Stephen Schoch (pronounced "shock"; born December 5, 1996) is an American former college baseballpitcher and current host of the Schoch Factor podcast.
Schoch grew up in Laurel, Maryland, and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, where he lettered in baseball in all four years. During the regular season of his senior season, Schoch recorded a 0.00 ERA in 53+1⁄3 innings, striking out 45 batters and walking three.[1] Schoch adopted a submarine-style pitching motion as a freshman in high school, which he believed would make him more attractive to college teams.[2]
In 2016, Schoch played for the Appalachian State Mountaineers, where he posted a 4.46 ERA in 34+1⁄3 innings.[2] After the Mountaineers changed coaches following the 2016–17 season, he transferred to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He sat out the 2017–18 season due to NCAA transfer rules, then pitched for the Retrievers for two seasons. He holds UMBC's record for saves in a single season (10, in 2018) and overall (13).[1]
After transferring to the University of Virginia, Schoch played for the Cavaliers during the 2019–2020 and 2020–21 seasons, the latter season as a graduate student pursuing a master's degree in higher education.[6] After pitching the final 2+1⁄3 innings against South Carolina in the 2021 College World Series, getting 5 strikeouts, Schoch gave a television interview that went viral. On the ACC Network, Schoch told a reporter that a fan offered him free Dippin' Dots if he blew the save, about his fear of caves, and about the profane way he motivates himself on the mound. The interviewer lightheartedly compared him with fictional pitcher Kenny Powers of the show Eastbound & Down.[7][8] Schoch earned the save, and Dippin' Dots sent the Cavaliers a box of ice cream.[9]MLB.com called Schoch "the NCAA's most entertaining pitcher".[10]
Media careeredit
To supplement his partial scholarship, Schoch worked as a landscaper, as a delivery driver for Instacart and DoorDash, and selling insurance in a call center. After discovering Rube Waddell through a podcast, Schoch went into college baseball broadcasting himself. He met Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman, of Céspedes Family BBQ fame. Kyle Peterson, founder of D1 Baseball, started the The Schoch Factor podcast, with Mintz and Shusterman as co-hosts. Schoch has been praised for his enthusiasm and relatability as a podcaster.[2] He supplements his time reporting on college baseball with a full-time job in real estate.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Stephen Schoch biography". Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site. 28 April 2020.
^ abcLewis, Alec (June 21, 2022). "How Stephen Schoch went from submarine closer to college baseball cult hero". The Athletic. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^"#50 Stephen Schoch". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^"#50 Stephen Schoch". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^Brian Butler (July 28, 2023). "Stephen Schoch: The Personality College Baseball Needed". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ abAllen, Scott (June 11, 2021). "Meet Stephen Schoch, Virginia's Dippin' Dots-loving, head-punching closer". Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ abFarley, Harry (February 23, 2023). "Stephen Schoch is pioneering a social media revolution for college baseball". The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^McGee, Ryan (June 12, 2021). "Glove launches, head-punching and, yes, Dippin' Dots: The makings of Virginia's Stephen Schoch". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^DePrisco, Mike (June 11, 2021). "Dippin Dots sends UVA baseball ice cream". NBC Sports Washington. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^Randhawa, Manny (June 8, 2021). "Meet the NCAA's most entertaining pitcher". MLB.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
January 01, 1970
stephen, schoch, pronounced, shock, born, december, 1996, american, former, college, baseball, pitcher, current, host, schoch, factor, podcast, contents, playing, career, media, career, references, external, linksplaying, career, editschoch, grew, laurel, mary. Stephen Schoch pronounced shock born December 5 1996 is an American former college baseball pitcher and current host of the Schoch Factor podcast Contents 1 Playing career 2 Media career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editSchoch grew up in Laurel Maryland and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School where he lettered in baseball in all four years During the regular season of his senior season Schoch recorded a 0 00 ERA in 53 1 3 innings striking out 45 batters and walking three 1 Schoch adopted a submarine style pitching motion as a freshman in high school which he believed would make him more attractive to college teams 2 In 2016 Schoch played for the Appalachian State Mountaineers where he posted a 4 46 ERA in 34 1 3 innings 2 After the Mountaineers changed coaches following the 2016 17 season he transferred to the University of Maryland Baltimore County UMBC He sat out the 2017 18 season due to NCAA transfer rules then pitched for the Retrievers for two seasons He holds UMBC s record for saves in a single season 10 in 2018 and overall 13 1 In the summer of 2017 Schoch pitched for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League where he allowed no runs in 26 1 3 innings struck out 33 and walked no batters In 2017 and 2018 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league All Star in 2018 and the Most Valuable Pitcher for the Kettleers 1 3 4 5 After clinching the championship for the Big Train Schoch adopted the habit of throwing his glove into the outfield after recording a save 6 After transferring to the University of Virginia Schoch played for the Cavaliers during the 2019 2020 and 2020 21 seasons the latter season as a graduate student pursuing a master s degree in higher education 6 After pitching the final 2 1 3 innings against South Carolina in the 2021 College World Series getting 5 strikeouts Schoch gave a television interview that went viral On the ACC Network Schoch told a reporter that a fan offered him free Dippin Dots if he blew the save about his fear of caves and about the profane way he motivates himself on the mound The interviewer lightheartedly compared him with fictional pitcher Kenny Powers of the show Eastbound amp Down 7 8 Schoch earned the save and Dippin Dots sent the Cavaliers a box of ice cream 9 MLB com called Schoch the NCAA s most entertaining pitcher 10 Media career editTo supplement his partial scholarship Schoch worked as a landscaper as a delivery driver for Instacart and DoorDash and selling insurance in a call center After discovering Rube Waddell through a podcast Schoch went into college baseball broadcasting himself He met Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman of Cespedes Family BBQ fame Kyle Peterson founder of D1 Baseball started the The Schoch Factor podcast with Mintz and Shusterman as co hosts Schoch has been praised for his enthusiasm and relatability as a podcaster 2 He supplements his time reporting on college baseball with a full time job in real estate 7 References edit a b c Stephen Schoch biography Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site 28 April 2020 a b c Lewis Alec June 21 2022 How Stephen Schoch went from submarine closer to college baseball cult hero The Athletic Retrieved June 17 2023 50 Stephen Schoch pointstreak com Retrieved July 28 2023 50 Stephen Schoch pointstreak com Retrieved July 28 2023 Brian Butler July 28 2023 Stephen Schoch The Personality College Baseball Needed capecodbaseball org Retrieved July 29 2023 a b Allen Scott June 11 2021 Meet Stephen Schoch Virginia s Dippin Dots loving head punching closer Washington Post Retrieved June 17 2023 a b Farley Harry February 23 2023 Stephen Schoch is pioneering a social media revolution for college baseball The Cavalier Daily Retrieved June 17 2023 McGee Ryan June 12 2021 Glove launches head punching and yes Dippin Dots The makings of Virginia s Stephen Schoch ESPN Retrieved June 17 2023 DePrisco Mike June 11 2021 Dippin Dots sends UVA baseball ice cream NBC Sports Washington Retrieved June 17 2023 Randhawa Manny June 8 2021 Meet the NCAA s most entertaining pitcher MLB com Retrieved June 17 2023 External links editStephen Schoch on Twitter Schoch Factor podcast on Twitter Stephen Schoch on Instagram Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Schoch amp oldid 1167716319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
