Marty Lees

Marty Lees
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Washington State
Conference Pac-12
Record 57–91–1
Annual salary $250,000[1]
Biographical details
Alma mater Western Oregon University
Playing career
1989–1990 Lane Community College
1991–1993 Western Oregon
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999 Oakridge (OR)
2000–2003 Harrisburg (OR)
2002–2003 Oregon State (Vol. asst.)
4005–2012 Oregon State (asst.)
2013–2015 Oklahoma State (asst.)
2016–present Washington State
Head coaching record
Overall 57–91–1
Tournaments NCAA: 0–0

Marty Lees is an American college baseball coach and former player. Lees is the head coach of the Washington State Cougars baseball team.

Playing career

Lees attended Lakeview High School in Lakeview, Oregon, where he was a member of the baseball and basketball teams. Upon graduation from Lakeview, Lees enrolled at Lane Community College, where he continued his baseball and basketball career.[2] Lees then went on to Western Oregon University, where he continued his baseball career.[3]

Coaching career

From 1998 to 1999, Lees was the head coach of Oakridge High School in Oakridge, Oregon. In 2000, Lees became the head coach for Harrisburg. Lees also coached the girl's basketball team at Harrisburg.[4] Lees joined the Oregon State Beavers baseball program in 2002[5] as a volunteer assistant, while still coaching at Harrisburg. Lees was promoted to a full-time assistant coach in 2004. Lees coached third base and instructed base runners. The Beavers won back-to-back College World Series in 2006 and 2007.[6]

On June 25, 2012, Lees left Oregon State for an associate head coaching position with the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball program.[7] Lees helped the Cowboys to 3 straight NCAA Regional trips, including a Super Regional trip in 2014.[8]

On June 3, 2015, Lees was announced as the head coach of Washington State Cougars baseball.[9]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Washington State Cougars (Pac-12 Conference) (2016–present)
2016 Washington State 17–2910–1711th
2017 Washington State 24–2910–209th
2018 Washington State 16–33–18–21–110th
Washington State: 57–91–128–58–1
Total:57–91–1

      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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WSU baseball coach Lees will be paid well". www.247sports.com. CBS Interactive. September 21, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Marty Lees". www.osubeavers.com. Oregon State University. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ Steve Matthies (June 4, 2015). "Washington State hires Lakeview grad coach". www.heraldandnews.com. Herald and News. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Coaches" (PDF). www.osubeavers.com. Oregon State University. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ Kyle Mallory (July 27, 2007). "Bailey leaves past champion for present one". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ Lindsay Schnell (May 22, 2011). "For the three youngest guys in Oregon State baseball uniforms, it's Omaha or bust". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ Lindsay Schnell (June 25, 2012). "Oregon State's Marty Lees takes assistant baseball coaching job at Oklahoma State". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ Cody Stavenhagen (June 7, 2014). "Oklahoma State baseball: How Josh Holliday is turning his dream for the Cowboys into a reality". www.newsok.com. NewsOK.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Marty Lees Named Head Baseball Coach". www.wsucougars.com. Washington State University. June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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