Dizzy Peyton

Dizzy Peyton
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamNorthern Kentucky
ConferenceHorizon League
Record84–86 (.494)
Biographical details
Alma materNorthern Kentucky University
Playing career
2003Northern Kentucky
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2005–2021Northern Kentucky (Assistant)
2022–presentNorthern Kentucky
Head coaching record
Overall84–86 (.494)
Tournaments5–4 (Horizon)
0–2 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • Horizon League Coach of the Year (2024)

Dizzy Peyton[1] is an American college baseball coach, head coach of the NCAA Division I Horizon League's Northern Kentucky Norse. He was an assistant coach at Northern Kentucky from 2005 to 2021. Prior to coaching, Peyton played 1 season of college baseball at Northern Kentucky in 2003.

Coaching career

On June 8, 2021, Northern Kentucky announced that long-time assistant coach Dizzy Peyton had been named head coach of the Northern Kentucky Norse baseball team upon the retirement of Todd Asalon.[2]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northern Kentucky Norse (Horizon League) (2022–present)
2022 Northern Kentucky 19–35 11–17 6th Horizon League Tournament
2023 Northern Kentucky 30–27 17–13 3rd Horizon League Tournament
2024 Northern Kentucky 35–24 19–11 2nd NCAA Regional
Northern Kentucky: 84–86 (.494) 47–41 (.534)
Total: 84–86 (.494)

      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

References

  1. ^ "Coaches: Dizzy Peyton". nkunorse.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dizzy Peyton named head coach of Northern Kentucky Baseball". nkunorse.com. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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