Steve Kittrell was named the head coach of the Badgers softball program on December 4, 2017. Kittrell built a career record of 1052–644–1 (.620) in 25 seasons as the head baseball coach at the University of South Alabama (USA) from 1984 to 2011 following one season as the Badger head baseball coach in 1983.

Kittrell began his coaching career as the head baseball coach at Niceville (Fla.) High School where he posted a 35–15 record in two seasons. From 1976 to 1978, he served as the head baseball coach at University Military School (UMS) in Mobile where he went 95–34. Kittrell coached at Enterprise (Ala.) State Junior College from 1979 to 1980 with a record of 52–30 before taking the reins of the Spring Hill baseball team for one season in 1983, posting a 33–19 record.

Kittrell played baseball at USA and later played one season in the Boston Red Sox organization, reaching Class-A Winter Haven.
 
On February 23, 2009, Kittrell became only the 50^th coach in NCAA baseball history to reach the 1,000-win plateau and he led the Jaguars to 18 NCAA tournament appearances, including 10 Sun Belt Conference championships.
 
A member of the USA Athletic Hall of Fame, Kittrell announced his retirement from the Jaguars program on June 25, 2010 effective after the 2011 season.

Kittrell's Career Record (Softball Only)

Season	Overall	Conference
2018	23-14	18-1 SIAC West
2019	30-21	17-2 SIAC Champions/NCAA DII South Region Tournament
2020	8-7	4-0 SIAC West (Covid Shutdown)
2021	14-12	0-0 SIAC West (Covid Shutdown)
2022	27-17	16-3 SIAC West (SIAC Runner-Up)

Spring Hill College (4 season: 102-71; 55-6 Conference)