Beitia was named Director of Softball Operations in August 2023.
His coaching career began at California State University Sacramento. The Hornets were ranked as high as number two nationally in his last year there. The following year he began a six-year stint at The University of Oklahoma, first as an Assistant Coach and then as the Head Coach of the Sooners. In his final season at OU, they were ranked as high as number three nationally. Next stop would be Knoxville after The University of Tennessee offered him the Head Coaching position of the Lady Vols.
Beitia has been to the Women’s College World Series five times, with one National Championship, one runner-up and one third-place finish.He has also been Head Coach of the Spanish National Team, coached in the National Professional Fastpitch League on five occasions, and traveled worldwide with Back Softball, an organization whose mission was to get Softball reinstated on the Olympic program.
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