In his 19th season with the Chancellors ... Has coached Chatsworth to 10 Los Angeles City title games, including the last five in a row ... Besides being selected national champions by three publications each in 2003 and 2004, his teams have been nationally ranked by different publications in 1990, 1998-2007 ... Has guided the Chancellors to five consecutive West Valley League championships ... His 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2007 teams won the league title undefeated (15-0 each) ... From 1994 to 2007, has failed to win the WVL title only once, a third-place finish in 2002 ... Many of his players have moved on to college or professional baseball ... Honors include national coach of the year by USA Today in 2003 and by National High School Coaches Assn. in 2004, California Coaches Assn. coach of the year in 2002, Cal-Hi Sports coach of the year in 2001, National High School Baseball Coaches Assn. Region 8 coach of the year in 2000 and 2007, Los Angeles Times coach of the year in 2000, 2001, and 2004, Los Angeles City coach of the year in 1990 and "Pinnacle of Success" coach of the year in 1990 ... Was a physical education instructor and baseball coach at Grant High in Van Nuys before coming to Chatsworth ... Graduated from Long Beach State ... Resides in Granada Hills with his wife Mary; son Shawn, a junior first baseman on the junior varsity baseball team at Chatsworth, and daughter Kellie. |
