Mike Keehn
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1961 Kearney, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1983 | Kearney State College |
| 1983 | Tri-City Triplets |
| Position(s) | Shortstop |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1988 | Kansas City Kansas Community College (asst) |
| 1989–2008 | North Alabama (asst) |
| 2009–2022 | North Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 346–333–1 |
| Tournaments | Gulf South 10–11 A-SUN 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Mike Jeffrey Keehn is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. Keehn served as the head baseball coach of the North Alabama Lions (2009–2022).
Early life[edit]
Keehn attended Kearney High School in Kearney, Nebraska. Keehn then accepted a scholarship to attend Kearney State College. He played middle infield for the Lopers, where he was named an honorable mention NAIA All-American.[1] Keehn was drafted by the Texas Rangers, and spend the end of the 1983 season as a member of the Tri-City Triplets.
Coaching career[edit]
In 1985, Keehn was named an assistant coach at Kansas City Kansas Community College. In 1988, Keehn became an assistant at the University of North Alabama. In the fall of 2008, Keehn was named the Head coach of the North Alabama Lions baseball program. On April 8, 2018, Keehn got his 300th win at North Alabama.[2] Retired from coaching on 5/21/22.
Head coaching record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Alabama Lions (Gulf South Conference) (2009–2018) | |||||||||
| 2009 | North Alabama | 32–20 | 6–8 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2010 | North Alabama | 29–24 | 8–7 | 3rd (East) | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
| 2011 | North Alabama | 37–14 | 12–4 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2012 | North Alabama | 39–18 | 15–9 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | North Alabama | 28–21–1 | 16–10 | 4th | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
| 2014 | North Alabama | 26–27 | 14–16 | 8th | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
| 2015 | North Alabama | 27–16 | 15–14 | 8th | |||||
| 2016 | North Alabama | 25–22 | 15–19 | 8th | |||||
| 2017 | North Alabama | 34–19 | 21–12 | 3rd | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | North Alabama | 31–20 | 19–11 | 5th | Gulf South Tournament | ||||
| North Alabama: | 141-110 | ||||||||
| North Alabama Lions (ASUN Conference) (2019–2022) | |||||||||
| 2019 | North Alabama | 16–38 | 7–16 | 8th | |||||
| 2020 | North Alabama | 3–13 | Season canceled on March 12 due to Coronavirus pandemic[3] | ||||||
| 2021 | North Alabama | 7–40 | 6–15 | 5th (North) | |||||
| 2022 | North Alabama | 12–41 | 5–25 | 6th (West) | |||||
| North Alabama: | 346–333–1 | 18–56 | |||||||
| Total: | 346–333–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ "Nebraska at Kearney Individual Honors" (PDF). www.lopers.com. University of Nebraska at Kearney. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ Craig Thomas (April 8, 2018). "Mike Keehn gets win No. 300 as UNA baseball head coach". www.timesdaily.com. BLOX Content Management System. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 15, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- North Alabama Lions bio