Keith Shumate

Keith Shumate
	Shumate with North Carolina A&T in 2007
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Norfolk State
Conference	MEAC
Record	46–69
Biographical details
Born	1965/1966 (age 54–55)[1]
Playing career
1985–1988	Western Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1996	Greensboro (NC) Grimsley HS
1997–2011	North Carolina A&T
2013–2015	Louisburg
2018–present	Norfolk State
Head coaching record
Overall	350–567
Tournaments	MEAC: 3–4; NCAA: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	MEAC Championship (2005); MEAC Tournament (2005);
Awards
	MEAC Coach of the Year (2019);

Keith Shumate is an American college baseball coach and former player. Shumate is the head coach of the Norfolk State Spartans baseball team.

Playing career

Shumate was a player for the Western Carolina Catamounts baseball program from 1985 to 1988.

Coaching career

From 1994 to 1996, Shumate was the head coach at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina.[2]

After going 89–216 in his first 5 seasons, Shumate was unsure that he would be able to keep his job under new athletic's director, Charlie Davis,[3] but just two seasons later he led the Aggies to their first MEAC championship in 12 years.[4] On April 19, 2011, Shumate announced that he would be resigning at the end of the season.[5]

Shumate stepped away from his coaching career in 2015 to watch his son's final two seasons of college baseball.[1]

On July 18, 2012, Shumate was named the head coach of Louisburg College.[6]

On August 25, 2017, Shumate was hired as an assistant coach by the Norfolk State Spartans baseball program.[7] On September 28, 2017, Shumate was named the interim head coach after head coach Claudell Clark resigned.[8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
North Carolina A&T Aggies (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1997–2011)
1997	North Carolina A&T	4–45	–
1998	North Carolina A&T	–	–
1999	North Carolina A&T	–	–
2000	North Carolina A&T	–	–
2001	North Carolina A&T	–	–
2002	North Carolina A&T	19–39	6–11	3rd (South)
2003	North Carolina A&T	13–36	6–10	3rd (South)
2004	North Carolina A&T	23–28	10–8	4th
2005	North Carolina A&T	27–27	12–6	1st	NCAA Regional
2006	North Carolina A&T	22–36	6–12	6th
2007	North Carolina A&T	28–31	11–7	2nd
2008	North Carolina A&T	29–30	11–6	2nd
2009	North Carolina A&T	21–34	9–8	5th
2010	North Carolina A&T	31–26	15–3	2nd	MEAC Tournament
2011	North Carolina A&T	21–34	10–8	3rd	MEAC Tournament
North Carolina A&T:		304–498	96–76
Norfolk State Spartans (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2018–present)
2018	Norfolk State	19–30	13–10	2nd (Northern)	MEAC Tournament
2019	Norfolk State	24–26	17–7	1st (Northern)	MEAC Tournament
2020	Norfolk State	3–13	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
Norfolk State:		46–69	30–17
Total:		350–567
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

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References

Bob Sutton (May 17, 2017). "Father steps aside from career to follow Elon infielder". www.thetimesnews.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
John C. Manuel (May 27, 1994). "Scotland Gives Grimsley The Boot". www.greensboro.com. Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
"Is Shumate next in line?". www.ncatregister.com. The A&T Register. April 1, 2003. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
"2005 MEAC champs!". www.ncatregister.com. The A&T Register. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
"Shumate Announces His Resignation". www.ncataggies.com. North Carolina A&T State University. April 19, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
"Keith Shumate Named as Baseball's New Skipper". www.lchurricanes.com. Louisburg College. July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
"Clark Announces Hiring of Shumate, Promotion of Mitchell". www.nsuspartans.com. Norfolk State University. August 25, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
"Clark Resigns as NSU Baseball Coach, Shumate Named Interim". www.nsuspartans.com. Norfolk State University. September 28, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

External links

Norfolk State Spartans bio

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[auto-1] Bob Sutton (May 17, 2017). "Father steps aside from career to follow Elon infielder". www.thetimesnews.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[2] John C. Manuel (May 27, 1994). "Scotland Gives Grimsley The Boot". www.greensboro.com. Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[3] "Is Shumate next in line?". www.ncatregister.com. The A&T Register. April 1, 2003. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[4] "2005 MEAC champs!". www.ncatregister.com. The A&T Register. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[5] "Shumate Announces His Resignation". www.ncataggies.com. North Carolina A&T State University. April 19, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[6] "Keith Shumate Named as Baseball's New Skipper". www.lchurricanes.com. Louisburg College. July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[7] "Clark Announces Hiring of Shumate, Promotion of Mitchell". www.nsuspartans.com. Norfolk State University. August 25, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[8] "Clark Resigns as NSU Baseball Coach, Shumate Named Interim". www.nsuspartans.com. Norfolk State University. September 28, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2018.