Karl Kuhn (baseball)

Karl Kuhn
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamCharleston Southern
ConferenceBig South
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Gainesville, Florida
Playing career
1987–1989Valencia Community College
1990Florida
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992Buchholz H. S. (P)
1993Valencia (P)
1994–1996Charleston Southern (P)
1997–2003Little Rock (P)
2004–2019Virginia (P)
2020–2022Radford
2023–2024Charleston Southern (P)
2025–presentCharleston Southern
Head coaching record
Overall47–64
TournamentsNCAA: 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

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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

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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

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Statistics overview
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

      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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Karl Kuhn Named Head Coach of Charleston Southern Baseball" (Press release). Charleston Southern Buccaneers. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Doug Doughty (August 22, 2019). "Radford makes it official by hiring Karl Kuhn as new baseball coach". www.roanoke.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Mark Berman (June 3, 2022). "Karl Kuhn resigns as Radford University baseball coach". www.roanoke.com. Roanoke Times. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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