Rich Witten
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1988 Danville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2008–2012 | Coastal Carolina |
| Position | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014 | Miami (FL) (Vol) |
| 2015–2017 | Winthrop (H/C) |
| 2018–2022 | VCU (H/IF/RC) |
| 2023–2026 | FIU |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2013 | UCF (DoBO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 98–126 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Richard Witten (born July 12, 1988) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who was the head baseball coach of the FIU Panthers. He played college baseball at Coastal Carolina.
Playing career
[edit]Witten attended Danville High School in Danville, Kentucky and played college baseball at Coastal Carolina.
Coaching career
[edit]Witten 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) (2023–2026) | |||||||||
| 2023 | FIU | 21–34 | 8–22 | T-9th | |||||
| 2024 | FIU | 27–30 | 11–13 | 6th | |||||
| 2025 | FIU | 31–27 | 13–13 | 6th | C-USA tournament | ||||
| 2026 | FIU | 19–35 | 10–20 | 10th | |||||
| FIU: | 98–126 | 42–68 | |||||||
| Total: | 98–126 | ||||||||
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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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- 1988 births
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers baseball players
- FIU Panthers baseball coaches
- Miami Hurricanes baseball coaches
- VCU Rams baseball coaches
- Winthrop Eagles baseball coaches
- Baseball players from Kentucky
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- People from Danville, Kentucky
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