Todd Whitting
Todd Ross Whitting (born June 13, 1972) is an American college baseball coach and former player who currently serves as the head coach of the Houston Cougars baseball team. Prior to his current position, Whitting served as associate head coach for the TCU Horned Frogs under Jim Schlossnagle, where the team made their first College World Series appearance.[2]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Houston |
Conference | The American |
Record | 326–229–1 |
Annual salary | $300,000[1] |
Biographical details | |
Born | Dalhart, Texas | June 13, 1972
Playing career | |
1991–1992 | Houston |
1993 | Navarro JC |
1994–1995 | Houston |
Position(s) | Second baseman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995–2003 | Houston (assistant) |
2004–2005 | TCU (assistant) |
2006–2010 | TCU (associate HC) |
2011–present | Houston |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 326–229–1 |
Tournaments | NCAA: 5–5 The American: 9–1 C-USA: 4–6 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Regional: 2014 American: 2015, 2017 American Tournament: 2014, 2017 | |
Awards | |
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Whitting spent all but one of the first 12 years of his adult life at Houston as a player or coach. From 1991 to 1995 (except for 1993, which was spent at Navarro Junior College), he played second base under Bragg Stockton and Rayner Noble. He graduated from Houston with a degree in kinesiology.[3] He served as an assistant at Houston under Noble until 2003, when he left for TCU.
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Whitting's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[4]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Houston Cougars (C-USA) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
2011 | Houston | 27–32 | 12–12 | t–4th | |||||
2012 | Houston | 18–35–1 | 5–18–1 | 8th | |||||
2013 | Houston | 36–22 | 13–11 | t–5th | |||||
Houston Cougars (The American) (2014–present) | |||||||||
2014 | Houston | 48–18 | 14–9 | t–3rd | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2015 | Houston | 43–20 | 16–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2016 | Houston | 36–23 | 11–12 | 5th | |||||
2017 | Houston | 42–21 | 15–9 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | Houston | 38–25 | 16–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2019 | Houston | 32–24 | 12–12 | T-4th | |||||
2020 | Houston | 6–9 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||||
Houston: | 326–229–1 | 114–99–1 | |||||||
Total: | 326–229-1 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Duarte, Joseph (2015-07-06). "New deal makes UH's Todd Whitting highest-paid baseball coach in AAC". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
- Campbell, Steve (2010-07-02). "Whitting returns to Houston dugout". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- "Todd Whitting Returns to Houston as Baseball Head Coach". Houston Cougars athletics. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
- "2013 Conference USA Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.