Rick Vanderhook
Richard Dean Vanderhook (born May 13, 1961) is an American baseball coach and former infielder, who is the current head baseball coach of Cal State Fullerton Titans. He played college baseball at Cerritos College for head coach George Horton[1] from 1982 to 1983 prior to transferring to Cal State Fullerton where he played for head coach Augie Garrido from 1983 to 1984. Vanderhook helped Cal State Fullerton's 1984 national championship team.[2][3][4]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cal State Fullerton |
| Conference | Big West |
| Record | 298–188 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 13, 1961 Lakewood, California |
| Alma mater | Trinity University |
| Playing career | |
| 1981–1982 | Cerritos |
| 1983–1984 | Cal State Fullerton |
| Position(s) | Infielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1988 | Cal State Fullerton (asst.) |
| 1989–1990 | Cal State Northridge (asst.) |
| 1991–2007 | Cal State Fullerton (asst.) |
| 2009–2011 | UCLA (asst.) |
| 2012–present | Cal State Fullerton |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 298–188 |
| Tournaments | 17–14 (NCAA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Following his playing career, Vanderhook became an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton from 1985–1988, Cal State Northridge Matadors from 1989–1990, Cal State Fullerton again from 1991–2007, and UCLA Bruins from 2009–2011.
He completed his bachelor's degree in physical education at Trinity University in 2003.[2]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Fullerton Titans (Big West Conference) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Cal State Fullerton | 36–21 | 17–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2013 | Cal State Fullerton | 51–10 | 23–4 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Cal State Fullerton | 34–24 | 14–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Cal State Fullerton | 39–25 | 19–5 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 2016 | Cal State Fullerton | 36–23 | 17–7 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Cal State Fullerton | 39–24 | 15–9 | 3rd | College World Series | ||||
| 2018 | Cal State Fullerton | 32–23 | 18–6 | 1st | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Cal State Fullerton | 27–26 | 13–11 | 4th | |||||
| 2020 | Cal State Fullerton | 4–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Cal State Fullerton | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Total: | 298–188 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Fitt, Aaron (February 28, 2013). "Weekend Preview: March 1–3". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- "Rick Vanderhook". FullertonTitans.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- Fitt, Aaron (25 June 2011). "Fullerton Hires Rick Vanderhook". BaseballAmerica.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- Youngman, Randy (5 February 2012). "Vanderhook Back Where He Belongs". OCRegister.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- "2012 Big West Conference Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.