Shane Youman-Osuoha strong background in pitching and recruiting will be his strength as he joins UAPB Baseball Staff as the Assistant Coach, and Pitching Coach/Co-Recruiting Coordinator.
"We're very excited to welcome Shane Youman-Osuocha to UAPB Basebaseball," James said. "Shane has had an incredible career at LSU before getting drafted. Throughout his playing career, he has worked played under some great coaches and has developed many pitchers who have gone on to play well in college and drafted in the MLB. Shane has a wealth of experience and is an outstanding teacher of the game. We're excited to see his impact on our program."
A native of New Iberia, LA., Youman-Osuoha is a 1997 graduate of New Iberia Senior High. While attending NISH, Youman-Osuoha was 3yr letterman in both baseball and basketball. After graduating, Shane was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers but opted to attend LSU to play for the Tiger baseball. He was a member of the 2000 College World Series national championship team, and in 2001 Youman-Osuoha was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates. After 4yrs in the minor leagues, Shane made his major league debut on September 10, 2006, against the Cincinnati Reds. He went on to pitch parts of 2 seasons with the Pirates before finishing his playing career in Taiwan and South Korea, respectively.
Since retiring, Youman has coached and mentored at the Texas Rangers Youth Academy, served as pitching coach for Team France, and the State College Spikes of the MLB Draft League. He's currently the owner of a baseball training facility (TruYou Athletics) in Fort Worth, Texas, where he teaches and mentors youth about the game of baseball, and life!
A resident of Mansfield, TX., coach Youman-Osuoha is married to his wife Rosalyn and they have one daughter Noelle.
