Coach Shepard was the pitching coach for the Woodstock River Bandits from 2019-22. The staffs he helped recruit and manage boasted the VBL Pitcher of the Year in two of those seasons. In addition, the team ERA of those pitching staffs have ranked within the top two in the league over that same period. (The Valley League cancelled its 2020 season due to the COVID pandemic).

 

Shepard has served as Head Baseball Coach at Luray High School since 2019 and was Head Coach at Broadway High School from 2011-2015. He has coached numerous players who went on to have
successful collegiate careers.

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Shepard has also been a manager in the Rockingham County Baseball League (RCBL) for ten years,
managing the Broadway Bruins and leading the Bridgewater Reds to the championship series in 2012.