Mike Littlewood

Mike Littlewood
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team BYU
Conference West Coast
Record 157–115
Biographical details
Born 1966 (age 51–52)
Playing career
1985–1988 BYU
1988 Beloit Brewers
Position(s) Third baseman / Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1996 Salt Lake City (UT) Alta
1996–2012 Dixie State
2013–present BYU
Head coaching record
Overall 157–115
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2× WCC regular season (2016, 2017)
  • WCC tournament (2017)

Michael Rory Littlewood is an American college baseball coach currently serving as head coach of the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference's BYU Cougars. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3][4]

Playing career

Littlewood was a third baseman at BYU, earning All-Conference as both a junior and senior. He was drafted in the 27th round of the 1988 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers and played one season at Class-A Beloit Brewers.[1]

Coaching career

Shortly after his playing career ended, Littlewood accepted the head coaching position at Alta High School in Sandy, Utah. He remained for three seasons before moving to Dixie State, then a junior college in St. George, Utah. Under Littlewood, the Red Storm won 563 games, won one national championship, made four appearances in the National Junior College World Series, and claimed eight league titles. Littlewood was named National JUCO Coach of the Year in 2004.[1] Dixie State transitioned to the Division II level under Littlewood in 2007. Littlewood also served during this time as an NCAA basketball referee, working three NCAA Sweet 16s and two Elite 8s.[3]

After being a finalist for the BYU head coaching position in 2000, when Vance Law earned the job, Littlewood was hired at BYU prior to the 2013 season. In his first season, the Cougars tied for second in the West Coast Conference and qualified for the first WCC Tournament.[2]

Head coaching record

This table shows Littlewood's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
BYU (West Coast Conference) (2013–present)
2013 BYU 32–2115–9T-2ndWCC Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2014 BYU 22–3112–157th
2015 BYU 28-2516-11T-3rdWCC Tournament[lower-alpha 2]
2016 BYU 37-1718-9T-1stWCC Tournament[lower-alpha 3]
2017 BYU 38-2120-7T-1stNCAA Stanford Regionals
BYU: 157–115 (.577)81–51 (.614)
Total:D1: 157–115 (.577)

      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

  1. ↑ The top four finishers in the nine team WCC qualified for the tournament in 2013.
  2. ↑ The top four finishers in the nine team WCC qualified for the tournament in 2015.
  3. ↑ The top four finishers in the nine team WCC qualified for the tournament in 2016.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mike Littlewood Staff Bio". BYU Cougars. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Dick Harmon (May 27, 2013). "BYU baseball coach Mike Littlewood got Cougars close to NCAA postseason". Deseret News. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Jason Franchuk (June 28, 2012). "Littlewood gives up moonlighting gig to go full-time at alma mater". Daily Herald. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Andy Griffin (June 28, 2012). "BYU hires Littlewood for baseball post; Search is on for new Dixie State skipper". stgnews.com. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
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