Rich Witten

Last updated
Rich Witten
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team FIU
Conference Conference USA
Record21–34
Biographical details
Born (1988-07-12) July 12, 1988 (age 36)
Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
2008–2012 Coastal Carolina
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014 Miami (FL) (Vol)
2015–2017 Winthrop (H/C)
2018–2022 VCU (H/IF/RC)
2023–present FIU
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2013 UCF (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.

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Playing career

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

Coaching career

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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
FIU Panthers (Conference USA)(2023–present)
2023 FIU 21–348–22T-9th
2024 FIU 27–3011–136th
FIU:48–6419–35
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

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References

  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.