Marty Slimak
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cal Lutheran |
| Conference | SCIAC |
| Record | 746–358–8 |
| Playing career | |
| 1973–1974 | College of the Canyons |
| 1975–1976 | UC Santa Barbara |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–present | Cal Lutheran |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 746–358–8 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Marty Slimak has been the head coach of the baseball team at California Lutheran University since 1994 when he replaced Rich Hill. During his tenure, he has guided the university to twelve conference championships, thirteen regional appearances, four World Series appearances and as of 2017, one NCAA Division III national championship. He has set a record for the most victories in school history.[1][2] He is the winningest coach in CLU history and received his 700th win during his 25th season in 2018. Slimak has seen thirteen of his players drafted to the Majors. His playing days date to the 1970s when he played for former USC skipper Mike Gillespie at College of the Canyons. He also played football at the school before spending one season as a tight end on the UTEP Miners football team.[3][4] Slimak then played two years for Dave Gorrie at UC Santa Barbara, where he earned his bachelor's degree. He earned his master's degree at Cal Lutheran in 1996.[5] A Los Angeles native, he attended St. Genevieve High School.[3]
After serving as a top assistant under head coach Rich Hill at Cal Lutheran, Slimak was named head coach in July 1993 after Hill was hired at San Francisco.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cal Lutheran's Slimak Selected as National Coach of the Year". July 7, 2017.
- ^ "Recruiting Column: Interview with Cal Lutheran baseball coach Marty Slimak". June 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Lassen, David (July 14, 1993). "Slimak is new CLU coach (II)". Thousand Oaks News Chronicle. p. 24. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hiserman, Mike (July 14, 1993). "Slimak Will Try to Make Name for Himself as CLU Coach : College baseball: He replaces Hill, who built Cal Lutheran into a Division III power, then took Division I job". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "California Lutheran University".
- ^ Lassen, David (July 14, 1993). "Slimak is new CLU coach (I)". Thousand Oaks News Chronicle. p. 23. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Living people
- California Lutheran University faculty
- Cal Lutheran Kingsmen baseball coaches
- UTEP Miners football players
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball players
- College of the Canyons Cougars baseball players
- College of the Canyons Cougars football players
- Baseball coaches from California
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles