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.
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. In his second season, the Bulldogs won their first SoCon Tournament since 2010, earning an NCAA Regional berth, where they finished 1–2.
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See also List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
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