Mike Keehn

Not to be confused with Mike Keen.
Mike Keehn
Biographical details
Born (1961-11-08) November 8, 1961 (age 63)
Kearney, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
1981–1983Kearney State College
1983Tri-City Triplets
Position(s)Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1988Kansas City Kansas Community College (asst)
1989–2008North Alabama (asst)
2009–2022North Alabama
Head coaching record
Overall346–333–1
TournamentsGulf 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

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

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

Statistics overview
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

      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. ^ "Nebraska at Kearney Individual Honors" (PDF). www.lopers.com. University of Nebraska at Kearney. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". Retrieved March 15, 2020.