Mitch Hill in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Martin Methodist College RedHawks program. He was named the head coach of the Alabama A&M Bulldogs baseball program that position prior to the 2014 season.[1][2][3][4]

Mitch Hill
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUT Southern
ConferenceMid-South
Record152–274
Biographical details
BornFlorence, Alabama
Playing career
2003–2007North Alabama
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2010North Alabama (Asst.)
2011Bevill State (asst.)
2012Motlow State (asst.)
2013Alabama A&M (asst.)
2014–2018Alabama A&M
2019–presentMartin Methodist College
Head coaching record
Overall127–210
TournamentsSWAC: 1–8
SSAC: 0–2

Hill was a pitcher for North Alabama. He then served as a graduate assistant with the Lions for three years, handling recruiting and administrative duties. After three years in that position, he then spent a single year each assisting at Bevill State and Motlow State. In his year at Bevill State, he assembled a top three Alabama recruiting class, only to see the athletic program discontinued, leaving athletes in the lurch.[4] In 2013, he moved to Alabama A&M as an assistant, again responsible for recruiting. Hill succeeded Michael Tompkins in July 2013.[1]

On June 25, 2018, Hill resigned from his position at Alabama A&M and accepted the head coaching job at Martin Methodist College.[5]

Head coaching record

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Below is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[6]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2014–2018)
2014 Alabama A&M 21–32 12–9 2nd (East) SWAC Tournament
2015 Alabama A&M 26–30 16–8 2nd (East) SWAC Tournament
2016 Alabama A&M 13–38 8–13 3rd (East) SWAC Tournament
2017 Alabama A&M 12–45 9–15 3rd (East) SWAC Tournament
2018 Alabama A&M 12–37 9–15 3rd (East) Ineligible
Alabama A&M: 84–182 54–60
Martin Methodist Red Hawks (Southern States Athletic Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Martin Methodist 28–25 14–12 7th
2020 Martin Methodist 15–3 4–2 Season canceled due to COVID-19
Martin Methodist: 43–28 18–14
Total: 127–210

      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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mitch Hill, New Leader of A&M Baseball". Black College Baseball. September 26, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. ^ "Alabama A&M names Mitch Hill baseball head coach". SWAC. September 24, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Mitch Hill, New Leader of A&M Baseball". All Alabama. September 23, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Bryan App (July 31, 2011). "Did Bevill State deceive baseball recruits?". Tennessee Valley Now. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  5. ^ Daniel Boyette (June 25, 2018). "Alabama A&M baseball coach Mitch Hill resigns after 5 seasons". www.al.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.