Kyle Meadows is entering his fifth season as an assistant coach for the SWOSU baseball team. In 2017, he will coach SWOSU’s outfielders and hitters while also serving as the Bulldogs recruiting coordinator.
In 2016, Meadows was an assistant as the Bulldog Baseball team reached new heights by winning the Great American Conference regular season championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II Central Region Championships. SWOSU won an NCAA era record 34 games and had eight players earn All-GAC recognition.
Under Meadows direction, SWOSU’s offense with an on-base percentage of .379 and 343 runs scored while ranking third in the GAC with 304 RBIs. Three of his players earned first team all-conference honors while outfielders Korbin Polston and Jacob Spring also added all-region recognition. Polston and designated hitter Zach Barton were both named Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans as well.
In 2014, Meadows assisted with a Bulldog team that finished 25-23 and tied for fourth in the GAC at 16-14 to earn a third straight trip to the conference tournament. The Bulldogs ranked sixth in the GAC with a .279 team batting average behind Second Team All-GAC shortstop Dalton Daniels, who had 63 hits while batting .354.
During the 2012 season, SWOSU hit .304 as a team, ranking third in the Great American Conference, and finished with a .384 on-base percentage. The Bulldogs completed the season 31-16, placing second in the GAC with a 21-9 conference mark.
Meadows finished his college career at SWOSU in 2012 after playing two seasons for the Bulldogs. He finished his career with a 1.000 fielding percentage and he lead the team in stolen bases during his two years. He was a member of a nationally-ranked team in 2011 as the Bulldogs were ranked as high as 24th in the nation. Meadows has been to the postseason every year as a Bulldog and the team has finished at least third in the conference each season.
Prior to coming to SWOSU, Meadows played two years at Wharton County Junior College from 2008-10. While playing for Wharton, Meadows led the team in batting average, RBIs and total bases and he was named the team MVP after his sophomore year.
A Houston, Texas, native, Meadows graduated from Hargrave High School and he holds two degrees from SWOSU, most recently earning his master’s degree in Sports Management in 2016.
