Craig Keilitz is the Executive Director of the

American Baseball Coaches Association The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) is the world's largest amateur baseball coaching organization. It was founded in 1945 as the American Association of College Baseball Coaches. Now, the ABCA is composed of over 13,000 baseball coach ...

. Keilitz was named to his current position on Feb. 17, 2014 and took over as Executive Director on July 1, 2014. Keilitz previously served as vice president for athletics and athletic director (AD) at

High Point University High Point University is a private university in High Point, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university was founded as High Point College in 1924, and it became High Point University in October 1991. HPU of ...

. He was named AD on January 9, 2008 and named Vice President for Athletics on August 21, 2013. He previously worked at

Wake Forest University Wake Forest University is a private university, private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, North Carolina, Wake Forest, north of Rale ...

for 13 years and the

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as the NCAA compliance director. Since Keilitz has been athletic director, the

High Point Panthers The High Point Panthers are the 16 varsity athletic teams that represent High Point University (HPU) in High Point, North Carolina, United States. All of HPU's varsity teams compete at the NCAA Division I level. All sports except men's lacrosse ...

added men's and women's lacrosse and completed several athletic facility renovations, including a $2 million upgrade of HPU's

Millis Center The James H. and Jesse E. Millis Athletic and Convocation Center is a 1750-seat multi-purpose athletic and academic facility on the campus of High Point University (HPU) in High Point, North Carolina. The basis of the building is Alumni Hall, whic ...

and installation of Mondo 3NX turf in Vert Stadium. High Point University has broken ground on a new Athletic Performance Center that is set to open in 2014. Planning has been announced for a new basketball arena. Keilitz was named Executive Director of the American Baseball Coaches Association on Feb. 17, 2014, and will assume that position on July 1, 2014. Keilitz's father, Dave Keilitz, is former baseball coach and athletic director at

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. Dave became Executive Director of the ABCA in 1994 and announced his retirement in 2013, the position Craig Keilitz took in 2014.

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