Todd Whitting, Houston Cougars

Returning to his alma mater, Todd Whitting rejoined the University of Houston Cougars baseball program as its head coach on July 1, 2010.

Whitting became the eighth head coach in program history, bringing a solid resume as a coach and as a recruiter, roles he held for seven seasons at TCU and as an assistant at Houston from 1996 to 2003.Todd Whitting will embark on his eighth year as head coach at Houston in 2018.

During his career, he has been a part of programs that won 20 conference regular-season and tournament championships, competed in 16 NCAA Regionals, six NCAA Super Regionals and one NCAA College World Series.

He also worked closely with 85+ drafted in opening section. During his coaching career, Whitting has coached or signed six First Round draft picks and 16 Major Leaguers including eight at Houston.

2017 | HOUSTON HEAD COACH – ABCA South Central Regional Coach of the Year

For the second time in his seven years, Todd Whitting was tabbed the ABCA South Central Regional Coach of the Year.

Under head coach Todd Whitting, the Houston Cougars captured the American Athletic Conference regular-season title with a 15-9 league record and won the tournament title after going 4-0 in Clearwater, Fla., becoming the first team since 2000 to win both championships in the same year.

Whitting helped the Cougars notch their 14th 40+ win season in program history and third in the last four years with a 42-21 overall record.

Houston was rewarded for its strong play throughout the 2017 season by being named one of 16 schools to host an NCAA Regional at Schroeder Park. The hosting opportunity was the fourth time in program history and second in last three years for the Cougars.

Whitting coached junior Jake Scheiner (Junior, 3B/SS) to consensus All-American status, as he earned the postseason honor by all six publications/organizations. Scheiner became the first Cougar to be named a consensus All-American since Brad Lincoln in 2006.

Also under Whitting, Trey Cumbie was tabbed a First Team All-American by NCBWA and earned All-America honors by several other publications en route to being the first First Team All-American since Brad Lincoln in 2006.

Jake Scheiner was named the American Player of the Year and Trey Cumbie was tabbed the American Pitcher of the Year. For the first time in program history, the Cougars earned Player and Pitcher of the Year honors in the same season. The duo also earned First Team All-Region honors.