Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Central Hinds Academy |
Biographical details | |
Born | Soso, Mississippi | October 25, 1946
Died | September 4, 2023 | (aged 76)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1990–2000 | University Christian School (MS) |
2001–2014 | Mississippi Valley State |
2015–present | Central Hinds Academy (MS) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 253–471 |
Tournaments | SWAC 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Douglas William Shanks[1][2][3][4] (October 25, 1946 - September 4, 2023) was an American college baseball coach. He was a city commissioner of Jackson, Mississippi and was on their city council.[5][6] He served as the head coach of the Mississippi Valley State Devils (2001–2014).
Shanks was born on October 25, 1946, in Soso, Mississippi.[7] Shanks was the son of Fred David and Frances (McMillan) Shanks.[2][8] Shanks graduated from Provine High School in 1964.[5] He then graduated from Liberty University.[7]
Shanks had wanted to become the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, since he was a teenager.[9] Before 1977, he served as the Jackson director of public relations.[10] He was the city commissioner of Jackson, Mississippi from 1973 to 1977, under mayor Russell C. Davis.[5][11] In 1973, he became the first Republican to serve on the Jackson City Council.[11] In 1977 and 1981, as a Republican, he ran for mayor against Democrat Dale Danks, but lost.[2][5]
In 2001, Shanks became the first white head coach of a major sport at Mississippi Valley State, when he became the head baseball coach there.[12] After 14 seasons at Mississippi Valley State University, Shanks retired from coaching college baseball to become the head coach at Central Hinds Academy.[13]
In 2020, Shanks co-wrote and published a book that details the history of southern Jackson from 1945 to 1965, called One Direction Home.[14]
He married Kay Guest in 1975.[2] They had four children together.[7] One son, Fred, is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from Brandon.[15]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2001–2014) | |||||||||
2001 | Mississippi Valley State | 12–36 | 10–16 | (East) | |||||
2002 | Mississippi Valley State | 10–42 | 10–15 | 5th (East) | |||||
2003 | Mississippi Valley State | 29–29 | 22–6 | 1st (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2004 | Mississippi Valley State | 35–23 | 23–9 | 1st (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2005 | Mississippi Valley State | 19–30 | 18–6 | 1st (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2006 | Mississippi Valley State | 24–32 | 20–4 | 1st (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2007 | Mississippi Valley State | 19–36 | 14–10 | 3rd (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2008 | Mississippi Valley State | 18–26 | 13–10 | 3rd (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2009 | Mississippi Valley State | 20–30 | 15–5 | 1st (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2010 | Mississippi Valley State | 23–30 | 16–8 | 2nd (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2011 | Mississippi Valley State | 18–36 | 14–9 | 2nd (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2012 | Mississippi Valley State | 17–39 | 10–14 | 4th (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
2013 | Mississippi Valley State | 5–44 | 1–21 | 5th (East) | |||||
2014 | Mississippi Valley State | 4–38 | 4–18 | 5th (East) | |||||
Mississippi Valley State: | 253–471 | 190–151 | |||||||
Total: | 253–471 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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