Coach White is a graduate of Malden High School, in Malden, MO, where he was a stand out athlete in football, basketball, and baseball.  He was a three-year varsity starter in football and basketball and four-year starter in baseball.  He amassed many awards and many honors during his high school career.  Upon graduation, Coach White chose Central Methodist University, from amongst many, as his college of choice and went there to play football and baseball.  After the second knee injury to the same knee, Coach White gave up football and stuck with baseball.  His baseball career took off as a freshman as he compiled a record of 2-1 with 4 saves on the mound and hit over .325.  Coach White received the Freshman of the Year award and would go on to hold 4 CMU records.  He holds the record for most relief appearances, most saves in a year, most saves in a career, and highest fielding percentage during a year.  He is also in the top five in several other categories such as hits, doubles, home runs, successful squeeze plays, at bats, and plate appearances.  He also earned Heart of America Conference Player of the Week four times, and All Conference honors for two years.  White also earned Relief Pitcher of the Year and Mr. Leader award during his tenure.  While White was finishing his degree, he also coached at Kemper Military School and College.  It was also at this time that Coach White married his wife, Becky, and they have been happily married for 13 years.  They have three children, Tyler (12), Tanner (11), and Katie (8).  Shortly thereafter White began his first stint at Stoutland.

Coach Scott White enters his 14^th year in coaching, 11^th as a baseball coach, and the 7^th year as the Stoutland head coach.  Coach White was at Stoutland from 1997-2001, before leaving for four years.  Coach White went on to have successful stints at Wright City and then at Linn County as the head basketball and baseball coach.  During those four years, his teams were 71-36 in basketball and 41-17 in baseball.  While here at Stoutland, Coach White has amassed a sparkling record of 184-49 in baseball and has been part of basketball teams that are a combined 130-38, including coaching the junior varsity team to a record of 126-18.  Coach White’s overall baseball record is 274-88, which translates into a 75% winning percentage in baseball.  In basketball, Coach White’s coaching record sparkles as well, as he has compiled a career mark of 112-64, a winning percentage of almost 70%.  A little known fact is that Coach White was a head football coach for two years at the beginning of his career and his team won the prestigious Governor’s Military Academy Gold football for 2 years.

            Coach White has also coached several successful summer baseball programs, including the Stoutland American Legion from 1998-2000, the Lebanon Cardinals in 2005, and the Camden County Dust Devils from 2006-present.

          Coach White has also enjoyed the success of sending basketball and baseball players to the next level to play.   There have been 4 basketball players that have gone on to play college basketball and a total of 18 baseball players that have continued on.  With some of this year’s seniors having already signed, that number will go up.

Coach White has been back since the 2005-06 season, and has seen much success since his return.  The Tigers have compiled a record of 118-27, won three Conference Tournament titles, two Conference titles, three District titles, and have had three Final Four appearances since Coach White moved back.  To add to that the Tigers have placed 23 players on the All-Conference teams, had back-to-back MVP’s, placed a total of 13 on the All-State teams.  Coach White has also received the Coach of the Year in the Conference for three straight years and in the District for three straight years.  Coach White talked with us about coming back.  “I was really happy where I was.  But, when I heard the job was open, my kids, and my wife, were excited and I knew it was time to come back.  My family thinks of Stoutland as home, we love the people, the school, the athletes, and everything else about it.”