David Esquer
{{Short description|American college baseball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = David Esquer
| image = David Esquer (41521292084) (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Esquer with Stanford in 2018
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Stanford
| current_conference = ACC
| current_record = {{winpct|275|150|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|4|13}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_team1 = Stanford
| player_years1 = 1984–1987
| player_positions = Shortstop
| coach_years1 = 1991–1996
| coach_team1 = Stanford (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1997–1999
| coach_team2 = Pepperdine (asst.)
| coach_years3 = 2000–2017
| coach_team3 = California
| coach_years4 = 2018–present
| coach_team4 = Stanford
| overall_record = {{winpct|800|617|2|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = NCAA: 35–26
| championships = *3x Pac-12 regular season (2018, 2022, 2023)
- Pac-12 tournament (2022)
- 4x NCAA Regional (2019, 2021–2023)
| awards =
- 4× Pac-10/12 Coach of the Year (2001, 2018, 2022, 2023)
- NCBWA Coach of the Year (2011)
| coaching_records =
}}
David Charles Esquer (born April 13, 1965) is an American college baseball coach. He is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team. He previously served as head coach of the California Golden Bears baseball team from 2000–2017.
Early life and education
Esquer attended Palma High School in Salinas, California where he played basketball, football, and baseball. Esquer was team captain and MVP of the baseball team and was named his high school's athlete of the year.{{cite web
|url=http://calbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1588&path=baseball
|title=David Esquer
|accessdate=June 5, 2018
|publisher=Stanford University
}} He attended Stanford University and was a starting shortstop for Stanford Cardinal baseball under head coach Mark Marquess and as a senior helped Stanford win the 1987 College World Series, in which he was named to the all-tournament team for hitting .350 with six RBI.{{cite web|url=http://gostanford.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1145&path=bsb|title=David Esquer|publisher=Stanford Cardinal|accessdate=May 5, 2018}}
Professional playing career
After graduating from Stanford with a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in sociology in 1987, Esquer played three seasons in the minor league organizations of the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, and Milwaukee Brewers.{{cite web
|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=esquer001dav
|title=David Esquer Minor League Statistics & History
|publisher=baseball-reference.com
|accessdate=April 15, 2011}}
Coaching career
In 1991, Esquer returned to Stanford to become an assistant coach at Stanford under Marquess. After six seasons at Stanford, from 1997 to 1999, Esquer was an assistant coach at Pepperdine handling recruiting, hitting instruction, infield coaching, and third base coach duties.
File:Cal Head Coach David Esquer (492711292) (cropped).jpg
Beginning in the 2000 season, Esquer was hired as head baseball coach at Cal. In 18 seasons with the Golden Bears, Esquer recorded a record of 525–467–2 (.529), and led the Bears to NCAA Regionals in 2001, 2008, 2010, and 2015, and was named Pacific-10 Conference coach of the year in 2001. In 2011, Esquer led the Bears back to their first College World Series appearance since 1992 and was named national baseball coach of the year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.{{cite news
|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Cal-baseball-coach-David-Esquer-wins-national-2367198.php
|title=Cal baseball coach David Esquer wins national honor
|date=June 21, 2011
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625033335/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F06%2F21%2FSPG91K0MPN.DTL
|archivedate=June 25, 2011
|url-status=live
|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle
|last=FitzGerald
|first=Tom
|access-date=May 5, 2018
}}
On June 16, 2017, Esquer stepped down from his position at Cal to accept the head baseball coaching position at Stanford, his alma mater.{{cite news |url=http://www.calbears.com/news/2017/6/16/david-esquer-steps-down-as-head-baseball-coach.aspx |title=David Esquer Steps Down As Head Baseball Coach |date=June 16, 2017 |publisher=Cal Athletics}}{{cite news|url=http://www.gostanford.com/news/2017/6/16/baseball-welcome-home.aspx |title=Welcome Home: David Esquer named Clarke and Elizabeth Nelson Director of Baseball |date=June 16, 2017 |publisher=Stanford Athletics}}
=Head coaching record=
The following is a table of Esquer's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.{{cite web |title=2012 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Media Guide |url=http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/62400 |publisher=Pac-12 Conference |accessdate=May 7, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103010928/http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/62400 |archivedate=January 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=2012 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Standings |url=http://www.d1baseball.com/2012/conferences/standings_pac12.htm |work=D1Baseball.com |publisher=Jeremy Mills |accessdate=May 7, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721192406/http://www.d1baseball.com/2012/conferences/standings_pac12.htm |archivedate=July 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=2013 Pac-12 Conference Baseball Standings|url=http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_pac12.htm|work=D1Baseball.com|publisher=Jeremy Mills|accessdate=June 3, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528015700/http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_pac12.htm|archivedate=May 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}
{{CBB yearly record start | type = coach }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = California Golden Bears
| conference= Pac-10/Pac-12 Conference
| startyear = 2000
| endyear = 2017
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2000
| name = California
| overall = 25–28
| conference = 11-13
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2001
| name = California
| overall = 34–25
| conference = 14–10
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2002
| name = California
| overall = 29–27
| conference = 11–13
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2003
| name = California
| overall = 28–27
| conference = 10–14
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2004
| name = California
| overall = 25–31
| conference = 9–15
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = California
| overall = 34–23
| conference = 13–11
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2006
| name = California
| overall = 26–28
| conference = 9–15
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = California
| overall = 29–26
| conference = 12–12
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = California
| overall = 33–21–2
| conference = 12–12
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2009
| name = California
| overall = 24–29
| conference = 9–18
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = California
| overall = 29–25
| conference = 13–14
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = California
| overall = 38–23
| conference = 13–13
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = California
| overall = 29–25
| conference = 12–18
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = California
| overall = 23–31
| conference = 10–20
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = California
| overall = 26–27
| conference = 13–17
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = California
| overall = 36–21
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = California
| overall = 32–21
| conference = 14–16
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = California
| overall = 25–29
| conference = 15–15
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = California
| overall = {{winpct|525|467|2|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|218|258|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Stanford Cardinal
| conference= Pac-12 Conference
| startyear = 2018
| endyear = 2024
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2018
| name = Stanford
| overall = 46–12
| conference = 22–8
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Stanford
| overall = 45–14
| conference = 22–7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Stanford
| overall = 5–11
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Stanford
| overall = 39–17
| conference = 17–10
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2022
| name = Stanford
| overall = 47–18
| conference = 21–9
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2023
| name = Stanford
| overall = 44–20
| conference = 23–7
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = Stanford
| overall = 22–33
| conference = 11–19
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason = Pac-12 Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Stanford
| overall =
| confrecord = {{winpct|116|60|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Stanford Cardinal
| conference= Atlantic Coast Conference
| startyear = 2025
| endyear = present
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2025
| name = Stanford
| overall = 27–25
| conference = 11–19
| confstanding = 13th
| postseason = ACC Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Stanford
| overall = {{winpct|275|150|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|11|19|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = {{winpct|800|617|2|record=y}}
}}
Personal life
See also
References
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