The University of South Alabama received some sad news Tuesday afternoon in that head baseball coach Steve Kittrell is retiring at the end of the 2011 baseball season. Kittrell has given over 30 years of service to the Jaguar baseball program. He has over 1000 wins and since 1984 South Alabama has made 18 regionals which is top 20 in the nation and is more than Alabama or Auburn. He has coached the likes of Jon Lieber, Juan Pierre, Luis Gonzalez, Adam Lind among many other talented players who have gone on to play at the professional level. Coach Kittrell will surely be missed by many Jaguar fans who have come to watch him coach his favorite school.Kittrell has this to say at his press conference about his time at USA:
"It was a dream come true just to get this job. Coach [Eddie] Stanky built this program from scratch, and I was fortunate to play for him on his first team," he said. "To be able to come back and coach after him has been quite a thrill, quite a responsibility and an honor. The relationships you build with the players - and not just the ones who start and make it to the big leagues, but also those who have gone on to become lawyers, doctors, engineers and business people - have been rewarding." * courtesy of usajaguars.com
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