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Rich Witten

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Rich Witten
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamFIU
ConferenceConference USA
Record21–34
Biographical details
Born (1988-07-12) July 12, 1988 (age 36)
Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
2008–2012Coastal Carolina
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014Miami (FL) (Vol)
2015–2017Winthrop (H/C)
2018–2022VCU (H/IF/RC)
2023–presentFIU
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2013UCF (DoBO)
Head coaching record
Overall48–64
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Richard Witten (born July 12, 1988) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the FIU Panthers. He played college baseball at Coastal Carolina.

Playing career

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Witten attended Danville High School in Danville, Kentucky and played college baseball at Coastal Carolina.

Coaching career

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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

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
FIU Panthers (Conference USA) (2023–present)
2023 FIU 21–34 8–22 T-9th
2024 FIU 27–30 11–13 6th
FIU: 48–64 19–35
Total: 48–64

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Riginos Announces Hiring of Former Big South Standout Rich Witten As Assistant Coach". www.winthropeagles.com. Winthrop University. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "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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