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