Baseball

Dan McShea is Motlow's longest-tenured coach. It is his 18th season leading the baseball program in 2023-24. McShea also serves as a full-time Associate Professor of Mathematics.

The 2023 Bucks compiled a 26-22 overall record, including a 13-13 TCCAA regular season conference finish.

Under McShea’s leadership, the 2023 Bucks produced 14 TCCAA All-Academic selections and five NJCAA All-Academic 1st Team members: Kayden Gupton, Brayden McFarlin, Griffin Meeker, Riley Stanton, and Tate Vanhooser.

Sophomore Kaleb Valdez led the Bucks with a .341 batting average, and Tucker Allen paced Motlow with 10 home runs and 34 runs batted in. On the mound, Meeker was 4-2 with three saves and a 3.40 earned run average.

Dan came to Motlow from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he was an assistant coach at North Forrest High School. During Coach McShea's two years at North Forrest, the baseball program advanced to the state playoffs each year. Before coaching at North Forrest, McShea was an assistant coach and pitching coach at William Carey College, where the team advanced to regional play and saw two players play in the professional ranks.

McShea played college baseball at Ole Miss, advancing to a regional in his last two seasons where he was a starting pitcher. He was also named to the SEC All-Tournament Team and received SEC Academic Awards. After playing at Ole Miss, McShea played professionally for two seasons before beginning his coaching career.