Larry_Lee_(baseball_coach)
Larry Patrick Lee (born December 12, 1959) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as the head coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team. He began this job prior to the 2003 season.[1]
Lee in 2011 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cal Poly |
| Conference | Big West |
| Record | 635–511–2 (.554) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1959-12-12) December 12, 1959 (age 64) San Luis Obispo, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1980 | Santa Barbara CC |
| 1981 | Orange Coast |
| 1982–1983 | Pepperdine |
| Position(s) | Second baseman Third baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1984–1985 | Cuesta (asst.) |
| 1986 | Cal Poly (asst.) |
| 1987–2002 | Cuesta |
| 2003–present | Cal Poly |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 460–241–3 (.656) (junior college) 635–511–2 (.554) (NCAA) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 3–6 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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After graduating from San Luis Obispo High School in 1979, Lee played at two junior colleges, Santa Barbara City College in 1980 and Orange Coast College and 1981, before using his final two years of eligibility at Pepperdine.[2] He then played briefly as a professional, appearing with the Class-A Utica Blue Sox in 1983.[1][3]
Lee coached for sixteen years at Cuesta College, a community college in San Luis Obispo, California. He was named head coach at Cal Poly, also in San Luis Obispo, to replace Ritch Price, the school's first Division I coach, with the official announcement of his introduction taking place on July 22, 2002.[4]
Lee built on Price's success with the Mustangs, earning the school's first invitation to the NCAA tournament in 2009. As of 2023, he has coached 13 All-Americans and 79 players who would later sign professional contracts.[1]
Lee and his wife, Liz, have a son and a daughter together. Their son, Brooks, played on the Cal Poly baseball team and was a first-round selection in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[5]
CCCAA
The table below shows Lee's record as a junior college head coach.[6]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuesta Cougars (Western State Conference) (1987–2002) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Cuesta | 20–14 | 13–11 | 2nd (North) | |||||
| 1988 | Cuesta | 22–18 | 13–11 | 4th (North) | |||||
| 1989 | Cuesta | 9–25 | 4–16 | 11th | |||||
| 1990 | Cuesta | 23–15–2 | 15–5 | T–1st | |||||
| 1991 | Cuesta | 24–14 | 14–6 | T–1st | |||||
| 1992 | Cuesta | 25–18 | 12–8 | 4th | CCCAA Semifinals | ||||
| 1993 | Cuesta | 18–19 | 17–13 | 4th | |||||
| 1994 | Cuesta | 36–14 | 19–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1995 | Cuesta | 20–23–1 | 12–14 | 4th (North) | |||||
| 1996 | Cuesta | 33–14 | 20–6 | 2nd (North) | |||||
| 1997 | Cuesta | 44–11 | 23–3 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1998 | Cuesta | 33–8 | 19–5 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Regional | ||||
| 1999 | Cuesta | 37–12 | 21–4 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Regional | ||||
| 2000 | Cuesta | 34–13 | 21–6 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Regional | ||||
| 2001 | Cuesta | 36–12 | 21–5 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2002 | Cuesta | 43–9 | 23–3 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Final Four | ||||
| Cuesta: | 460–241–3 (.656) | 267–119 (.692) | |||||||
| Total: | 460–241–3 (.656) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA
The table below shows Lee's record as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level.[7][8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Mustangs (Big West Conference) (2003–present) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Cal Poly | 27–28–1 | 9–12 | 4th | |||||
| 2004 | Cal Poly | 38–23–1 | 10–11 | T–4th | |||||
| 2005 | Cal Poly | 36–20 | 14–7 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2006 | Cal Poly | 29–27 | 10–11 | 4th | |||||
| 2007 | Cal Poly | 32–24 | 13–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2008 | Cal Poly | 24–32 | 8–16 | T–7th | |||||
| 2009 | Cal Poly | 37–21 | 14–10 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2010 | Cal Poly | 23–32 | 10–14 | T–5th | |||||
| 2011 | Cal Poly | 27–26 | 15–9 | 3rd | |||||
| 2012 | Cal Poly | 36–20 | 16–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 2013 | Cal Poly | 40–19 | 17–10 | T–2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Cal Poly | 47–12 | 19–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Cal Poly | 27–27 | 14–10 | 4th | |||||
| 2016 | Cal Poly | 32–25 | 12–12 | T–4th | |||||
| 2017 | Cal Poly | 28–28 | 16–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 2018 | Cal Poly | 30–27 | 15–9 | 2nd | |||||
| 2019 | Cal Poly | 28–28 | 17–7 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2020 | Cal Poly | 5–11 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Cal Poly | 31–25 | 21–19 | T-4th | |||||
| 2022 | Cal Poly | 37–21 | 22–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 2023 | Cal Poly | 21–35 | 11–19 | 8th | |||||
| Cal Poly: | 635–511–2 (.554) | 283–213 (.571) | |||||||
| Total: | 635–511–2 (.554) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "Baseball Coaching Staff". gopoly.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- Hastings, Jon (June 14, 1986). "Cuesta hires Lee as new field general". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. pp. 1B.
- "Larry Lee". baseball-reference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- Milne, Brian (July 23, 2002). "Poly Has a New Leeder". The San Luis Obispo Tribune. pp. C1.
- Baker, Dusty (March 19, 2021). "Father and son leading Cal Poly Baseball to elite level". KSBY.
- "Western State Conference Baseball Standings 1981-2013" (PDF). Western State Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- Big West 2017 Record Book, pp. 12-14