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conference wins mark, and he is 14 wins shy of the 700 career wins to– tal with an overall coaching record

THE RICH HILL FILE

Personal

of 686-456-3.

1-------------- Wife: Lori Children: Robbie (17), Lindsey (14)

Under his leadership San Diego has averaged 33 wins per season, including winning a then school record 39 games in 2002, a year in which Hill was honored by his peers as the wee Coach of the Year. Hill became one of the young– est coaches in collegiate history to reach 500 career victories in 2003, taking USO into postseason play and a second consecutive NCAA Regional appearance. Scheduling the nation's top com– petition, Hill owns a 309-219-3 (.585) overall record as San Diego's manager. In turn, Hill has brought the school national notoriety, earn– ing a No. 4 national ranking by Collegiate Baseball, its highest in school history. Following a 35-21 season in 2004, seven of Hill's eight graduating seniors signed professional con– tracts. That same season a record 1 O USO players were recognized as AII -WCC performers, with five play– ers being selected in the ' 04 MLB First Year Player Draft. This past June six more Toreros were drafted and signed by Major League clubs. The 46-year-old Hill is a proven winner. He has a record of success in each of his three head coaching stops - first at his alma mater Cal Lutheran. In his first head coaching job as the manager at Cal Lu, he won 83% of his games during his final three seasons (1991-93). Hill led Cal Lutheran to a record of 194- 76 (.719) over six seasons, includ– ing two World Series appearances. His 1990 team won the first-ever district championship in school

Education College: Cal Lutheran, 1985 (B.A. Physical Education) Graduate: Cal Lutheran, 1988 (M.S. Education) Coaching Career Cal Lutheran (1988-93) San Francisco (1994-98) San Diego (1999-present)

Coachin Honors WCC Coach of the Year, 2002, 07, 08)

The Hill Family (l-r): Robbie, Lindsey, Lori, Rich

Hill's Year-by-Year Coaching Records Year School Record

Conference

Cal Lutheran Cal Lutheran Cal Lutheran Cal Lutheran Cal Lutheran Cal Lutheran San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco

21-21 31-18 35-16

13-11 6th (NAIA Dist. 3) 16-8 3rd (NAIA Dist. 3) 12-8 1st (NAIA Dist 3) 10-3 1st (NAIA Dist. 3)

1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 200S 2006 2007 2008

32-8 43-6 32-7

20-1 1st (SCIAe)

19-2 1st (West Region)

22-33 24-35 30-25 29-27 34-24 35-21 39-23 32-30 35-21 30-27 33-25 43-18 44-17

9-21 (6th WCC) 11-17 (5th WCC) 15-13 (4th WCC) 17-11 (3rd WCC) 18-12 (T-3rd wee)

13-1 6-1 (3rd WCC Coast) 14-1 6 (3rdWCCCoast) 20-1 o (2nd wee West) 18-12 (1st West/ 1st wee) 18-12 (1st West/ 1st wee) 19-11 (2nd wee Coast) 16-14 (2nd WCC Coast)

28-27-1 34-27-1

San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego

13-8 (3rd WCC) 18-3 (1st WCC) 16-5 (1st WeC)

Career atUSD atUSF at Cal Lu Career

Years

Overall

Conference 235-160-1

353-236-3

10

139-144 194-76

70-74 90-33

5 6

686-456-3

339-227-1

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