JOE SCHEUERMANN

HEAD BASEBALL COACH

Now in his 20th season as head baseball coach at Delgado Community College, Scheuermann is continuing a   proud family tradition while continuing to build an impressive record of achievements as one of Louisiana’s most respected baseball coaches.

Scheuermann began his baseball career by watching his father coach from a young age and by playing New Orleans playground ball. Scheuermann went on to attend Redemptorist High School in New Orleans and played under legendary prep coach Wilfred “Skeeter” Theard.

Scheuermann developed into a three-year starter for the Rams at second base, twice earning all district honors. He was team captain of Redemtorist’s final team in 1980, which claimed the Class 2A State Championship.

Scheuermann went on to sign on to Delgado’s program in the fall of 1980 under his father. The Dolphins won two conference championships in 1981 and 1982. Scheuermann moved onto Tulane University in New Orleans under coach Joe Brockhoff. Scheuermann won the team’s leadership award and was team captain in 1984.

Following the completion of his college career, Scheuermann went on to become one of Joe Brockhoff’s assistant coaches at Tulane, where he coach until 1990.

In 1990, Scheuermann’s father, “Rags” Scheuermann was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. During his induction speech, he announced his retirement and that his son, Joe, would take over the reigns for both the Delgado program and Scheuermann’s summer team, the New Orleans Boosters.

Scheuermann quickly made his mark at Delgado. His 1992 Dolphins were ranked number 10 in the nation for most of the season and finished the season with a 41-15 mark.

The success continued following the 1993 Delgado season, when the Dolphins captured the Miss-Lou conference championship, the first since the 1982 championship. The Dolphins would go on to win the Miss-Lou championship in 1996. In 1999, the Dolphins seized the Region XXIII Tournament Championship in Meridian, Mississippi. Scheuermann also received Coach of the Year honors. The Dolphins were Regional runners-up in 2002 and 2004. Scheuermann led the Dolphins to the 2007 NJCAA South Central District Championship, as well as an appearance at the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. He was also named 2007 Region XXIII Coach of the Year.

Taking advantage of its rich baseball legacy, Delgado continues to serve as a stepping stone and training experience for the next level. Under Scheuermann’s leadership, the Dolphin program has sent more than 125 players to Division I baseball programs throughout Louisiana and the nation.

Scheuermann has also coached the New Orleans Boosters annual entry in the All-American Amatuer Baseball Association each summer. Under Scheuermann’s leadership, the Boosters have captured three championships and tournament runners up four times. In 2007, he was inducted into the AAABA Hall of Fame.

Scheuermann was born on October 15, 1962 in New Orleans. He is married to the former Shelly Faust. Shelly’s father, the late Jean Faust was also a local baseball fixture until his death in 1998. Joe and Shelly are the parents of Tyler, 21, a student at Delgado and Nataly, 16, an tenth grader at Ursuline Academy of New Orleans. The family resides in New Orleans, less than a mile from Delgado's campus.

Even with Rags’ passing in 1997, Scheuermann’s mother, Maureen and sisters, Emma and Maureen continue to attend every Delgado and New Orleans Booster game and serve a vital role in Dolphin and Booster Baseball.

The entire Scheuermann family continues to operate Kirsch-Rooney Stadium today.
 

E-Mail Address: jscheu@dcc.edu

Office Phone: 504-483-4929

Voicemail: 504-671-5452