Clark: Shouppe enjoying life at FAMU

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Jamey Shouppe doesn't want a story written about him.

The second-year Florida A&M baseball coach wants one written about his players and their accomplishments. It was their MEAC Championship last weekend. Not his. It's their first NCAA Tournament berth. Not his.

Shouppe doesn't want the spotlight. And he doesn't want the attention. But too bad. He deserves both.

The former Florida State pitching coach has taken a program that had back-to-back 7-45 seasons before he arrived to historic highs. And it took him less than 24 months to do it.

"I didn't go through seven-win seasons," Shouppe said. "So I came in with enthusiasm. It was a process, just like anything else, of trying to change attitudes, trying to change work ethics, trying to change excitement levels about coming to the baseball field and trying to get better every day."


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