Scott DeLoach
Scott DeLoach

Bio

Madison native Scott DeLoach is in his second season as head baseball coach at Holmes Community College.
 
DeLoach, who was an All-State selection and state champion at Madison Central, was a standout catcher for the Mississippi State University Bulldogs and the Itawamba Community College Indians. He will bring nine years of coaching experience to a history-rich baseball program at Holmes Community College.
 
He got into coaching in June 2011 as a volunteer coach at Millsaps College. He remained in that position until September 2013 when he became assistant coach at East Central Community College in Decatur before returning back to Millsaps as assistant coach in July 2014 under Head Coach Jim Page.
 
Along with coaching at Millsaps, he was highly involved in evaluating and recruiting players; scheduled practices and team meetings; assisted in fundraising; coordinated travel; oversaw the baseball budget; managed the federal work study program; coordinated alumni/donor relations; served as a member of the enrollment management committee; served as director of gameday operations; and helped coordinate summer baseball camps for elementary and high school kids each year.
 
At Millsaps, DeLoach coached six All-Americans; 10 members of the All-South Region team; one All-South Region Players of the Year; 49 All-Conference players; and one Conference Player of the Year. Millsaps won the SAA regular season and tournament championship in 2013; NCAA Regional appearances in 2012 and 2013; and the NCAA Division III World Series in 2013.
 
As a player, he played three seasons at Mississippi State redshirting his junior year. He started his senior season as a catcher and led the team with a .353 average including seven doubles, one triple, one home run, and 21 RBIs in 47 games played. During his time with the Bulldogs, DeLoach was a member of the team in 2007 that reached the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
Prior to MSU, DeLoach began his college career at Itawamba Community College, where he played two seasons and was named the MACJC and NJCAA XXIII Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. He led Itawamba to a 41-16 record and advanced to the NJCAA Super Regionals in St. Catherine, Kentucky.
 
DeLoach holds an associate of arts degree from Itawamba Community College, a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology at Mississippi State University and a master’s degree in sports administration from Mississippi State University. DeLoach was a two-time SEC Honor Roll recipient.
 
DeLoach and his wife, Caroline, have one son, Houston, and a daughter, Harper McLelland. Caroline just finished her third season as head softball coach at Millsaps College and was an assistant at Millsaps when he began coaching there.