HEAD COACH BRAD HILL Under Hill’s guidance, a number of Central Missouri players earned national acclaim. He has seen 22 of his players earn All-America distinction as a first, second or third team selection, including 10 first-team honorees. Hill coached at least two All-Americans in eight of his nine seasons at Central, including four each in 2001 and 2002. He has coached one National Player of the Year in 2001 recipient, Chris Umphres, and back-to-back national defensive players of the year (Chris Curry in 2000 and Umphres in 2001). Hill has also helped five individuals earn Central Region Player and Pitcher of the Year accolades, including the last three Players of the Year. His influence extends off the field as well, as four players have earned Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. The Mules dominated the Mid-American Athletic Association (MIAA) during Hill’s tenure, winning eight conference titles and posting a 198-17 (.921) league mark. The seven-time conference coach of the year coached six league most valuable players, two freshmen of the year and one pitcher of the year. In all, 43 players earned First Team All-MIAA honors under Hill. In each of his last six seasons, Central Missouri led the MIAA in batting average, earned run average and fielding percentage. In 2003, the Mules not only led the league in all three categories, but also ranked in the top 10 nationally in the NCAA. CMSU ranked second in Division II in batting average (.363), fourth in scoring (9.7 runs/game), seventh in ERA (3.14) and 10th in fielding percentage (.968). Before heading to Central Missouri in 1995, Hill was an assistant coach at the University of Kansas for four seasons under his college coach, Dave Bingham. As the Jayhawks’ hitting coach and recruiting coordinator from 1991-94, he helped Kansas to a 144-92 overall record and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, including the school’s first and only trip to the College World Series in 1993. The 1993 team broke school records for most hits, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases in a single-season. Of note, the Jayhawks posted a 107 record against the Wildcats during Hill’s tenure in Lawrence. Prior to joining the Kansas coaching staff, Hill was the head coach at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan., for three seasons from 1988-90, compiling an 83-50 overall record. His 1989 squad posted a school-record 34 wins, while in 1990 the Dragons registered the highest winning percentage in school history with a 32-9 mark. Hill graduated from Emporia State in 1985 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in health and physical education. He was a four-time NAIA All-America selection for Bingham and the Hornets from 1981-84. Hill capped off his stellar four-year career by helping ESU to the 1984 NAIA College World Series. For his efforts, he was named a second team All-American and the ESU Student-Athlete of the Year. A 1993 inductee into the ESU Athletic Hall of Honor, Hill still owns a majority of the Hornets’ career offensive marks, including games played (244), at-bats (809), hits (302), runs scored (241), RBIs (264), doubles (71) and home runs (47). Following his collegiate playing career, Hill spent four seasons in the Texas Rangers’ minor league system before entering the coaching profession. A native of Galva, Kan., Hill is a 1980 graduate of Canton-Galva High School where he was a three-sport athlete. Hill and his wife, Crystal, have three children: sons Skylar Southards and Harrison, and daughter Shelby Lynne.
