Richard Witten (born July 12, 1988) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the FIU Panthers. He played college baseball at Coastal Carolina.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | FIU |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 21–34 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 12, 1988 Danville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2012 | Coastal Carolina |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014 | Miami (FL) (Vol) |
| 2015–2017 | Winthrop (H/C) |
| 2018–2022 | VCU (H/IF/RC) |
| 2023–present | FIU |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2013 | UCF (DoBO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 48–64 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Playing career
editWitten attended Danville High School in Danville, Kentucky and played college baseball at Coastal Carolina.
Coaching career
editWitten began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant coach at Miami (FL). In 2015, Witten became an assistant coach at Winthrop.[1] Following a 3-year stint as an assistant with the Eagles, he took an assistant position with the VCU Rams.
On June 23, 2022, Witten was named the head coach of the FIU Panthers.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIU Panthers (Conference USA) (2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | FIU | 21–34 | 8–22 | T-9th | |||||
| 2024 | FIU | 27–30 | 11–13 | 6th | |||||
| FIU: | 48–64 | 19–35 | |||||||
| Total: | 48–64 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Riginos Announces Hiring of Former Big South Standout Rich Witten As Assistant Coach". www.winthropeagles.com. Winthrop University. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ "FIU's newest head coaches discuss future of their teams". www.wsvn.com. WSVN-TVSunbeam Television Corp. June 23, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
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