Randy Hood Explained

Randy Hood
Current Title:Head coach
Current Team:UNC Wilmington
Current Conference:CAA
Current Record:148–95
Birth Date:9 August 1968
Birth Place:Goldsboro, North Carolina
Player Years1:1987–1990
Player Team1:Campbell
Player Years2:1990
Player Team2:Arizona League Brewers
Player Years3:1990–1991
Player Team3:Helena Brewers
Player Years4:1991
Player Team4:South Bend White Sox
Player Years5:1991
Player Team5:Erie Sailors
Player Years6:1991
Player Team6:Stockton Ports
Player Years7:1992–1993
Player Team7:Sarasota White Sox
Player Years8:1993
Player Team8:South Bend White Sox
Player Years9:1993–1994
Player Team9:Birmingham Barons
Player Positions:Outfielder
Coach Years1:1996–2001
Coach Team1:Campbell (asst.)
Coach Years2:2002–2019
Coach Team2:UNC Wilmington (asst.)
Coach Years3:2020–present
Coach Team3:UNC Wilmington
Overall Record:148–95
Tournament Record:NCAA: 1–4
Championships:2x CAA Tournament (2023, 2024)

Randall Scott Hood (born August 9, 1968) is an American baseball coach and former player who is the current head baseball coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. He played college baseball at Campbell for coach Mike Caldwell from 1987 to 1990 and played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 5 seasons from 1990 to 1994.

Playing career

Hood attended Southern Wayne High School in Dudley, North Carolina. Hood played for the school's varsity baseball team. Hood then enrolled at Campbell University, to play college baseball for the Campbell Fighting Camels baseball team.

As a freshman at Campbell University in 1987, Hood had a .290 batting average, a .365 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .420 SLG.

In the 1989 season as a junior, Hood hit 4 home runs and 10 doubles. He was named to the All-Big South Conference team.[1]

Hood had his best season as a senior in 1990, leading the team in hits (60), stolen bases (26), batting average (.366) and on-base percentage (.490).

Hood then signed as an undrafted free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He would then spend 3 seasons in the Chicago White Sox organization before going to spring training with the California Angels in 1995.[2]

Coaching career

After failing to make the Angels in 1995, Hood joined the coaching staff at Campbell University. In the fall of 2001, Hood joined Mark Scalf's staff at UNC Wilmington.

On April 29, 2019, Hood was named the successor for the retiring Scalf.[3]

Head coaching records

The following is a table of Hood's yearly records as an NCAA head coach.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Campbell Baseball Media Guide . www.s3.amazonnaws.com . June 3, 2019.
  2. Web site: RANDY HOOD NAMED UNCW BASEBALL COACH . Tanner Barth . April 29, 2019 . WWAY TV, LLC. . www.wwaytv3.com . June 3, 2019.
  3. Web site: UNCW baseball names Randy Hood next coach . Jackson Fuller . April 29, 2019 . GateHouse Media, LLC. . www.starnewsonline.com . June 3, 2019.