There is one coach in Kentucky HS baseball history to reach the 1000 wins plateau -- Larry Gumm of Green County HS with 1006. As of May 2, 2013, PRP's Bill Miller has 997 wins and Harrison County's Mac Whitaker has 978 wins. The retired Madison Central coach, Don Richardson, has 952 wins. Next in line are Coach Krumpelbeck at CCH (858 wins) and Bob Mantooth at Apollo (854 wins).

 

Coaches Krumpelbeck and Mantooth are finishing their 37th seasons as head coaches this year.

 

CCH has games 9 remaining games on the regular season, so I will assume that he will win 10 more games this year. That would give him 868 wins at year end. CCH has won 33, 28, 25, 33, 27 games in the last five years, an average of 29 wins per season. At that pace, he would need a little more than four years to reach 1000. Will it happen?

 

Apollo has 11 games remaining on the regular season, so I will assume that he will win 10 more games this year. That would give him 864 wins at year end. Apollo has won 29, 26, 26, 26, and 33 games in the past five years, an average of 28 wins per season. At that pace, he also would need five full seasons to get the 1000 mark. Anyone think he will do it?

Anyone?

There is one coach in Kentucky HS baseball history to reach the 1000 wins plateau -- Larry Gumm of Green County HS with 1006. As of May 2, 2013, PRP's Bill Miller has 997 wins and Harrison County's Mac Whitaker has 978 wins. The retired Madison Central coach, Don Richardson, has 952 wins. Next in line are Coach Krumpelbeck at CCH (858 wins) and Bob Mantooth at Apollo (854 wins).

 

Coaches Krumpelbeck and Mantooth are finishing their 37th seasons as head coaches this year.

 

CCH has games 9 remaining games on the regular season, so I will assume that he will win 10 more games this year. That would give him 868 wins at year end. CCH has won 33, 28, 25, 33, 27 games in the last five years, an average of 29 wins per season. At that pace, he would need a little more than four years to reach 1000. Will it happen?

 

Apollo has 11 games remaining on the regular season, so I will assume that he will win 10 more games this year. That would give him 864 wins at year end. Apollo has won 29, 26, 26, 26, and 33 games in the past five years, an average of 28 wins per season. At that pace, he also would need five full seasons to get the 1000 mark. Anyone think he will do it?

 

37 years is a long time dedicating your time to do what they do. Best of Luck to all 4 of them as they work to 1,000.

How's this for a short answer:

I sure hope so.

It's good for the game, for the state, the schools, and for the legacy these coaches will leave behind.

I'm not familiar with Coach Mantooth; however, I do believe Coach Krumps

will hit the mark. He still enjoys coaching and teaching, so I think he'll be around for a while longer. He has done a very nice job with this year's team. CCH only had one returning starter and very little varsity experience, and have enjoyed a nice year. I've lost count, but I believe this will be around 35 straight years of 20 wins or more. Congrats to all of the coaches mentioned, those are incredible benchmarks of success.