Dizzy Peyton[1] is an American college baseball coach, head coach of the NCAA Division I Horizon League's Northern Kentucky Norse. He was an assistant coach at Northern Kentucky from 2005 to 2021. Prior to coaching, Peyton played 1 season of college baseball at Northern Kentucky in 2003.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northern Kentucky |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 84–86 (.494) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Northern Kentucky University |
| Playing career | |
| 2003 | Northern Kentucky |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2021 | Northern Kentucky (Assistant) |
| 2022–present | Northern Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 84–86 (.494) |
| Tournaments | 5–4 (Horizon) 0–2 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Coaching career
editOn June 8, 2021, Northern Kentucky announced that long-time assistant coach Dizzy Peyton had been named head coach of the Northern Kentucky Norse baseball team upon the retirement of Todd Asalon.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Northern Kentucky Norse (Horizon League) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Northern Kentucky | 19–35 | 11–17 | 6th | Horizon League Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Northern Kentucky | 30–27 | 17–13 | 3rd | Horizon League Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Northern Kentucky | 35–24 | 19–11 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Northern Kentucky: | 84–86 (.494) | 47–41 (.534) | |||||||
| Total: | 84–86 (.494) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Coaches: Dizzy Peyton". nkunorse.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ^ "Dizzy Peyton named head coach of Northern Kentucky Baseball". nkunorse.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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