Karl Kuhn (baseball)
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Charleston Southern |
| Conference | Big South |
| Record | 0–0 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) Gainesville, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1987–1989 | Valencia Community College |
| 1990 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1992 | Buchholz H. S. (P) |
| 1993 | Valencia (P) |
| 1994–1996 | Charleston Southern (P) |
| 1997–2003 | Little Rock (P) |
| 2004–2019 | Virginia (P) |
| 2020–2022 | Radford |
| 2023–2024 | Charleston Southern (P) |
| 2025–present | Charleston Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 47–64 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Karl Kuhn is an American college baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head coach for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, having been promoted to the position in June 2024 after serving as the pitching coach the last 2 seasons.[1] Kuhn played college baseball at Valencia Community College from 1987 to 1989 and at the University of Florida in 1990 for head coach Joe Arnold. He then served as the head coach of the Radford Highlanders (2020–2022).
Playing career
[edit]Kuhn attended Buchholz High School in Gainesville, Florida. He then enrolled at Valencia Community College, to play college baseball for the Matadors. After three years at Valencia, Kuhn played his final college season playing at the University of Florida.
Coaching career
[edit]On August 22, 2019, Kuhn was named the head baseball coach at Radford University.[2] On June 3, 2022, Kuhn resigned as the head coach of the Highlanders amidst an investigation by the university's human resources department.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (2020–2022) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Radford | 9–8 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Radford | 23–23 | 17–19 | 5th | |||||
| 2022 | Radford | 15–33 | 8–15 | 10th | |||||
| Radford: | 47–64 | 25–34 | |||||||
| Charleston Southern Buccaneers (Big South Conference) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Charleston Southern | ||||||||
| Radford: | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 47–64 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Karl Kuhn Named Head Coach of Charleston Southern Baseball" (Press release). Charleston Southern Buccaneers. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Doug Doughty (August 22, 2019). "Radford makes it official by hiring Karl Kuhn as new baseball coach". www.roanoke.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Mark Berman (June 3, 2022). "Karl Kuhn resigns as Radford University baseball coach". www.roanoke.com. Roanoke Times. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Karl Kuhn at The Baseball Cube
- Radford Highlanders bio
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