Scott Wingo
{{short description|American baseball player and coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Scott Wingo
| image = Scott Wingo.jpg
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| current_title = Assistant coach/Recruiting coordinator
| current_team = Manhattan
| current_conference = MAAC
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|25}}
| birth_place = Greenville, South Carolina
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| player_years1 = 2008–2011
| player_team1 = South Carolina
| player_years2 = 2011
| player_team2 = Arizona League Dodgers
| player_years3 = 2011
| player_team3 = Ogden Raptors
| player_years4 = 2012–2014
| player_team4 = Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
| player_years5 = 2014
| player_team5 = Arizona League Dodgers
| player_positions = Second baseman
| coach_years1 = 2015
| coach_team1 = South Carolina (GA)
| coach_years2 = 2016–2017
| coach_team2 = North Greenville (Asst)
| coach_years3 = 2018–2019
| coach_team3 = Jacksonville (IF/H)
| coach_years4 = 2020–2021
| coach_team4 = Notre Dame (IF/H)
| coach_years5 = 2022–2023
| coach_team5 = South Carolina (Asst)
| coach_years6 = 2024–present
| coach_team6 = Manhattan (IF/H/RC)
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| championships = As player:
- 2x NCAA College World Series champion (2010, 2011)
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David Scott Wingo (born March 25, 1989)[http://www.nguathletics.com/baseball/roster/2016-17/1240/scott-wingo/ Roster | Official Athletic Site of the North Greenville University Crusaders] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005149/http://www.nguathletics.com/baseball/roster/2016-17/1240/scott-wingo/ |date=June 22, 2018 }} Retrieved 2018-06-21. is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball second baseman. He is currently the recruiting coordinator for the Manhattan Jaspers. Wingo played college baseball at the University of South Carolina from 2008 to 2011 winning back to back NCAA College World Series titles in 2010 and 2011 under head coach Ray Tanner. He then pursued a professional career from 2011 to 2014.
Playing career
Wingo attended Mauldin High School in Mauldin. He then attended the University of South Carolina, where he played for the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team. He was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player for the 2011 College World Series.{{cite web|url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20110702/ARTICLES/110709970/1088/sitemaps04|title=USC repeat: Wingo saves best for last|access-date=June 25, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/baseball/2011-06-29-scott-wingo-south-carolina-most-outstanding_n.htm|title=Scott Wingo steadily built a case to land top honor at CWS|work=USATODAY.COM|access-date=September 8, 2015}}
Wingo was drafted by the Dodgers in the 11th round (344th overall) in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.{{cite web|url=http://thetandd.com/sports/scott-wingo-drafted-by-dodgers/article_3342f82c-9147-11e0-9a79-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Scott Wingo drafted by Dodgers|author=USC Sports Information|work=The Times and Democrat|date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=September 8, 2015}} He started his professional career with the Arizona League Dodgers but after 7 games was promoted to the Ogden Raptors of the Pioneer League. Combined, in 2011, he was in 38 games and hit .296.
Wingo spent his 2012 season with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the California League. He played in 109 games with the Quakes and hit .246. He returned to the Quakes in 2013, and hit .227 in 101 games. Wingo spent 2013 with Rancho Cucamonga, where in 101 games, he hit .227/.371/.336 with 4 HR, 24 RBI and 50 BB. He played mostly second base, but also saw a considerable amount of time at third base.
He was released by the Dodgers on April 12, 2014.
Coaching career
Wingo returned to the University of South Carolina as a student assistant and completed his degree in the spring of 2015. That summer, he coached in the Coastal Plain League.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-baseball/article27943729.html|title=Scott Wingo learns a key to coaching: Knowing when to chill|access-date=June 25, 2016}} In 2016, he joined the North Greenville University baseball team as a graduate assistant and finished his master's degree. He served as an assistant coach at Jacksonville University during the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.wilmingtonsharks.com/sharks-news/new-head-coach-scott-wingo|title=New Head Coach, Scott Wingo|access-date=June 25, 2016}} He spent two seasons as a volnteer assistant coach at Notre Dame. In 2022, he returned to the University of South Carolina, where he served as a volunteer assistant coach. In 2023, he was named the director of program development at South Carolina. {{cite web |title=Scott Wingo - Bio |url=https://gamecocksonline.com/sports/baseball/roster/coach/scott-wingo |website=Gamecocks Online |access-date=26 May 2025}} In 2025, he was an assistant coach at Manhattan University.{{cite web |title=Scott Wingo - Baseball Coach |url=https://gojaspers.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/scott-wingo/2224 |access-date=26 May 2025}}
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External links
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{{2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball}}
{{2011 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball}}
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Category:South Carolina Gamecocks baseball players
Category:Baseball players from Greenville, South Carolina
Category:College World Series Most Outstanding Player Award winners
Category:Arizona League Dodgers players
Category:Ogden Raptors players
Category:Rancho Cucamonga Quakes players
Category:Baseball second basemen
Category:People from Mauldin, South Carolina
Category:South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaches
Category:North Greenville Crusaders baseball coaches
Category:Jacksonville Dolphins baseball coaches