The second all-time winningest coach in KHSAA baseball history is calling it a career.
Covington Catholic baseball coach Bill Krumpelbeck announced he’s retiring, the school released on Friday.
He’ll end his 48-year career in Park Hills with 1,149 wins, 22 district titles, nine region championships and a state championship in 2002, the last Northern Kentucky team to win a baseball state title.
Krumpelbeck also taught biology at the school for 46 years.
“Few individuals have shaped the spirit of Covington Catholic the way Coach Krumpelbeck has,” said Athletic Director Tony Bacigalupo in a press release. “For nearly five decades, he has modeled what it means to be committed—not just to a sport, but to a school, its mission, and its young men. His loyalty, humility, and passion have left a lasting mark on this community that will be felt for generations to come.”
The Colonels are coming off a 21-12 season, finishing runner-up in the 35th District and losing in the first round of the Ninth Region tournament to eventual champion Highlands. CovCath won nine regional titles from 1985-2005, but have had a regional title drought since that time.
