Bretton Richardson
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Alcorn State |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 41–108 |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Florida A&M |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1997 | Tallahassee (FL) Lincoln (asst) |
| 1998–1999 | Florida A&M (GA) |
| 2000–2010 | Florida A&M (asst) |
| 2011 | Florida A&M (Interim HC) |
| 2013–2015 | Florida A&M (asst) |
| 2016–present | Alcorn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–148 |
| Tournaments |
MEAC 0–2 SWAC 2–4 NCAA: 0–0 |
Bretton Richardson is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Richardson is the head coach of the Alcorn State Braves baseball team.
Early life
Richardson attended Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida. Richardson then accepted a scholarship to attend Florida A&M University. He caught for the Rattlers, who won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in 1990, 1991 & 1992.[1]
Coaching career
Richardson spent four seasons as an assistant baseball coach at Lincoln High School. In 1998, he joined the Florida A&M staff as a graduate assistant. In 2000, he was promoted to a full-time assistant for the Rattlers.
On May 17, 2018, Florida A&M fired head coach Robert Lucas and placed Richardson in charge of the day-to-day operations. On September 16, 2010, Richardson was named the interim head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers.[2] He led the Rattlers to a 17–40 record and a return to the MEAC Tournament.
On August 19, 2015, Richardson was named the head baseball coach at Alcorn State University.[3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M Rattlers (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2011) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Florida A&M | 17–40 | 6–12 | 6th | MEAC Tournament | ||||
| Florida A&M: | 17–40 | 6–12 | |||||||
| Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2016–present) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Alcorn State | 16–36 | 10–13 | 3rd (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Alcorn State | 12–33 | 7–17 | 4th (East) | SWAC Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Alcorn State | 13–39 | 7–17 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 2019 | Alcorn State | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Alcorn State: | 41–108 | 24–47 | |||||||
| Total: | 58–148 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ↑ "Brett Richardson". www.famuathletics.com. Florida A&M University. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Richardson named interim head baseball coach". www.famuathletics.com. Florida A&M University. September 16, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ↑ Jordan Culver (August 19, 2015). "FAMU assistant Brett Richardson headed to Alcorn State". www.tallahassee.com. The USA Today Network. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube
- Florida A&M Rattlers bio
- Alcorn State Braves bio