Warren Turner (college)

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Warren Turner

  • Born ~1943

Biographical Information[edit]

Warren Turner was a longtime baseball coach.

Turner coached in the Joplin school system for eleven years, including the last five as assistant football and basketball coach at Parkwood High School. He was head baseball coach at Missouri Southern State University from 1977 to 2007 and won 852 games (losing 720) during that span. His teams were runner-up at the 1978 NAIA College World Series and the 1991 Division II College World Series, and among his players were big leaguer Ken Grundt. He also took the school to the 1986 NAIA College World Series, 1987 NAIA College World Series and 1992 Division II College World Series. He was assistant football coach at MSSU from 1976-1985 and was business manager for Team USA in 1998.

Sources: MIAA,

Year-by-Year Coaching Record[edit]

Year School Overall Record Conference Record Notes
1977 Missouri Southern State College 15-29 1-9
1978 Missouri Southern State College 24-16 NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1979 Missouri Southern State College 29-24 NAIA District Tournaments
1980 Missouri Southern State College 29-30 NAIA District Tournaments
1981 Missouri Southern State College 31-26 NAIA District Tournaments
1982 Missouri Southern State College 23-24
1983 Missouri Southern State College 15-24 NAIA District Tournaments
1984 Missouri Southern State College 22-22 NAIA District Tournaments
1985 Missouri Southern State College 33-25 4-2 NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1986 Missouri Southern State College 36-27 NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1987 Missouri Southern State College 38-22 NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1988 Missouri Southern State College 23-26 NAIA District Tournaments
1989 Missouri Southern State College 36-22 NAIA District Tournaments
1990 Missouri Southern State College 25-15 13-1 Division II Regionals
1991 Missouri Southern State College 48-13 13-2 Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1992 Missouri Southern State College 44-13 10-2 Division II Regionals Division II CWS
1993 Missouri Southern State College 19-21-1 11-6-1
1994 Missouri Southern State College 31-17 12-3
1995 Missouri Southern State College 43-13 17-3 Division II Regionals
1996 Missouri Southern State College 32-23 12-6
1997 Missouri Southern State College 27-23-1 12-10
1998 Missouri Southern State College 21-20 12-8
1999 Missouri Southern State College 11-32 5-16
2000 Missouri Southern State College 32-23-1 17-11
2001 Missouri Southern State College 36-20 21-7 MIAA / Division II Regionals
2002 Missouri Southern State College 29-20 17-9 MIAA
2003 Missouri Southern State College 27-23 15-15
2004 Missouri Southern State University 20-28 10-17
2005 Missouri Southern State University 24-28 15-15
2006 Missouri Southern State University 11-39 6-24
2007 Missouri Southern State University 18-32 11-24
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