Scott Wingo Explained

Scott Wingo
Current Title:Assistant coach/Recruiting coordinator
Current Team:Manhattan
Current Conference:SEC
Birth Date:25 March 1989
Birth Place:Greenville, South Carolina
Player Years1:2008–2011
Player Team1:South Carolina
Player Years2:2011
Player Team2:Arizona League Dodgers
Player Years3:2011
Player Team3:Ogden Raptors
Player Years4:2012–2014
Player Team4:Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Player Years5:2014
Player Team5:Arizona League Dodgers
Player Positions:Second baseman
Coach Years1:2015
Coach Team1:South Carolina (GA)
Coach Years2:2016–2017
Coach Team2:North Greenville (Asst)
Coach Years3:2018–2019
Coach Team3:Jacksonville (IF/H)
Coach Years4:2020–2021
Coach Team4:Notre Dame (IF/H)
Coach Years5:2022–2023
Coach Team5:South Carolina (Asst.)
Championships:As player:
Awards:As player:

David Scott Wingo (born March 25, 1989)[1] is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball second baseman. He is currently the recruiting coordinator for the Manhattan Jaspers. Wingo played college baseball at the University of South Carolina from 2008 to 2011 winning back to back NCAA College World Series titles in 2010 and 2011 under head coach Ray Tanner. He then pursued a professional career from 2011 to 2014.

Playing career

Wingo attended Mauldin High School in Mauldin. He then attended the University of South Carolina, where he played for the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team. He was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player for the 2011 College World Series.[2] [3]

Wingo was drafted by the Dodgers in the 11th round (344th overall) in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[4] He started his professional career with the Arizona League Dodgers but after 7 games was promoted to the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League. Combined, in 2011, he was in 38 games and hit .296.

Wingo spent his 2012 season with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the California League. He played in 109 games with the Quakes and hit .246. He returned to the Quakes in 2013, and hit .227 in 101 games. Wingo spent 2013 with Rancho Cucamonga, where in 101 games, he hit .227/.371/.336 with 4 HR, 24 RBI and 50 BB. He played mostly second base, but also saw a considerable amount of time at third base.

He was released by the Dodgers on April 12, 2014.

Coaching career

Wingo returned to the University of South Carolina as a student assistant and completed his degree in the spring of 2015. That summer, he coached in the Coastal Plain League.[5] In 2016, he joined the North Greenville University baseball team as a graduate assistant and finished his master's degree. He served as an assistant coach at Jacksonville University.[6] Scott Wingo returned to Columbia, SC Summer 2018. He is currently an assistant coach at The University of South Carolina.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nguathletics.com/baseball/roster/2016-17/1240/scott-wingo/ Roster | Official Athletic Site of the North Greenville University Crusaders
  2. Web site: USC repeat: Wingo saves best for last. June 25, 2016.
  3. Web site: Scott Wingo steadily built a case to land top honor at CWS. USATODAY.COM. September 8, 2015.
  4. Web site: Scott Wingo drafted by Dodgers. USC Sports Information. The Times and Democrat. June 7, 2011 . September 8, 2015.
  5. Web site: Scott Wingo learns a key to coaching: Knowing when to chill. June 25, 2016.
  6. Web site: New Head Coach, Scott Wingo. June 25, 2016.