MEAC names Florida A&M's Shouppe top coach

COACH JAMEY SHOUPPE

NORFOLK, Virginia  -- This baseball season was supposed to be one that Jamey Shouppe used to instill his philosophy as first-year head coach of the FAMU baseball team.

He accomplished that and more. So much so that the Rattlers went from being one of the worst teams to first in the MEAC, an amazing turnaround that earned Shouppe the conference’s Coach of the Year award Wednesday.

“I really didn’t look at it as was it going to be a great turnaround,” Shouppe said. “I just looked at it as an opportunity to teach baseball and to get guys to do things the right way.”

Infielder Bennie Robinson, who hit six home runs this season and led the team in hitting (.390) also was named Player of the Year. FAMU also put seven players on the All-MEAC academic team.

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