Milford High School names Asif Shah as its next head baseball coach
Milford High School has named Asif Shah as the Eagles' next head baseball coach, the school announced on Thursday morning. The move is pending approval at the next Milford Exempted Village School District board meeting.
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Shah spent the last five seasons as the head coach at Cincinnati Country Day. During his tenure with the Nighthawks, Shah posted a 66-39 overall record and was named the Miami Valley Conference-Scarlet coach of the year in 2021 after leading Cincinnati Country Day to division and district championships and a regional final appearance. Cincinnati Country Day went 11-12 overall this spring despite an injury-riddled roster.
Shah was also named the Southwest Ohio Baseball Coaches Association Division III coach of the year in 2019 after leading Cincinnati Country Day to a district championship.
Since August 2020, Shah has been the Assistant General Manager at Five Star Midwest Baseball and is also currently the head coach of the program’s 17U team, where he has coached several current Milford players. Additionally, he’s been a long-time instructor at Diamond Baseball Academy locally.
Prior to being promoted to head coach, Shah spent three seasons as an assistant with Cincinnati Country Day and was the head coach at Finneytown in 2016. He also spent two seasons as an assistant at Turpin.
Shah graduated from Cincinnati Country Day before a collegiate career at the University of Akron, Wabash Valley Junior College and Southeast Missouri State. He also played Independent League baseball in the U.S. and Canada with a lifetime .312 batting average over seven seasons (2009-2014, 2016).
“The game has evolved drastically in the last decade and Coach Asif (Shah) will bring some modernized concepts, training and influence to our program," Milford Director of Athletics Aaron Zupka said in a press release. "He also has a strong track record of player development and great familiarity with our players through his training and travel ball coaching experience. The next generation of Milford Baseball starts now and we are in good hands with Coach Asif at the helm.”
Shah inherits a Milford program that has recorded the third-most wins in the Greater Cincinnati area over the last 10 years, winning five Eastern Cincinnati Conference titles during that span. Milford has never had a losing season in nine seasons in the ECC (2013-present), averaging 20.1 wins a year. The Eagles were district runners-up in 2014 and 2017 and made a regional final appearance in 2016.
Shah added: "To say I'm excited about this opportunity would be an understatement. Milford has a rich tradition of winning baseball and I'm looking forward to adding to it. I'm elated to get to know the kids in the program as well as the rest of this genuine community at Milford."
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