Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Houston |
Conference | Big 12 |
Record | 444–338–1 (.568) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Dalhart, Texas, U.S. | June 13, 1972
Playing career | |
1991–1992 | Houston |
1993 | Navarro College |
1994–1995 | Houston |
Position(s) | Second baseman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996–2003 | Houston (assistant) |
2004–2005 | TCU (assistant) |
2006–2010 | TCU (associate HC) |
2011–present | Houston |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 444–338–1 (.568) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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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. [1]
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 College), he played second base under Bragg Stockton and Rayner Noble. He graduated from Houston with a degree in kinesiology. [2] He served as an assistant at Houston under Noble until 2003, when he left for TCU.
Below is a table of Whitting's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [3]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Houston Cougars (Conference 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 (American Athletic Conference)(2014–2023) | |||||||||
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 | T–1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | Houston | 38–25 | 16–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2019 | Houston | 32–24 | 12–12 | T–4th | |||||
2020 | Houston | 6–9 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||||
2021 | Houston | 19–34 | 7–21 | 7th | |||||
2022 | Houston | 37–24 | 13–11 | 3rd | |||||
2023 | Houston | 36–23 | 17–6 | 2nd | |||||
Houston: | 444–338–1 (.568) | 151–137–1 (.524) | |||||||
Houston Cougars (Big 12 Conference)(2024–present) | |||||||||
2024 | Houston | 26–28 | 7–21 | 12th | |||||
Houston: | 444–338–1 (.568) | 7–21 (.250) | |||||||
Total: | 444–338–1 (.568) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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