Randy Dunnett is a product of Belmont University where he played intercollegiate baseball and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. From those days at Belmont University he began a successful career as a professional baseball player. He first signed a contract with the Cook County Cheetahs, a minor league baseball team where he played in 1999 and 2000. During that second year, in 2000 he started his career as a coach and private instructor, which he has been continues to do to this day.