Keith Guttin

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. He has an all-time record of 1,396–929, 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]

Keith Guttin

Biographical details
Alma mater	Southwest Missouri State
Playing career
1974–1975	Mineral Area College
1976–1977	Southwest Missouri State
Position(s)	Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1981	Southwest Missouri State (assistant)
1982	Rend Lake College (assistant)
1983–2024	Southwest/Missouri State
Head coaching record
Overall	1,396–929 (.600)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
5× AMCU/Mid-Con Coach of the Year (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989) 7× Missouri Valley (1993, 2001, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2018)

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]

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Southwest Missouri State (Independent) (1983)
1983	Southwest Missouri State	32–11
Southwest Missouri State (AMCU/Mid-Con) (1984–1990)
1984	Southwest Missouri State	35–22		3rd	AMCU Tournament
1985	Southwest Missouri State	24–16	5–3	2nd (Gray)	AMCU Tournament
1986	Southwest Missouri State	47–14	11–1	1st (Gray)	AMCU Tournament
1987	Southwest Missouri State	38–14	7–3	2nd (Gray)	NCAA Regional
1988	Southwest Missouri State	41–17	12–0	1st (Gray)	AMCU Tournament
1989	Southwest Missouri State	41–10	8–2	1st (Gray)	AMCU Tournament
1990	Southwest Missouri State	42–15	11–0	1st (Gray)	Mid-Con Tournament
Missouri State:			54–18
Southwest Missouri State/Missouri State (Missouri Valley Conference) (1991–2024)
1991	Southwest Missouri State	40–22	14–10	4th	MVC Tournament
1992	Southwest Missouri State	31–23	10–11	4th	MVC Tournament
1993	Southwest Missouri State	32–23	14–6	2nd	MVC Tournament
1994	Southwest Missouri State	31–23	13–7	2nd	MVC Tournament
1995	Southwest Missouri State	37–21	18–13	T-3rd	NCAA Regional
1996	Southwest Missouri State	32–25	18–11	2nd	NCAA Regional 3rd
1997	Southwest Missouri State	35–25	16–10	3rd	NCAA Regional runner-up
1998	Southwest Missouri State	32–21	19–13	3rd	MVC Tournament
1999	Southwest Missouri State	38–19	18–11	2nd	NCAA Regional runner-up
2000	Southwest Missouri State	24–33	15–17	T-5th	MVC Tournament
2001	Southwest Missouri State	36–22	22–10	1st	MVC Tournament
2002	Southwest Missouri State	43–21	19–13	3rd	NCAA Regional runner-up
2003	Southwest Missouri State	40–26	19–11	1st	College World Series
2004	Missouri State	31–28	19–12	3rd	MVC Tournament
2005	Missouri State	26–29	10–14	T-5th
2006	Missouri State	33–22	15–8	2nd	MVC Tournament
2007	Missouri State	23–34	7–17	T-8th	MVC Tournament
2008	Missouri State	40–17	18–6	2nd	MVC Tournament
2009	Missouri State	34–20	17–5	1st	MVC Tournament
2010	Missouri State	21–34	6–15	8th	MVC Tournament
2011	Missouri State	33–23	11–9	4th	MVC Tournament
2012	Missouri State	40–22	13–7	2nd	NCAA Regional 3rd
2013	Missouri State	31–23	12–9	4th	MVC tournament
2014	Missouri State	26–31	9–12	6th	MVC tournament
2015	Missouri State	49–12	18–3	1st	NCAA Super Regional runner-up
2016	Missouri State	38–21	7–13	7th	MVC tournament
2017	Missouri State	43–20	18–1	1st	NCAA Super Regional runner-up
2018	Missouri State	40–17	18–3	1st	NCAA Regional
2019	Missouri State	20–36	10–11	6th
2020	Missouri State	9–8	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Missouri State	21–23	11–13	5th	MVC tournament
2022	Missouri State	31–29	8–13	6th	NCAA Regional
2023	Missouri State	33–23	18–9	2nd	MVC tournament
2024	Missouri State	23–34	11–16	8th	MVC tournament
Missouri State:		1,396–929	471–339
Total:		1,396–929
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

See also

• List of college baseball career coaching wins leaders