Jim Pitt was named the head coach for the Union University baseball program in July 2019. Pitt is in his third season at Union and has a 6-year college coaching record of 126-131.
During the 2020 season, Pitt led the Bulldogs to a 8-13 record before the remainder of the season was canceled due to COVID-19.
Pitt came to Union from the University of Pikeville where he spent the past eight seasons, the last four as head coach. In his four years as head coach, Pitt went 103-97 and became one of the winningest coaches in program history in that short time. He coached 19 all-conference players and 53 scholar-athlete award winners. In 2019, Pitt earned the Mid-South Conference Coaching for Significance Award and was the 2016 Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year. He was the first Pikeville baseball coach to earn Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year honors. In 2018, Pitt's team earned the highest male team GPA at Pikeville. Prior to his time at Pikeville, Pitt was the graduate assistant at Waldorf College.
Pitt graduated from Waldorf College with a bachelors degree in health and physical education. He earned his MBA degree in sports management in 2011. Pitt played two years of college baseball at Waldorf where he was named Midwest Collegiate Conference All-Conference. He played his freshman and sophomore seasons at Iowa Central Community College where he helped lead his team to back-to-back Junior College World Series appearances in 2003-04. In his team's 2003 runner-up finish, Pitt was named to the World Series All-Tournament team and set the World Series slugging percentage record. After his two years at ICCC, he received a scholarship to Lipscomb University.
Pitt is a graduate of Irondale High in Minnesota where he was an all-state baseball player. He is married to Erica, the head athletic trainer at Union. He is the son of Bill and Nancy Pitt.
Union Coaching Win/Loss Records (since 1968)
Year -- Head Coach -- Overall Record -- Conference Record
2022 -- Jim Pitt (145-154, .485; at UU 42-57, .424) -- 19-23 -- 12-14
2021 -- Jim Pitt -- 15-21 -- 13-20
2020 -- Jim Pitt -- 8-13 -- 3-6
2019 -- Lee Driggers (626-544-2, .534; at UU 93-151, .381) -- 16-32 -- 8-22
2018 -- Lee Driggers -- 17-32 -- 10-20
2017 -- Lee Driggers -- 33-20 -- 19-13
2016 -- Lee Driggers -- 20-28 -- 11-21
2015 -- Lee Driggers -- 7-39 -- 5-28
2014 -- Brent Fronabarger (273-203-2, .574) -- 13-35 -- 5-23
2013 -- Brent Fronabarger -- 13-34 -- 4-21
2012 -- Brent Fronabarger -- 39-19-1 -- 14-8-1
2011 -- Brent Fronabarger -- 38-17 -- 16-8
2010 -- Brent Fronabarger -- 42-17 -- 14-5
2009 -- Brent Fronabarger -- 37-19 -- 10-10
2008 -- Brent Fronabarger -- 25-16-1 -- 13-7-1
2007 -- Brent Fronabarger -- 33-18 -- 13-13
2006 -- Brent Fronabarger -- 33-28 -- 10-8
2005 -- Andy Rushing (580-362-2, .617) -- 29-28 -- 5-10
2004 -- Andy Rushing -- 31-22 -- 8-13
2003 -- Andy Rushing -- 35-19 -- 11-10
2002 -- Andy Rushing -- 44-20 -- 17-6
2001 -- Andy Rushing -- 34-23 -- 15-9
2000 -- Andy Rushing -- 43-15 -- 19-5
1999 -- Andy Rushing -- 35-21 -- 17-9
1998 -- Andy Rushing -- 42-20 -- 15-4
1997 -- Andy Rushing -- 31-27 -- 19-6
1996 -- Andy Rushing -- 33-21-1 -- 16-9-1
1995 -- Andy Rushing -- 33-28 -- 20-7
1994 -- Andy Rushing -- 30-18 -- 13-11
1993 -- Andy Rushing -- 29-20-1 -- 13-9
1992 -- Andy Rushing -- 33-21 -- 15-9
1991 -- Andy Rushing -- 36-15 -- 14-6
1990 -- Andy Rushing -- 35-18
1989 -- Andy Rushing -- 27-26 -- 14-9
1988 -- Bill Green (100-33, .752) -- 44-14 -- 25-6
1987 -- Bill Green -- 26-17--12-4
1986 -- Bill Green -- 30-12 -- 10-6
1985 -- Linn Stranak/David Blackstock (190-58, .766) -- 39-11 -- 10-3
1984 -- Linn Stranak/David Blackstock -- 29-11
1983 -- Linn Stranak/David Blackstock -- 49-12
1982 -- Linn Stranak/David Blackstock -- 40-10
1981 -- Linn Stranak/David Blackstock -- 34-14
1980 -- David Blackstock (98-112, .467) -- 30-14
1979 -- David Blackstock -- 15-20
1978 -- David Blackstock -- 13-18
1977 -- David Blackstock -- 10-17
1976 -- David Blackstock -- 18-21
1975 -- David Blackstock -- 12-22
1974 -- Danny Davis (18-24, .429) -- 18-24
1973 -- M.W. "Butch" McBroom (48-17, .738) -- 21-9
1972 -- M.W. "Butch" McBroom -- 27-8
1971 -- Bill Rozich (58-38, .604) -- 29-27
1970 -- Bill Rozich -- 29-11
1969 -- Bill Henry (24-7, .774) -- 24-7
1968 -- David Cundiff (10-11, .476). -- 10-11
