Scott Hennessey

Scott T. Hennessey

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.
• School Johnson County Community College

• Born July 18, 1970

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Biographical Information

Scott Hennessey has been a minor league player, a high school coach, a scout, and a minor league manager.

Hennessey hit .508 in junior college in 1990. He was picked by the Kansas City Royals in the 43rd round of the 1990 amateur draft, one pick before Sean Lowe. He hit .313/.400/.369 for the GCL Royals that year, fielding .988. He batted .230/.346/.260 for the 1991 Baseball City Royals, fielding .963 in the outfield. Overall, he had hit .261/.366/.301 in two pro seasons, with 13 steals in 28 tries over 141 games, with 48 runs and 43 RBI. He drew 66 walks and struck out 53 times. He fielded .976.

From 1995-1998 Hennessy was an assistant coach at Cowley County Community College. The Tigers won the Junior College World Series in both 1997 and 1998. From 1998-2006, Hennessey was a coach for two different high schools in Jacksonville, FL. He started as an assistant coach for Episcopal High School of Jacksonville before being named head coach in July 2002. After two years leading Episcopal, Hennessey moved to rival Arlington Country Day School in August 2004. Hennessey led the Apaches to two consecutive state final appearances, winning a championship in 2006.

Hennesseey scouted for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2007-2017, signing Chris Anderson, Dee Gordon and Darnell Sweeney. In June 2017 Hennessey joined the Tulsa Drillers as a third base coach. When Ryan Garko resigned as manager of the Drillers on July 24th to take a college coaching position, Hennessey was named interim manager. He took a team that was 50-50 and led them to a 27-13 record. In 2018, Hennessey led the Drillers to the team’s first Texas League title in 20 years. He was scheduled to manage Tulsa in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. During the 2023 season, Hennessey was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma and spent much of that year receiving chemotherapy treatments before returned to the dugout prior to season’s end. He is now cancer free. He stayed with the Drillers through the 2024 season. With 455 career wins, Hennessy is the second-winningest manager in Tulsa professional baseball history, dating back to 1905. Hennessey was named manager of the Oklahoma City Comets of the Pacific Coast League in 2025.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
2017	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	27-13	2nd (t)	Los Angeles Dodgers	Lost League Finals	replaced Ryan Garko (50-50) on July 24
2018	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	74-65	2nd	Los Angeles Dodgers	League Champs
2019	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	78-61	2nd	Los Angeles Dodgers	Lost League Finals
2021	Tulsa Drillers	Double-A Central	63-57	5th	Los Angeles Dodgers
2022	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	69-67	4th	Los Angeles Dodgers	Lost in 1st round
2023	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	65-73	7th	Los Angeles Dodgers
2024	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	63-74	6th	Los Angeles Dodgers
2025	Oklahoma City Comets	Pacific Coast League	84-66	2nd	Los Angeles Dodgers
2026	Oklahoma City Comets	Pacific Coast League			Los Angeles Dodgers

Related Sites

• Cowley College Bio