Keith Guttin Explained

Keith Guttin
Alma Mater:Southwest Missouri State
Player Years1:1974–1975
Player Team1:Mineral Area College
Player Years2:1976–1977
Player Team2:Southwest Missouri State
Player Positions:Second baseman
Coach Years1:1979–1981
Coach Team1:Southwest Missouri State (assistant)
Coach Years2:1982
Coach Team2:Rend Lake College (assistant)
Coach Years3:1983–2024
Overall Record:1,396–929
Awards:

Keith Guttin is an American college baseball coach who served as the head coach of the Missouri State Bears baseball team from the start of the 1983 season until his retirement in 2024. Following the 2015 season, he has 1,138 wins, and, during the 2015 season, he became only the 41st college baseball head coach to win 1,100 games.[1] Under Guttin, the Bears reached the 2003 College World Series.[2]

Coaching career

Guttin is currently 11th in most career victories among active Division I coaches. Over his 30-year career, about 115 of his players signed professional contracts. Several of his former players and support staff have gone on to receive World Series rings from Major League Baseball organizations including: Bill Mueller (Red Sox in 2004), Ryan Howard (Phillies in 2008), Andrew Jefferson (Former pitcher and now a scout for the Giants), and Tyler Onstott (Former video coordinator and now working part-time for the Chicago Cubs).

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Guttin's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[3] [4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keith Guttin. Missouri Bear. 2013-05-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120501064252/http://www.missouristatebears.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/guttin_keith00.html. 2012-05-01.
  2. Web site: SWMSU Hopes to Show It Belongs at CWS . LubbockOnline.com . Associated Press . May 20, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095021/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/061303/col_061303018.shtml . December 8, 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: Annual Conference Standings – 1983 . BoydsWorld.com . August 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040420183808/http://boydsworld.com/data/standings/standings2003.html . April 20, 2004 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2014 Missouri Valley Baseball Record Book . MVC.org . July 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125756/http://mvc.org/baseball/baseballrecords.pdf . July 14, 2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2014 Summit League Baseball Record Book . The Summit League . July 25, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329063440/http://static.psbin.com/c/5/a7kpz62juhwsa2/Baseball.pdf . March 29, 2014 . dead .