{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Russell Triplett | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | current_title = Head coach | current_team = The Citadel | current_conference = Southern | current_record = 67–52 | contract = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | player_years1 = 2000–2004 | player_team1 = Clemson | player_positions = | coach_years1 = 2006<br>2007–2010<br>2011–2024<br>2025–Present | coach_team1 = Clemson (Asst.)<br>USC Upstate (Asst.)<br>Newberry<br>The Citadel | admin_years = | admin_teams = | overall_record = 514–349–1 | tournament_record = | championships = *2x SAC Regular Season (2019,2023) *SAC Tournament (2023) *SoCon Tournament (2026) | awards = | coaching_records = | CBASEHOF_year = }} '''Russell Triplett''' is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team. He led his first season in that position in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. He previously served as head coach at Newberry from 2011 through 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citadelsports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/russell-triplett/1766|title=Russell Triplett|publisher=The Citadel Bulldogs|access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newberrywolves.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/russell-triplett/890|title=Russell Triplett|publisher=Newberry Wolves|access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.live5news.com/2024/06/19/citadel-hires-newberrys-russell-triplett-new-head-baseball-coach/|publisher=WCSC-TV|location=Charleston, South Carolina|title=The Citadel hires Newberry's Russell Triplett as new head baseball coach|date=June 19, 2024|access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/citadel/citadel-baseball-coach-russell-triplett-former-clemson-player/article_be032ffa-2e54-11ef-8275-5b84cc7e07af.html|newspaper=Post and Courier|location=Charleston, South Carolina|date=June 19, 2024|author=Andrew Miller|title=The Citadel hires ex-Clemson standout as new baseball coach|access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newberryobserver.com/sports/71719/russell-triplett-leaves-newberry-college-after-14-seasons-for-the-citadel|newspaper=The Newberry Observer|location=Newberry, South Carolina|date=June 21, 2024|title=Russell Triplett leaves Newberry College after 14 seasons for The Citadel|author=Greg Hollis|access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref>
==Playing career== Triplett was a utility player for Clemson, helping the Tigers to the 2002 College World Series. He hit .312 over 222 games for his career. He then playing two seasons in the New York Mets organization.
==Coaching career== After ending his playing career, Triplett served one season as a volunteer assistant coach at Clemson, helping the Tigers to the 2006 College World Series. He then served four seasons at USC Upstate as an assistant. In 2011, Triplett was named head coach at Newberry, where he remained for 14 years. Triplett led the Wolves to 2 conference championships and 2 NCAA Tournament appearances.
In his first season with the Bulldogs, he led The Citadel to a 30-win season for the first time since 2013 and one win from a share of the SoCon title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/citadel/the-citadel-baseball-southern-conference-russell-triplett/article_2e5db7f0-9264-4d5b-abb3-d65708a43daf.html|newspaper=Post and Courier|location=Charleston, South Carolina|date=May 17, 2025|access-date=May 20, 2025|title=The Citadel's first 30-win season in a decade earns the Bulldogs a No. 3 seed at SoCon Tournament|author=Andrew Miller}}</ref> In his second season, the Bulldogs won their first SoCon Tournament since 2010, earning an NCAA Regional berth, where they finished 1–2.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/citadel/the-citadel-baseball-atlanta-regional-oklahoma-game-2/article_9d53aff1-6b12-4677-9941-912facf19791.html|newspaper=Post and Courier|author=Andrew Miller|title=The Citadel’s season comes to an end after loss to Oklahoma in Atlanta Regional|date=May 31, 2026|access-date=June 1, 2026}}</ref>
==Head coaching record== {{CBB yearly record start | type = coach | conference = | postseason = }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Newberry Wolves | conference= South Atlantic Conference | startyear = 2011 | endyear = 2024 }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2011 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 24–28 | conference = 13–13 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2012 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 20–31 | conference = 12–15 | confstanding = 6th | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2013 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 29–22 | conference = 13–12 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2013 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 29–22 | conference = 13–12 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2014 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 30–20 | conference = 17–13 | confstanding = 4th | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2015 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 34–18 | conference = 21–8 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2016 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 33–19–1 | conference = 13–11 | confstanding = T–4th | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2017 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 32–21 | conference = 16–8 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2018 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 25–23 | conference = 13–14 | confstanding = T–5th | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = conference | season = 2019 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 41–16 | conference = 21–3 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2020 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 18–6 | conference = 7–2 | confstanding = | postseason = Season Cancelled }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2021 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 25–15 | conference = 19–9 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2022 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 38–13 | conference = 19–5 | confstanding = 2nd | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = confboth | season = 2023 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 43–15 | conference = 19–4 | confstanding = 1st | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2024 | name = Newberry Wolves | overall = 26–28 | conference = 18–12 | confstanding = T–3rd | postseason = SAC Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = Newberry | overall = 447–297–1 | confrecord = 234–141 }} {{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = The Citadel Bulldogs | conference= Southern Conference | startyear = 2025 | endyear = }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = | season = 2025 | name = The Citadel | overall = 31–26 | conference = 12–9 | confstanding = 3rd | postseason = SoCon Tournament }} {{CBB yearly record entry | championship = conference tournament | season = 2026 | name = The Citadel | overall = 36–26 | conference = 11–10 | confstanding = 5th | postseason = NCAA Regional }} {{CBB yearly record subtotal | name = The Citadel | overall = 67–52 | confrecord = 23–19 }} {{CBB yearly record end | overall = 514–349–1 }}
==See also== *List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
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