Steve Kittrell
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Steve Kittrell is the head baseball coach at South Alabama
. He owns a career record of 1022-616-1 record in 25 seasons at South Alabama. He started his career as the head baseball coach at Niceville High School
in Florida where he posted a 35-15 record in 2 seasons. From 1976 to 1978 he became the head baseball coach at UMS Prep School in Alabama, where he went 95-34. From 1979 to 1980 he coached at Enterprise State Junior College in Enterprise, Alabama, and had a 2 sesaon record of 52-30. In 1983, he coached at Spring Hill college, posting a 33-19 record.
He became the 50th coach in NCAA baseball history to reach the 1,000 win plateau on February 23, 2009. He has led the Jaguars to 18 NCAA tournament appearances, including 10 Sun Belt Conference championships. He is a member of the South Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame.
On June 25, 2010, Kittrell announced his plan to retire after the 2011 season. Kittrell will be replaced by Mark Calvi, former pitching coach for the University of South Carolina
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University of South Alabama
The University of South Alabama is a public, doctoral-level university in Mobile, Alabama, USA. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. No other areas of the state were willing to support such a...
. He owns a career record of 1022-616-1 record in 25 seasons at South Alabama. He started his career as the head baseball coach at Niceville High School
Niceville High School
Niceville Senior High School is a public high school in the city of Niceville, Florida. The school is SACS-accredited and considered to be the top high school within its high performing district. In 1996 NHS was selected as one of 226 secondary schools to be designated as a Blue Ribbon School of...
in Florida where he posted a 35-15 record in 2 seasons. From 1976 to 1978 he became the head baseball coach at UMS Prep School in Alabama, where he went 95-34. From 1979 to 1980 he coached at Enterprise State Junior College in Enterprise, Alabama, and had a 2 sesaon record of 52-30. In 1983, he coached at Spring Hill college, posting a 33-19 record.
He became the 50th coach in NCAA baseball history to reach the 1,000 win plateau on February 23, 2009. He has led the Jaguars to 18 NCAA tournament appearances, including 10 Sun Belt Conference championships. He is a member of the South Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame.
On June 25, 2010, Kittrell announced his plan to retire after the 2011 season. Kittrell will be replaced by Mark Calvi, former pitching coach for the University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
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External links
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