Scott Salow
Homer High School
Impact Statement
Salow has made Homer into one of the most dominant teams during his tenure, succeeding both on and off the diamond.
Biography
In the past two years, Salow’s teams have put this small school- just 334 students- in south central Michigan on the national high school sports map. After going 38-0 and winning the Division 3 state title in 2004, Homer went on to win its first 37 games in 2005, putting together a 75-game winning streak that broke a 40-year state record and also set a national high school record.
The previous record of 70 consecutive victories, set by Albuquerque (N.M.) La Cueva High and last year’s NHSCA National High School Coach of the Year, Stan McKeever, had lasted just two months. Saginaw Nouvel Catholic High ended Homer’s streak in the state finals.
The head coach at Homer the past five seasons, Salow entered this season with a record of 147-19. He was named Division 3 Coach of the Year by the Michigan High School Coaches Association and District 4 Coach of the Year by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association.
Since being honored in 2006, Salow still leads the Trojans. Most recently, in 2019, the team made it to the state semi- finals before suffering their third loss of the season. In addition, Homer set a state record for the lowest ERA allowed by a team’s pitching staff in one season with an impressive 0.78.
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