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| Augie Garrido | |
|---|---|
| Name | Augie Garrido |
| Birth date | July 6, 1939 |
| Birth place | Vallejo, California, United States |
| Death date | March 15, 2018 |
| Death place | Newport Beach, California, United States |
| Occupation | Baseball coach |
| Years active | 1969–2016 |
| Known for | College baseball coaching |
Augie Garrido was an American college baseball coach who built programs at multiple institutions and won five NCAA Division I College World Series championships, becoming one of the most successful figures in NCAA Division I Baseball Championship history. Over a career spanning five decades, he influenced players and coaches across Major League Baseball organizations, Pacific-10 Conference programs, and College World Series tournaments, shaping coaching practices that resonated through Big 12 Conference and Big West Conference schools. Garrido's tenure included long associations with prominent programs and coaching trees that linked to Texas Longhorns baseball, Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball, and postseason rivalries with teams from University of Southern California, Louisiana State University, and Florida State University.
Garrido was born in Vallejo, California and raised amid Northern California communities that included ties to San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento. He attended high school in a region where local athletics interfaced with programs at University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and Santa Clara University, later playing college baseball at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and briefly in minor league organizations associated with Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Pirates farm systems. As a player he experienced Pacific Coast baseball circuits that overlapped with Pacific Coast League teams and summer leagues connected to Cape Cod Baseball League traditions, encountering coaches and scouts who would later work for New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres. These playing experiences informed his understanding of roster construction, player development, and scouting that he would later apply against rivals like Arizona State Sun Devils baseball and USC Trojans baseball.
Garrido began his collegiate coaching career at smaller institutions before rising to prominence through success at Cal State Fullerton and University of Texas at Austin. Early head coaching stops involved programs comparable to St. Mary's College of California and coaching positions that interfaced with California State University, Long Beach athletics. His breakthrough at Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball produced national championships that thrust him into contests with programs such as Miami Hurricanes baseball, Arizona Wildcats baseball, and Florida Gators baseball. Garrido later moved to University of Texas at Austin where his Texas Longhorns captured national titles and he coached against North Carolina Tar Heels baseball, Louisiana State University Tigers baseball, and University of Miami (FL) squads in College World Series play. Over the decades his staff produced a coaching tree that linked to assistant and head coaches taking posts at Oregon State Beavers baseball, Vanderbilt Commodores baseball, Cal Poly Mustangs baseball, and UC Irvine Anteaters baseball, while former players progressed to Major League Baseball clubs including Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, and Houston Astros. His career saw adaptations to rule changes instituted by NCAA Baseball Rules Committee and postseason formats coordinated with ESPN and NCAA Tournament organizers.
Garrido emphasized mental preparation, situational play, and player accountability in ways that influenced coaching approaches across college athletics institutions and professional scouting departments. His emphasis on pitching depth and defensive fundamentals put his teams in contests against power-oriented offenses fielded by University of Southern California Trojans baseball and Arizona State Sun Devils baseball, while his recruiting practices connected regional pipelines from Southern California and Texas to national recruiting networks involving National High School Baseball Coaches Association contacts and Area Code Games showcases. Garrido's legacy includes mentorship of coaches who later led programs at University of Oklahoma, Texas A&M University, University of California, Los Angeles, and University of Florida, and his methods informed analytics conversations among Baseball Writers' Association of America members and Major League Baseball front offices. He is credited with cultivating competitive cultures that endured at Cal State Fullerton and Texas, contributing to ongoing rivalries with LSU Tigers baseball and Florida State Seminoles baseball in postseason play.
Garrido married and raised a family while maintaining residences in Orange County, California and Austin, Texas during different phases of his career. He engaged with community organizations and alumni networks tied to Cal State Fullerton and University of Texas at Austin, participating in events alongside university presidents, athletic directors, and booster organizations associated with NCAA institutions. In later years he confronted health issues and spent time in medical care in facilities connected to regional hospitals in Orange County, California and the Greater Los Angeles area.
Garrido's honors include multiple College World Series championships, NCAA national coach of the year recognitions, and induction into halls of fame that celebrate contributions to college baseball such as the National College Baseball Hall of Fame and institutional honors at Cal State Fullerton and University of Texas at Austin. He received awards from coaching associations including the American Baseball Coaches Association and was celebrated at ceremonies featuring college presidents, athletic directors, and former players who advanced to Major League Baseball. His five national championships positioned him among coaching legends alongside figures associated with programs like LSU Tigers baseball and USC Trojans baseball in historical rankings of NCAA Division I Baseball Championship success.
Category:College baseball coaches Category:1939 births Category:2018 deaths