Rick Vanderhook

{{Short description|American college baseball coach (born 1961)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Rick Vanderhook

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|5|13}}

| birth_place = Lakewood, California, U.S.

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| alma_mater = Trinity University

| player_years1 = 1981–1982

| player_team1 = Cerritos

| player_years2 = 1983–1984

| player_team2 = Cal State Fullerton

| player_positions = Infielder

| coach_years1 = 1985–1988

| coach_team1 = Cal State Fullerton (asst.)

| coach_years2 = 1989–1990

| coach_team2 = Cal State Northridge (asst.)

| coach_years3 = 1991–2007

| coach_team3 = Cal State Fullerton (asst.)

| coach_years4 = 2009–2011

| coach_team4 = UCLA (asst.)

| coach_years5 = 2012–2021

| coach_team5 = Cal State Fullerton

| overall_record = 318–223

| tournament_record = 17–14 (NCAA)

| championships =

• College World Series (1984)
• 5× Big West Conference regular season (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)

| awards =

• 5× Big West Coach of the Year (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018)

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Richard Dean Vanderhook (born May 13, 1961) is an American former college baseball coach and infielder. He played college baseball at Cerritos College for head coach George Horton{{cite web|last=Fitt|first=Aaron|title=Weekend Preview: March 1–3|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/weekend-preview/2013/2614787.html|work=BaseballAmerica.com|accessdate=February 28, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303031746/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/weekend-preview/2013/2614787.html|archivedate=March 3, 2013|url-status=dead|date=February 28, 2013}} 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.{{cite web|title=Rick Vanderhook|url=http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-basebl/coaches/vanderhook_rick00.html|work=FullertonTitans.com|accessdate=June 15, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526141102/http://fullertontitans.com/sports/m-basebl/coaches/vanderhook_rick00.html|archivedate=May 26, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Fitt|first=Aaron|title=Fullerton Hires Rick Vanderhook|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2011/06/fullerton-hires-rick-vanderhook/|work=BaseballAmerica.com|accessdate=10 June 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614131022/http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/college/2011/06/fullerton-hires-rick-vanderhook/|archivedate=2012-06-14|url-status=dead|date=25 June 2011}}{{cite web|last=Youngman|first=Randy|title=Vanderhook Back Where He Belongs|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/vanderhook-338952-team-fullerton.html|work=OCRegister.com|accessdate=10 June 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021061430/http://www.ocregister.com/articles/vanderhook-338952-team-fullerton.html|archivedate=2012-10-21|url-status=live|date=5 February 2012}}

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. Vanderhook retired from coaching on June 7, 2021.{{cite web |url=http://news.fullerton.edu/2021/06/baseball-head-coach-rick-vanderhook-set-to-retire/ |title=Baseball Head Coach Rick Vanderhook Set to Retire |date=June 7, 2021 |author=Michael Mahi |publisher=Cal State University Fullerton |work=www.news.fullerton.edu |access-date=June 8, 2021}}