Brooks Repking will be entering his third season at Saint Scholastica in 2025-2026. Repking was hired on 7/5/23, becoming the program's fifth head baseball coach.
In Repking's first two seasons at Scholastica, the team has had a 13-game win improvement from 2023. Winning over 20 games in both of his first two seasons. In 2024 four players were named All-MIAC, a new program record (Jake Schelonka, Zack Hlinsky, Matt Forrest, and Kyle Oswald). Schelonka, Hlinsky, and Forrest all went on to be named either ABCA or D3baseball.com All-Region. The most All-Region honorees for the program since 2019.
Repking comes from Crown College, where he led the Polars to their second consecutive trip to the UMAC Conference Championship game in his first year as Head Coach in 2023. 2023 also marked the first time the baseball program was nationally ranked. The team was headlined by 2023 UMAC Player of the Year Howie Hatton, and All-Region Shortstop Seth Betts. It marked the second winning season in program history and second 20+ win season. It was also the third straight season with multiple Polars being named to an All-Region team.
Before being named head coach at Crown, Repking was Associate Head Coach with the Polars from 2019-2022. In Repking's tenure as Associate Head Coach, the Polars broke 55 school records, including the program's first-ever UMAC Conference Championship. They all also finished with the best record in school history as well as the best conference finish in school history.
Repking served as the Head Hitting and Infield coach at Crown and led one of the most prolific offenses in the country. In 2022, he led the Polars to finish number three in the nation in Home Runs and Slugging Percentage. They also finished top 25 in the country in Batting Average, Doubles, HR/Per Game, Runs, Scoring, and Stolen Bases.
As a player, Repking started his career at Lakeland University before transferring to Crown as a junior. During his time with the Storm, he was a team captain and started every game in his two-year tenure, all at first base. In Repking's senior season, the Polars reached the UMAC Playoffs for the first time and haven't missed the postseason since. Repking's number (#21) is retired by the school for his leadership on and off the field.
He earned his bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Crown in 2019 and his Master's in Organizational Leadership from Crown in 2021.
Coaching Mission:
- “We want to give young men a chance to compete against the best talent in the country, while becoming the best version of themselves as possible. Winning is a skill that can be translated into every aspect of life. Cultivating a culture that's hungry to win not only on the baseball field but in all aspects of life is one of the most valuable lessons a young man can learn. We want to develop long-term leaders well after their time at Saint Scholastica.”
Coaching Highlights:
- 2022 NCAA National Tournament
- 2022 UMAC Tournament Championship
- 2023 UMAC Tournament Runner-UP
- 1 All-American
- 1 Pre-Season All-American
- 22 All-Region Selections
- 26 All-Conference Players
- 2 Conference Player of the Years
- 1 Conference Rookie of the Year
- 5 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Awards
- 9 Academic All-District Players
- 9 National Player of the Weeks
- 13 Conference Player of the Weeks
- 5 Conference Pitchers of the Weeks
- 2 Professional Players
Personal Information:
- Brooks resides in Hermantown, MN.
- He was born and raised in Marathon, WI.
"I will do everything in my power to uphold the standard of the people who came before me," Repking stated. "I will bring a tireless work ethic to Scholastica baseball. I know the standard that needs to be met on a daily basis in order to win a championship and I intend on bringing that north with me. I also plan on bringing in some of the top talents in the nation to the program to help us compete not only in the MIAC, but on a national level."
