Mike Keehn
Mike Jeffrey Keehn is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. Keehn is the head coach of the North Alabama Lions baseball team.
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | North Alabama |
Conference | A-SUN |
Record | 327–252–1 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Kearney, Nebraska November 8, 1961 |
Playing career | |
1981–1983 | Kearney State College |
1983 | Tri-City Triplets |
Position(s) | Shortstop |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1985–1988 | Kansas City Kansas Community College (asst) |
1989–2008 | North Alabama (asst) |
2009–present | North Alabama |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 327–252–1 |
Tournaments | Gulf South 10–11 A-SUN 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Early life
Keehn attended Kearney High School in Kearney, Nebraska. Keehn then accepted a scholarship to attend Kearney State College. He played middle infield for the Lopers, where he was named an honorable mention NAIA All-American.[1] Keehn was drafted by the Texas Rangers, and spend the end of the 1983 season as a member of the Tri-City Triplets.
Coaching career
In 1985, Keehn was named an assistant coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College. In 1988, Keehn became an assistant at the University of North Alabama. In the fall of 2008, Keehn was named the Head coach of the North Alabama Lions baseball program. On April 8, 2018, Keehn got his 300th win at North Alabama.[2]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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North Alabama Lions (Gulf South Conference) (2009–2018) | |||||||||
2009 | North Alabama | 32–20 | 6–8 | 5th (East) | |||||
2010 | North Alabama | 29–24 | 8–7 | 3rd (East) | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
2011 | North Alabama | 37–14 | 12–4 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2012 | North Alabama | 39–18 | 15–9 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2013 | North Alabama | 28–21–1 | 16–10 | 4th | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
2014 | North Alabama | 26–27 | 14–16 | 8th | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
2015 | North Alabama | 27–16 | 15–14 | 8th | |||||
2016 | North Alabama | 25–22 | 15–19 | 8th | |||||
2017 | North Alabama | 34–19 | 21–12 | 3rd | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
2018 | North Alabama | 31–20 | 19–11 | 5th | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
North Alabama Lions (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
2019 | North Alabama | 16–38 | 7–16 | 8th | |||||
2020 | North Alabama | 3–13 | Season canceled on March 12 due to Coronavirus pandemic[3] | ||||||
North Alabama: | 327–252–1 | 148–126 | |||||||
Total: | 327–252–1 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Nebraska at Kearney Individual Honors" (PDF). www.lopers.com. University of Nebraska at Kearney. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- Craig Thomas (April 8, 2018). "Mike Keehn gets win No. 300 as UNA baseball head coach". www.timesdaily.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 15, 2020.