HILL YEAR BY YEAR Year 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
School Hutchinson CC Hutchinson CC Hutchinson CC Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Central Missouri State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State
Position Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach
Rec. 17-23 34-18 32-9 31-28 25-28 45-18 40-18 49-10 40-12 39-13 39-8 43-10 50-13 53-10 54-8 51-7 26-30 30-25 31-20-2 34-24 29-29 43-18-1 37-22 36-25 27-31 45-19
League Finish
5th (11-13)/Big 8 T6th (8-16)/Big 8 2nd (17-9)/Big 8 3rd (17-9)/Big 8 1st (15-1)/MIAA 1st (16-2)/MIAA 1st (17-2)/MIAA 1st (20-2)/MIAA 2nd (20-1)/MIAA 1st (29-1)/MIAA 1st (26-3)/MIAA 1st (28-3)/MIAA 1st (27-2)/MIAA 10th (4-23)/Big 12 10th (8-19)/Big 12 9th (8-17-2)/Big 12 8th (10-16)/Big 12 t6th (11-16)/Big 12 4th (14-11-1)/Big 12 3rd (14-12)/Big 12 6th (12-14)/Big 12 t8th(7-17)/Big 12 1st (16-8)/Big 12
Postseason
Mideast Regional Champion, CWS (8th) Atlantic II Regional Central Region Champions, CWS (3rd) Central Region Participant Central Region Champions, CWS (T5th) Central Region Champions, CWS (T7th) Central Region Participant Central Region Champions, CWS (T5th) Central Region Champions, CWS (2nd) Central Region Champions, CWS (3rd) Central Region Champions, Nat. Champs
Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship Title Game NCAA Regional (Rice Regional Finalist) NCAA Regional (Fayetteville Regional) NCAA Regional (Fullerton Regional) Big 12 Championship NCAA Super Regional (Corvallis)
Overall Coaching Record: 983-476-3/26 years Overall Head Coaching Record: 756-334-3/19 years (NCAA Division I and II) Record at Hutchinson Community College: 83-50/3 years Record as assistant at Kansas: 144-92/4 years Record at Central Missouri State: 418-91/9 years Record at Kansas State: 338-243-3/10 years
HILL’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Sixth among active coaches with a .693 winning percentage at four-year colleges • Led K-State to school record 45 wins in 2013 and the program’s first NCAA Super Regional • Led K-State to its first Big 12 championship in 2013 • Led K-State to a then-school record 43 wins in 2009 and the program’s first ever NCAA Regional • Led K-State to three straight NCAA Regionals from 2009-11 • Coached K-State relief pitcher Daniel Edwards to third-team All-American honors, the school’s first All-American since 1999 • Tutored RHP A.J. Morris to consensus All-American honors in 2009 and OF Nick Martini to second team honors in 2010 • Coached Jared King and Ross Kivett to All-American honors in 2013, becoming first K-State teammates to be All-Americans in same season • Six Freshman All-Americans (Last: Jake Matthys, 2013) • 2003 NCAA Division II National Championship • Two Trips to the NCAA Division II National Championship Game • Seven Trips to the NCAA Division II College World Series • Seven NCAA Central Region Championships • Nine Consecutive Trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament • Eight Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Championships) • One NCAA Division II Player of the Year (Chris Umphres, First Base, 2001) • Two NCAA Division II Defensive Players of the Year (Chris Curry, Second Base, 2000; Chris Umphres, First Base, 2001) • 36 All-American selections (17 first team, 10 second team and nine third team) between Central Missouri St. and K-State • Six CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (2 at K-State: Brett Scott, 2007, 2008; Jason King, 2011) • Five NCAA Central Region Players of the Year (1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003) • Five NCAA Central Region Pitchers of the Year (1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002) • 43 First Team All-MIAA Conference Selections, 23 All-Big 12 Selections (First/Second Team) and 18 All-Big 12 Honorable Mentions • Six MIAA Most Valuable Players (1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003) • Two MIAA Freshman of the Year (1998, 2003)
HILL’S COACHING HONORS • Two-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2009, 2013) • Two-time American Baseball Coaches’ Association (ABCA) Midwest Region Coach of the Year (2009, 2013) • Winningest Head Coach in Central Missouri State history (418) • 2003 NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year • Seven-time Central Region Coach of the Year (1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) • Seven-time Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003) • Two-time Missouri/Illinois Area College Coach of the Year by the Greater St. Louis Area Baseball Scouts Association (1998, 2001) • 2003 College Coach of the Year by the Greater Midwest Professional Baseball Scouts Association • Inducted into the Central Missouri State Hall of Fame in 2009
HILL’S PLAYING HONORS • Guided Emporia State to a 155-91 (.630) record from 1981-84, capped by an appearance in the 1984 NAIA College World Series • Inducted into the Emporia State Athletic Hall of Honor in 1993 • Four-time All-American (first team in 1981, honorable mention in 1982 and 1983 and second team in 1984)
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