark Scalf

Biographical details
Born	(1958-10-03) October 3, 1958 (age 66)
Playing career
1977–1980	UNC Wilmington
Position(s)	Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981–1983	North Carolina (Asst.)
1984–1991	UNC Wilmington (Asst.)
1992–2019	UNC Wilmington
Head coaching record
Overall	941–686–1
Tournaments	NCAA: 15–20
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
CAA Coach of the Year:1995, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012

Background

Scalf is a native of Cary, North Carolina and attended Cary High School.^[2] He is a four-time letter winner at second base for UNC Wilmington, from 1977 through 1980.^[1] The Seahawks began play in Division I in Scalf's freshman year.^[3]

Coaching career

After completing his playing career, Scalf earned a graduate assistant coach position at North Carolina in 1981. He became a full-time assistant the following season, helping the Tar Heels to two ACC tournament titles, an ACC regular season championship, and two NCAA tournament appearances in his three seasons in Chapel Hill. In 1984, he returned to UNC Wilmington as an assistant to Bobby Guthrie. In the summer of 1985, he skippered the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[4] In 1992, he succeeded Guthrie as head coach, and has since become the Seahawks all-time win leader. Scalf has earned five Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year Awards, placed 45 players into the professional ranks, and served as an assistant coach on the 2003 and 2007 USA Baseball teams, both of which earned silver medals.^[1]

Head coaching record

This table shows Scalf's record as a head coach at the Division I level.^[3][5]

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UNC Wilmington (Colonial Athletic Association) (1992–2019)
1992	UNC Wilmington	23–28	7–11	6th (7)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
1993	UNC Wilmington	26–29	6–8	4th (7)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 2]
1994	UNC Wilmington	30–28	10–8	4th (7)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 3]
1995	UNC Wilmington	30–25	11–7	2nd (7)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 4]
1996	UNC Wilmington	28–30	9–11	7th (8)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 5]
1997	UNC Wilmington	28–29	7–12	8th (8)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 6]
1998	UNC Wilmington	21–34	6–14	7th (8)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 7]
1999	UNC Wilmington	30–26	8–13	6th (8)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 8]
2000	UNC Wilmington	36–23	13–8	3rd (8)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 9]
2001	UNC Wilmington	33–22	11–9	4th (8)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 10]
2002	UNC Wilmington	36–21	14–7	2nd American (5)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 11]
2003	UNC Wilmington	40–23	15–6	1st American (5)	NCAA Regional
2004	UNC Wilmington	40–23	17–6	2nd (9)	NCAA Regional
2005	UNC Wilmington	40–19	21–3	1st (9)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 12]
2006	UNC Wilmington	42–22	17–13	5th (11)	NCAA Regional
2007	UNC Wilmington	29–27	18–11	4th (11)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 13]
2008	UNC Wilmington	44–17–1	25–4–1	1st (11)	NCAA Regional
2009	UNC Wilmington	31–23	10–8	3rd (11)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 14]
2010	UNC Wilmington	33–27	13–11	4th (11)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 15]
2011	UNC Wilmington	31–28	18–12	3rd (11)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 16]
2012	UNC Wilmington	39–23	24–6	1st (11)	NCAA Regional
2013	UNC Wilmington	38–23	18–8	1st (10)	NCAA Regional
2014	UNC Wilmington	30–27	10–8	3rd (8)	CAA tournament
2015	UNC Wilmington	41-18	16-8	2nd	NCAA Regional
2016	UNC Wilmington	41-19	16-6	1st	NCAA Regional
2017	UNC Wilmington	30-29	16-8	2nd	CAA tournament
2018	UNC Wilmington	39-23	14-9	4th	NCAA Regional
2019	UNC Wilmington	32-31	12-12	T-3rd (9)	NCAA Regional
UNC Wilmington:		941–686–1	382–247–1
Total:		941–686–1
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. All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1992.
2. All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1993.
3. All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1994.
4. All seven of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1995.
5. All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1996.
6. All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1997.
7. All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1998.
8. All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 1999.
9. All eight of the CAA's teams qualified for the tournament in 2000.
10. All six of the CAA's eligible teams qualified for the tournament in 2001. East Carolina and Richmond were ineligible.
11. The top six finishers of the CAA's ten teams qualified for the tournament in 2002.
12. The top six of the CAA's nine teams qualified for the tournament in 2005.
13. The top six finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2007.
14. The top six finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2009.
15. The top four finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2010.
16. The top four finishers of the CAA's eleven teams qualified for the tournament in 2011.

References

1. "Mark Scalf". UNC Wilmington Seahawks. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
2. Chris Wright (May 30, 2013). "Cary native Scalf leads UNC Wilmington to baseball success". Raleigh, NC: The News & Observer. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; Chris Wright (May 22, 2013). "UNCW's Mark Scalf CAA Baseball Coach-of-the-Year". WECT 6. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; Chris Wright (June 3, 2013). "Cary's Scalf builds success at UNCW". Cary News. Cary, NC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; "WWAY's Tuesday night sports - Scalf gets 700, Browns get Bryant & Brunson gets UFC bout". WWAY TV 3. March 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; Brian Haynes (July 31, 2013). "UNCW coach keeps hometown in his heart". Washington Daily News. Washington, NC. Retrieved November 17, 2013.; "UNC System Baseball Contracts". WRAL 5. August 2009. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
3. 2013 Virtual Guide. UNC Wilmington Seahawks. p. 13. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
4. "Centennial Cape League Year to begin June 12". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. May 30, 1985. p. 31.
5. CAA Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2013.