 Kittrell has led the Jaguars baseball program to more than 1,000 victories, numerous NCAA Tournament appearances and Sun Belt Conference championships.On July 15, 2010, it was announced that Mark Calvi, pitching coach at College World Series Champion University of South Carolina, would be Kittrell's assistant coach for the 2011 season, and take over as the new head coach in 2012.In 2011, alumnus David Freese was named the National League Championship Series MVP and World Series MVP.