Since arriving at Augsburg in 2003, Keith Bateman (Bethel ‘98) has been the architect of a revival of fortunes for the Augsburg baseball program, leading the team to multiple conference tournaments and championship games.

In his first season, Bateman took a team that had gone 18-53-2 in the previous two seasons and finished 16-22. Then in 2005, the Auggies finished 24-18 in qualifying for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference postseason playoffs for the first time in school history, where they finished second. Bateman was named MIAC Co-Coach of the Year in 2005 and would lead the Auggies back to the conference playoffs in 2010 and 2013.