Mike Kinnison

James "Mike" Kinnison

• School Holmes Community College, Delta State University
• High School Benton Academy

• Born January 30, 1955

Biographical Information

Mike Kinnison has coached one national champion.

Kinnison hit .343 in 1978, when Delta State finished second at the 1978 Division II College World Series. He coached at Lee Academy (1979-1981), Jackson Prep (1982-1992) and Madison Central (1993), going 292-83 as a high school coach. From 1994-1996, he was an assistant at Delta State, then became head coach in 1997. He went 590-166 after 13 years, taking the team to the 2001 Division II College World Series, 2002 Division II College World Series, 2004 Division II College World Series and 2005 Division II College World Series. In 2004, Delta State won it all for the first time ever, giving Kinnison National Coach of the Year honors. He has coached Jud Thigpen, Dusty Hughes and Brent Leach.

Source: Delta State bio Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1997	Delta State University	36-20	12-4	Gulf South
1998	Delta State University	39-12	12-5	Gulf South
1999	Delta State University	41-12	11-3	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2000	Delta State University	48-12	13-3	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2001	Delta State University	50-11	19-2	Gulf South / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
2002	Delta State University	50-8	20-2	Gulf South / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
2003	Delta State University	52-10	28-4	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2004	Delta State University	54-11	19-3	Gulf South / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
2005	Delta State University	52-10	19-4	Gulf South / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
2006	Delta State University	37-17	20-4	Gulf South
2007	Delta State University	45-16	16-5	Gulf South Division II Regionals
2008	Delta State University	48-11	17-1	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2009	Delta State University	38-16	18-3	Gulf South
2010	Delta State University	34-16-1	13-7	Gulf South
2011	Delta State University	30-19	14-6	Gulf South
2012	Delta State University	49-15	17-6	Gulf South / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
2013	Delta State University	44-11-1	19-4-1	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2014	Delta State University	38-13	24-5	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2015	Delta State University	25-18	15-10	Gulf South
2016	Delta State University	42-17	25-10	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2017	Delta State University	45-13	25-8	Gulf South / Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
2018	Delta State University	42-11	23-5	Gulf South / Division II Regionals
2019	Delta State University	42-14	20-9	Gulf South / Division II Regionals / Division II Super Regionals