| 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 | |
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Keith Guttin is an Americancollege baseball coach who served as the head coach of theMissouri 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 the2003 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]
| 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 toCOVID-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 | |||||||||