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David Esquer Sport(s) College baseball Current position Title Head Coach Team University of California, Berkeley Conference Pacific-12 Conference Biographical details Born April 13, 1965 Playing career Stanford Position(s) SS Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1991-1996
1997-1999
2000-presentStanford (asst.)
Pepperdine (asst.)
CaliforniaAccomplishments and honors Awards Pac-10 Coach of the Year: 2001
NCAA Coach of the Year: 2011David Charles Esquer (born April 13, 1965) is the head coach of the California Golden Bears baseball team.
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Early life
Esquer attended Palma High School in Salinas, California where he played basketball, football, and baseball. Esquer was team captain and MVP of the baseball team and was named his high school's athlete of the year.[1] He attended Stanford University, where he was the shortstop on Stanford's 1987 College World Series national championship team and was named to the All-Tournament Team.[1]
Playing career
After graduating from Stanford with a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in sociology in 1987, Esquer played three seasons in the minor league organizations of the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, and Milwaukee Brewers.[2]
Coaching career
In 1991, Esquer was hired by his college coach Mark Marquess as an assistant coach. In 1996, he was hired as an assistant coach of Pepperdine University's baseball team, handling recruiting, hitting instruction, infield coaching, and third base coach duties.[1]
In 1999, Esquer was hired as head baseball coach at Cal. Through the 2010 season, Esquer has a career record of 316-290-2 (.521), has led the Bears to NCAA Regionals in 2001, 2008, and 2010, and was named Pacific-10 Conference coach of the year in 2001.[1] In 2011, Esquer led the Bears back to their first College World Series appearance since 1992 and was named national baseball coach of the year by the National College Baseball Writers Association.[3]
Personal life
Esquer and his wife Lynn, a former assistant clinical professor in psychology, live in Moraga with their two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Player Bio: David Esquer". calbears.com. http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/esquer_david00.html. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ "David Esquer Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=esquer001dav. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ FitzGerald, Tom (June 21, 2011). "Cal baseball coach David Esquer wins national honor". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F06%2F21%2FSPG91K0MPN.DTL&tsp=1. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
California Golden Bears head baseball coaches Cohen (1897) • Cochran (1898) • Joseph Corbett (1899) • George Van Haltern (1900) • No coach (1901–1906) • Bob McCarthey (1907–1908) • W. Z. Zeb Smith (1909–1910) • James Schaeffer (1911–1915) • Carl Zamloch (1916–1917) • Clair Goodwin (1918) • Carl Zamloch (1919–1929) • Clint Evans (1930–1954) • George Wolfman (1955–1973) • Jackie Jensen (1974–1977) • Bob Milano (1978–1999) • David Esquer (2000– )
Current head baseball coaches of the Pacific-12 Conference Andy Lopez (Arizona) • Tim Esmay (Arizona State) • David Esquer (California) • George Horton (Oregon) • Pat Casey (Oregon State) • Mark Marquess (Stanford) • John Savage (UCLA) • Frank Cruz (USC) • Bill Kinneberg (Utah) • Lindsay Meggs (Washington) • Donnie Marbut (Washington State)
Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- California Golden Bears baseball coaches
- Stanford Cardinal baseball coaches
- Stanford Cardinal baseball players
- People from Salinas, California
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