MSU Athletics Hall of Fame
One of the most successful baseball coaches in NCAA history, Keith Guttin racked up 1,396 wins in 42 seasons from 1983 to 2024. Under Guttin, the Bears averaged 34 victories a year, racked up a dozen 40-win seasons and made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 2003 College World Series in Omaha.
Additionally, MSU won 20 conference titles under Guttin, while 140 Bears signed professional contracts, 21 of whom have advanced to the Major Leagues, with six first-round MLB draft picks. His players earned conference all-academic team honors 75 times with 12 Academic All-America selections in his tenure. He finished his career ranked second among active Division I head coaches and 12th all-time in career victories. He was named conference coach of the year 13 times and was selected as the American Baseball Coaches Association Division I Midwest Region Coach of the Year in both 1997 and 2003.
All told, Guttin spent 47 seasons as a part of the MSU baseball program as a player, assistant coach and head coach. He rejoined the program in 2024 as baseball's director of special projects.
