Larry Lee (baseball)

Larry Lee
	Lee in 2011
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Cal Poly
Conference	Big West
Record	670–533–2 (.557)
Biographical details
Born	December 12, 1959 (age 65); 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); 670–533–2 (.557) (NCAA)
Tournaments	NCAA: 3–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3× WSC (1990, 1991, 1994); 6× WSC North Division (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002); Big West (2014);
Awards
	8× WSC Coach of the Year (1990, 1994, 1997–2002); Big West Coach of the Year (2014);

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]

Playing career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Personal life

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]

Head coaching record

CCCAA

The table below shows Lee's record as a junior college head coach.^[6]

Statistics overview
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)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

NCAA

The table below shows Lee's record as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level.^[7]^[8]

Statistics overview
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
2024	Cal Poly	35–22	20–10	T-3rd
Cal Poly:		670–533–2 (.557)	303–223 (.576)
Total:		670–533–2 (.557)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "NCAA Statistics".
^ Big West 2017 Record Book, pp. 12-14

[profile-1] "Baseball Coaching Staff". gopoly.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[2] Hastings, Jon (June 14, 1986). "Cuesta hires Lee as new field general". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. pp. 1B.

[bbr-3] "Larry Lee". baseball-reference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[4] Milne, Brian (July 23, 2002). "Poly Has a New Leeder". The San Luis Obispo Tribune. pp. C1.

[5] Baker, Dusty (March 19, 2021). "Father and son leading Cal Poly Baseball to elite level". KSBY.

[6] "Western State Conference Baseball Standings 1981-2013" (PDF). Western State Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[NCAA-7] "NCAA Statistics".

[8] Big West 2017 Record Book, pp. 12-14

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