# Larry Lee (baseball)

Larry Patrick Lee (born December 12, 1959) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as the head coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team. He began this job prior to the 2003 season.

## Playing career

After graduating from San Luis Obispo High School in 1979, Lee played at two junior colleges, Santa Barbara City College in 1980 and Orange Coast College and 1981, before using his final two years of eligibility at Pepperdine. He then played briefly as a professional, appearing with the Class-A Utica Blue Sox in 1983.

## Coaching career

Lee coached for sixteen years at Cuesta College, a community college in San Luis Obispo, California. He was named head coach at Cal Poly, also in San Luis Obispo, to replace Ritch Price, the school's first Division I coach, with the official announcement of his introduction taking place on July 22, 2002.
Lee built on Price's success with the Mustangs, earning the school's first invitation to the NCAA tournament in 2009. As of 2023, he has coached 13 All-Americans and 79 players who would later sign professional contracts.

## Personal life

Lee and his wife, Liz, have a son and a daughter together. Their son, Brooks, played on the Cal Poly baseball team and was a first-round selection in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

## Head coaching record
### CCCAA

The table below shows Lee's record as a junior college head coach.
Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Cuesta Cougars (Western State Conference) (1987–2002) ||||||
| 1987 | Cuesta | 20–14 | 13–11 | 2nd (North) | |
| 1988 | Cuesta | 22–18 | 13–11 | 4th (North) | |
| 1989 | Cuesta | 9–25 | 4–16 | 11th | |
| 1990 | Cuesta | 23–15–2 | 15–5 | T–1st | |
| 1991 | Cuesta | 24–14 | 14–6 | T–1st | |
| 1992 | Cuesta | 25–18 | 12–8 | 4th | CCCAA Semifinals |
| 1993 | Cuesta | 18–19 | 17–13 | 4th | |
| 1994 | Cuesta | 36–14 | 19–3 | 1st | |
| 1995 | Cuesta | 20–23–1 | 12–14 | 4th (North) | |
| 1996 | Cuesta | 33–14 | 20–6 | 2nd (North) | |
| 1997 | Cuesta | 44–11 | 23–3 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Final Four |
| 1998 | Cuesta | 33–8 | 19–5 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Regional |
| 1999 | Cuesta | 37–12 | 21–4 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Regional |
| 2000 | Cuesta | 34–13 | 21–6 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Regional |
| 2001 | Cuesta | 36–12 | 21–5 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Final Four |
| 2002 | Cuesta | 43–9 | 23–3 | 1st (North) | CCCAA Final Four |
| Cuesta: | Cuesta: | 460–241–3 (.656) | 267–119 (.692) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 460–241–3 (.656) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

### NCAA

The table below shows Lee's record as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level.
Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Cal Poly Mustangs (Big West Conference) (2003–present) ||||||
| 2003 | Cal Poly | 27–28–1 | 9–12 | 4th | |
| 2004 | Cal Poly | 38–23–1 | 10–11 | T–4th | |
| 2005 | Cal Poly | 36–20 | 14–7 | T–2nd | |
| 2006 | Cal Poly | 29–27 | 10–11 | 4th | |
| 2007 | Cal Poly | 32–24 | 13–8 | 4th | |
| 2008 | Cal Poly | 24–32 | 8–16 | T–7th | |
| 2009 | Cal Poly | 37–21 | 14–10 | 3rd | NCAA Regional |
| 2010 | Cal Poly | 23–32 | 10–14 | T–5th | |
| 2011 | Cal Poly | 27–26 | 15–9 | 3rd | |
| 2012 | Cal Poly | 36–20 | 16–8 | 2nd | |
| 2013 | Cal Poly | 40–19 | 17–10 | T–2nd | NCAA Regional |
| 2014 | Cal Poly | 47–12 | 19–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional |
| 2015 | Cal Poly | 27–27 | 14–10 | 4th | |
| 2016 | Cal Poly | 32–25 | 12–12 | T–4th | |
| 2017 | Cal Poly | 28–28 | 16–8 | 2nd | |
| 2018 | Cal Poly | 30–27 | 15–9 | 2nd | |
| 2019 | Cal Poly | 28–28 | 17–7 | T–2nd | |
| 2020 | Cal Poly | 5–11 | 0–0 | | Season canceled due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Cal Poly | 31–25 | 21–19 | T-4th | |
| 2022 | Cal Poly | 37–21 | 22–8 | 2nd | |
| 2023 | Cal Poly | 21–35 | 11–19 | 8th | |
| 2024 | Cal Poly | 35–22 | 20–10 | T-3rd | |
| Cal Poly: | Cal Poly: | 670–533–2 (.557) | 303–223 (.576) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 670–533–2 (.557) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||