Rich Hill (baseball coach)
Richard Bradley Hill (born June 30, 1962)[1] is an American college baseball coach, head coach of the NCAA Division I West Coast Conference's San Diego Toreros since prior to the 1999 season. Prior to San Diego, Hill was the head coach of the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen from 1988–1993 and the San Francisco Dons from 1994–1998. He also managed the Chatham A's, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League from 1990 to 1993.[2] Hill's career head coaching record is 850–570–3, as of the end of the 2013 season.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | San Diego |
Conference | West Coast |
Record | 713–492–4 |
Biographical details | |
Alma mater | California Lutheran University |
Playing career | |
1981–1982 | San Diego State |
1983–1985 | Cal Lutheran |
Position(s) | Second baseman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1988–1993 | Cal Lutheran |
1994–1998 | San Francisco |
1999–present | San Diego |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1,045–716–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships (1992, 1993) 2 Division III College World Series Appearances (1992, 1993) 2 West Coast Conference West Division Regular Season Championships (2002, 2003) 4 West Coast Conference Regular Season Championships (2007, 2008, 2010, 2015) 4 West Coast Conference Championship Series Titles (2002, 2003, 2007, 2008) 1 West Coast Conference Tournament Title (2013) 8 NCAA Tournament Appearances (2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013) | |
Awards | |
1 Cape Cod Baseball League Manager of the Year Award (1992) 2 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the year Awards (1992, 1993) 2 ABCA West Region Coach of the Year Awards (1992, 1993) 2 California Lutheran Alumni Career Excellence Awards (1993, 1994) |
Prior to his coaching career, Hill played college baseball briefly at San Diego State before transferring to Cal Lutheran to finish his college career. He played one season of professional baseball (1985) with the Class-A Savannah Cardinals.[4][9]
Head coaching record
Below is a table of Hill's yearly records as an NAIA and NCAA head baseball coach.[5][6][7][8]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Cal Lutheran Kingsmen (NAIA) (1988–1991) | |||||||||
1988 | Cal Lutheran | 20–23 | |||||||
1989 | Cal Lutheran | 31–18 | |||||||
1990 | Cal Lutheran | 35–16 | District Champions | ||||||
1991 | Cal Lutheran | 32–8 | |||||||
Cal Lutheran Kingsmen (SCIAC (Division III)) (1992–1993) | |||||||||
1992 | Cal Lutheran | 43–6 | 20–1 | 1st | D-III Runner-Up | ||||
1993 | Cal Lutheran | 32–9 | 19–2 | 1st | D-III National Final | ||||
Cal Lutheran: | 193–80 | 39–3 | |||||||
San Francisco Dons (West Coast Conference) (1994–1998) | |||||||||
1994 | San Francisco | 22–33 | 9–21 | 6th | |||||
1995 | San Francisco | 24–35 | 11–17 | 5th | |||||
1996 | San Francisco | 30–25 | 15–13 | 4th | |||||
1997 | San Francisco | 29–27 | 17–11 | 3rd | |||||
1998 | San Francisco | 34–24 | 18–12 | t-3rd | |||||
San Francisco: | 139–144 | 70–74 | |||||||
San Diego Toreros (West Coast Conference) (1999–present) | |||||||||
1999 | San Diego | 28–27–1 | 13–16–1 | 3rd (West) | |||||
2000 | San Diego | 34–27–1 | 14–16 | 2nd (West) | |||||
2001 | San Diego | 35–21 | 20–10 | 2nd (West) | |||||
2002 | San Diego | 39–23 | 20–12 | 1st (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2003 | San Diego | 32–20 | 18–12 | 1st (West) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2004 | San Diego | 35–21 | 19–11 | 2nd (Coast) | |||||
2005 | San Diego | 30–27–1 | 16–14 | 2nd (Coast) | |||||
2006 | San Diego | 33–25 | 13–8 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2007 | San Diego | 43–18 | 18–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2008 | San Diego | 44–17 | 16–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2009 | San Diego | 29–25 | 11–10 | 5th | |||||
2010 | San Diego | 37–22 | 19–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2011 | San Diego | 22–31 | 11–10 | t-3rd | |||||
2012 | San Diego | 40–17 | 15–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2013 | San Diego | 37–25 | 15–9 | t-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2014 | San Diego | 34–20 | 16–11 | t-4th | |||||
2015 | San Diego | 33–22 | 19–8 | 1st | West Coast Tournament | ||||
2016 | San Diego | 27–29 | 13–14 | t-6th | |||||
2017 | San Diego | 35–18–1 | 18–9 | t-4th | |||||
2018 | San Diego | 23–32 | 12–15 | t-6th | |||||
2019 | San Diego | 32–21 | 14–13 | T-6th | |||||
2020 | San Diego | 11–4 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
San Diego: | 713–492–4 | 330–217–1 | |||||||
Total: | 1,045–716–4 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Rich Hill Minor League Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- Iacuessa, Mike (August 18, 1992). "Cape League Championship Series Earns Straight A's". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. p. 15.
- "Rich Hill #10". USDToreros.CSTV.com. San Diego Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- "Richard Hill". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- "CLU Baseball History". CLUSports.com. Cal Lutheran Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- "2012 San Diego Baseball Virtual Guide". San Diego Sports Information. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- "2012 West Coast Conference Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- "2012 WCC Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- Hiro, Brian (15 January 2011). "Shooting the Breeze: A Q&A with USD Baseball Coach Rich Hill". NCTimes.com. The North County Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 27 July 2012.