Career
Most recently, he was the head baseball coach at South Alabama. He owns a career record of 1022–616–1 in 25 seasons at South Alabama. He started his career as the head baseball coach at Niceville High School in Florida where he posted a 35–15 record in two seasons.
From 1976 to 1978, he became the head baseball coach at UMS Preparatory School in Alabama, where he went 95–34.
From 1979 to 1980, he coached at Enterprise State Community College in Enterprise, Alabama, and had a two-season record of 52–30. In 1983, he coached at Spring Hill, posting a 33–19 record.
Kittrell played baseball at South Alabama, and played on year in the Boston Red Sox organization, reaching Class-A Winter Haven. He has led the Jaguars to 18 National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament appearances, including 10 Sun Belt Conference championships.
On June 25, 2010, Kittrell announced his plan to retire after the 2011 season.
Kittrell was replaced by Mark Calvi, former pitching coach for the University of South Carolina.
