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including two World Series appearances. His 1990 team won the first-ever district championship in school history. His 1992 squad posted a 43-6 record before falling a couple of outs shy of the NCAA Division Ill title, while the 1993 team finished first in theWestern Region with a 32-7 record.Under Hill'sguidance, the Kingsmen knocked off Division I opponents such as USC, Pepperdine, San Diego State, UC Santa Barbara and Cal State North ridge. During his six seasons at Cal Lutheran, 92 percent of his players received their degrees Hill was hired by The University of San Francisco in 1994, taking the Dons from the WCC cellar to a 34-win season in his final year in 1998. During a five-year coaching stint at San Francisco (1994-1998), Hill posted three consecutive winning seasons, including a school best 18 wins in the West Coast Conference in 1998 as the Dons finished tied with USO for third place in the WCC. Over his final three seasons there, Hill guided USF to upper division finishes in the WCC; and posted three straight winning seasons, including two campaigns of 30 or more victories. Hill's track record boasts record-breaking

Rich Hill's Coaching Highliphts • No. 1among active WCC coaches in career (642) and league (219) victories as well as wins per season (32.1) • 17 winning seasons in 20 years as a head coach • Over 600 career victories (642-437-3) • Has averaged 34 wins per season at USO since 2000 • Back-to-back West Coast Conference Championships 2002-2003 and the wee crown again in 2007. • wee Coach of the Year 2002, 2001 • Four NCAA Regional teams at USO in past six seasons • Eight players, including seven graduating seniors sign pro contracts following the 2004 season • Inducted into the Cal Lutheran Hall ofFame (2005)

seasons for wins in a single season at Cal Lu (43), USO (39) and Chatham in Cape League (35). In addition to his collegiate coaching positions, Hill was head coach for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League between 1990-93, winning the league title in 1992 with a franchise record of 35-11 .He has twice been recognized as the ABCA West Region Coach of the Year (1992, 1993); was the 1992 Cape Cod Baseball League "Manager of the Year"; was twice named the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1992, 1993); and twice was the recipient of the California Lutheran Alumni Career Excellence Award (1993, 1994). Hill's assistants have gone on to successful careers in baseball, including five earning head coaching positions,and two with administrative positions with Major League clubs. Hill has made his mark off the field as well. He has been an advisor for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He started

an innovative peer-mentoring program with his USF team. Dons players and coaching staff volunteered at the nearby Hamilton Community Center, reading stories and playing games with homeless children. Furthermore, Hill is a speaker and clinician at various conventions and camps throughout the region. Hill earned his Bachelor of Arts degree (Physical Education) in 1984 from California Lutheran University. After playing one season with the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 1985 (Single A affiliate in Savannah, Georgia), he returned to his alma mater where he earned his Master of Science degree in Education in 1988.Rich and his wife, Lori,live in San Diego with their

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Vear Conference ~~~==~--~=~~~=~== School Record

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

21-21 31-18 35-16

Cal Lutheran Cal Lutheran

1988 1989

1990 Cal Lutheran

32-8 43-6 32-7

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

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

20-1 1st (SCIAC)

19-2 1st (West Region)

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

22-33 24-35 30-25 29-27

two children, Robbie (16) and Lindsey (13).

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

34-24 28-27-1 34-27-1

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

35-21 39-23 32-30 35-21 30-27 33-25 43-18

13-8 (3rd WCC) 18-3 (1st WCC)

Years

Conference 219-155-1

Career atUSD atUSF at Cal Lu

Overall

309-219-3

9 5 6

70-74 90-33

139-144

194-76

642-439-3

323-222-1

Career

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

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