University of Mount Olive

Luke Shamblin was named University of Mount Olive assistant softball coach in October of 2021.

Shamblin was an assistant previously at Mount Olive from 2014-2017. He then went onto become the assistant coach then head coach at Alderson Broddus University.

Shamblin prior to his first stint at UMO, came from Glenville State College (W. Va.), where he spent two years as assistant softball coach under current Trojan head coach Mandy Sansbury. Although he assists in all aspects, Shamblin primarily serves as a defensive specialist for the Trojans.

In 2010 while at Glenville State under a different head coach Shamblin was in charge of hitting. During that season the team boasted the highest team batting average in school history. In 2014 Shamblin was the defensive specialist and that squad holds one of the highest fielding percentages in school history.

Shamblin earned his undergraduate degree from Glenville State in history/political science with a minor in psychology. He received his master's in secondary social studies education from American Public University.

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