Episode 72: Keith Madison

Published: March 9, 2020, 10 a.m.

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In this episode of Linch with a Leader, Mike sits down with legendary college baseball coach Keith Madison.\\xa0While serving as the head coach of the University of Kentucky for 25 seasons, Coach Madison accumulated 737 wins before retiring in 2003.\\xa0 His incredible coaching achievements led to his being inducted into three prestigious\\xa0Hall of Fames:\\xa0 University of Kentucky Athletic,\\xa0 Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches\\xa0 and the\\xa0American Baseball Coaches Association.\\xa0 In\\xa0\\xa02013 Madison was awarded the prestigious Lefty Gomez Award for his contributions to amateur baseball.

Since 2006, Madison has served with Christian mission organization, SCORE International, and has helped to lead hundreds of baseball players and coaches on dozens of short term baseball mission trips to the\\xa0Dominican Republic.

Madison is also the publisher of baseball magazine, Inside Pitch. Inside Pitch is the official magazine of the\\xa0American Baseball Coaches Association.\\xa0 Coach Madison and his wife Sharon still reside in Kentucky.

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