Noah Shackles is in his second season on the DBU coaching staff and serves as the Patriots' Director of Player Development. In his first year at DBU, Shackles was the team’s Volunteer Assistant Coach for a Patriots’ team that won reached the Columbia Super Regional after winning both the regular-season and tournament titles in the Missouri Valley Conference, as well as the Fort Worth Regional.
Shackles came to DBU from William Jessup University where he spent the 2020 season on the coaching staff, working with both catchers and infielders.
Shackles is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, and was both the 2015 Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year and the Interscholastic Honolulu Player of the Year. Following a standout prep career, Shackles made his journey to the Lone Star state where he played two seasons at Alvin Community College. Following his freshman season, he was named to the Texas/New Mexico JUCO All-Star Game.
After two years at Alvin Community College, Shackles finished his collegiate career at William Jessup. As a two-year starter with the Warriors, Shackles helped lead William Jessup to a pair of Golden State Athletic Conference titles. In 2019, he hit .327 with a .413 on-base percentage and 35 RBI, while posting a .991 fielding percentage.
Shackles graduated from William Jessup University in the spring of 2019 with a degree in Business Management.
