Keith Madison

Lyle Keith Madison

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

• School Mississippi State University, Western Kentucky University
• High School Edmonson County High School

• Born October 24, 1951 in Brownsville, KY USA

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Biographical Information

Keith Madison pitched as high as AAA and then was a college coach.

Madison was signed by the Montréal Expos out of high school as an undrafted free agent. He split the summer of 1970 between the GCL Expos (2-0, 1.29 in 5 G) and the Watertown Expos (0-2, Sv, 8.64 in 18 G). In 1971, he was with Watertown (1-2, 2 Sv, 4.78 in 16 G) and briefly with the AAA Winnipeg Whips (0-3, 7.36 in 7 G, 16 BB in 22 IP). He injured his shoulder and was let go by the Expos. He signed with the Cincinnati Reds. In 1972, he had a 2.70 ERA and no decisions in 16 games for the Tampa Tarpons. Back with the same club in '73, he was 6-5 with 12 saves and a 3.29 ERA. He was 8th in the Florida State League with 43 pitching appearances and tied Leonard Yonkman for 4th in saves. Among Reds farmhands, he tied Rawly Eastwick for 4th in games pitched and was second in saves, two shy of Manny Sarmiento. In 1974, was with the Tarpons (2-0, Sv, 1.89 in 11 G) and Trois-Rivières Aigles (1-2, 4.61 in 23 G) before a knee injury ended his playing career. He had gone 12-14 with 16 saves and a 4.32 ERA in 139 minor league games. In 246 innings, he allowed 225 hits and 133 walks while whiffing 176.

Keith was coach at Lake Wales High School for two years then was graduate assistant at Mississippi State University. From 1979-2003, he was head coach at the University of Kentucky. He won 737 games at Kentucky. He coached Jim Leyritz, Terry Shumpert, Brandon Webb and Joe Blanton among others at Kentucky.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1979	University of Kentucky	29-18	13-11	SEC
1980	University of Kentucky	25-21	8-11
1981	University of Kentucky	38-17-1	13-9-1	SEC
1982	University of Kentucky	21-34	6-17
1983	University of Kentucky	31-14	6-11
1984	University of Kentucky	25-22	9-13
1985	University of Kentucky	28-24	10-13
1986	University of Kentucky	25-28	7-21
1987	University of Kentucky	40-15	16-11	SEC
1988	University of Kentucky	38-25	18-9	SEC / CWS Regionals
1989	University of Kentucky	28-25-1	10-17
1990	University of Kentucky	27-29	8-18
1991	University of Kentucky	41-20	13-12	SEC
1992	University of Kentucky	33-23	10-14
1993	University of Kentucky	38-23-1	14-14-1	SEC / CWS Regionals
1994	University of Kentucky	32-25	11-14	SEC
1995	University of Kentucky	29-32	10-19	SEC
1996	University of Kentucky	35-24	15-14	SEC
1997	University of Kentucky	20-34-1	10-20
1998	University of Kentucky	26-31	12-18	SEC
1999	University of Kentucky	25-32	13-17	SEC
2000	University of Kentucky	38-20-1	12-16-1	SEC
2001	University of Kentucky	22-34	7-23
2002	University of Kentucky	17-36	6-24
2003	University of Kentucky	24-32	9-20