Randall Scott Hood (born August 9, 1968) is an American

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coach and former player who is the current head baseball coach of the

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. He played

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for coach Mike Caldwell from 1987 to 1990 and played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 5 seasons from 1990 to 1994.

Playing career

Hood attended

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. Hood played for the school's varsity

team. Hood then enrolled at

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, to play

for the

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team. As a freshman at Campbell University in 1987, Hood had a .290

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, a .365

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(OBP) and a .420 SLG. In the 1989 season as a junior, Hood hit 4 home runs and 10 doubles. He was named to the All-

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team. Hood had his best season as a senior in 1990, leading the team in hits (60), stolen bases (26), batting average (.366) and on-base percentage (.490). Hood then signed as an undrafted free agent with the

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organization. He would then spend 3 seasons in the

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organization before going to spring training with the

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in 1995.

Coaching career

After failing to make the Angels in 1995, Hood joined the coaching staff at Campbell University. In the fall of 2001, Hood joined

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's staff at

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. On April 29, 2019, Hood was named the successor for the retiring Scalf.

Head coaching records

The following is a table of Hood's yearly records as an NCAA head coach.

References

External links

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