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David Esquer

American college baseball coach

Summary

American college baseball coach

Field	Value
name	David Esquer
image	David Esquer (41521292084) (cropped).jpg
caption	Esquer with Stanford in 2018
current_title	Head coach
current_team	Stanford
current_conference	ACC
current_record
birth_date
player_team1	Stanford
player_years1	1984–1987
player_positions	Shortstop
coach_years1	1991–1996
coach_team1	Stanford (asst.)
coach_years2	1997–1999
coach_team2	Pepperdine (asst.)
coach_years3	2000–2017
coach_team3	California
coach_years4	2018–present
coach_team4	Stanford
overall_record
tournament_record	NCAA: 35–26
championships	*3x Pac-12 regular season (2018, 2022, 2023)

Pac-12 tournament (2022)
4x NCAA Regional (2019, 2021–2023)
4× Pac-10/12 Coach of the Year (2001, 2018, 2022, 2023)
NCBWA Coach of the Year (2011)

David Charles Esquer (born April 13, 1965) is an American college baseball coach. He is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team. He previously served as head coach of the California Golden Bears baseball team from 2000–2017.

Early life and education

Esquer attended Palma High School in Salinas, California where he played basketball, football, and baseball. Esquer was team captain and MVP of the baseball team and was named his high school's athlete of the year.{{cite web

Professional playing career

After graduating from Stanford with a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in sociology in 1987, Esquer played three seasons in the minor league organizations of the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, and Milwaukee Brewers.{{cite web

Coaching career

In 1991, Esquer returned to Stanford to become an assistant coach at Stanford under Marquess. After six seasons at Stanford, from 1997 to 1999, Esquer was an assistant coach at Pepperdine handling recruiting, hitting instruction, infield coaching, and third base coach duties.

Beginning in the 2000 season, Esquer was hired as head baseball coach at Cal. In 18 seasons with the Golden Bears, Esquer recorded a record of 525–467–2 (.529), and led the Bears to NCAA Regionals in 2001, 2008, 2010, and 2015, and was named Pacific-10 Conference coach of the year in 2001. In 2011, Esquer led the Bears back to their first College World Series appearance since 1992 and was named national baseball coach of the year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.{{cite news |url-status=live |access-date=May 5, 2018

On June 16, 2017, Esquer stepped down from his position at Cal to accept the head baseball coaching position at Stanford, his alma mater.

Head coaching record

The following is a table of Esquer's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

Personal life

Esquer and his wife Lynn have two children, Gabrielle and Xavier.

References

"David Esquer". Stanford Cardinal.
(June 16, 2017). "David Esquer Steps Down As Head Baseball Coach". Cal Athletics.
(June 16, 2017). "Welcome Home: David Esquer named Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball". Stanford Athletics.
"2012 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference.
"2012 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Standings". Jeremy Mills.
"2013 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Standings". Jeremy Mills.

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