Augie Garrido to be inducted into National College Baseball Hall of Fame

University of Texas head baseball coach Augie Garrido will solidify a remarkable college coaching career with an induction into the 2016 National College Baseball Hall of Fame. The hall announced Garrido’s election, along with two other coaches and four players, on Thursday.

Garrido has been coaching since 1969 and his coaching resume is as impressive as it gets. He’s the only coach in college baseball history to win more than 1900 games and he’s the first coach in college baseball to lead teams from two different schools to national titles (Cal State Fullerton and Texas). 15 of his baseball teams have made the College World Series and he has won five national championships in four different decades (1979, 1984, 1995, 2002, 2005).

Garrido replaced legendary Texas coach Cliff Gustafson in 1997 and has won two national championships with the Longhorns since.

As a player, Garrido played for Fresno State and appeared in the 1959 College World Series.

2016 National College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees

Robert Braddy

Jackson State University,

1973-2000 Coach

Matt Desalvo

Marietta College

1999-2003 Pitcher

JD Drew

Florida State

1995-19997 Outfield

Augie Garrido

SF State/Cal Poly/Cal State Fullerton/Illinois/Texas

1969-current, Coach

Rick Monday

Arizona State

1965, Outfield

Tom Paciorek

University of Houston

1966-68, Outfield

Tommy Thomas

Valdosta State

1968-2007, Coach

Garrido will be inducted as a part of the annual Night of Champions celebration of college baseball on July 1-2 in Lubbock, Texas.