Steve Kittrell (born November 1, 1948) is an American

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coach. Most recently, he was the head baseball coach at

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. He owns a career record of 1052–644–1 in 25 seasons at South Alabama. He started his career as the head baseball coach at

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in Florida where he posted a 35–15 record in two seasons. From 1976 to 1978, he became the head baseball coach at University Military School in Mobile, Alabama, where he went 95–34. From 1979 to 1980, he coached at Enterprise State Junior College in Enterprise, Alabama, and had a two-season record of 52–30. In 1983, he coached at

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, posting a 33–19 record. Kittrell played baseball at South Alabama, and played one year in the

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organization, reaching Class-A Winter Haven. He became the 50th coach in NCAA baseball history to reach the 1,000-win plateau on February 23, 2009. He has led the Jaguars to 18 NCAA tournament appearances, including 10 Sun Belt Conference championships. He is a member of the South Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame. On June 25, 2010, Kittrell announced his plan to retire after the 2011 season. Kittrell was replaced by

Mark Calvi Mark Calvi (born November 5, 1969) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the South Alabama Jaguars baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season, 2012 season. Pl ...

, former pitching coach for the University of South Carolina.

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