Quick Facts
Biography
David Charles Esquer (born April 13, 1965) is the head coach of the California Golden Bears baseball team.
Early life
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. He attended Stanford University, where he was the shortstop on Stanford's 1987 College World Series national championship team and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
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.
Coaching career
In 1991, Esquer was hired by his college coach Mark Marquess as an assistant coach. In 1996, he was hired as an assistant coach of Pepperdine University's baseball team, handling recruiting, hitting instruction, infield coaching, and third base coach duties.
Following the 1999 season, Esquer was hired as head baseball coach at Cal. Through the 2010 season, Esquer has a career record of 316-290-2 (.521), has led the Bears to NCAA Regionals in 2001, 2008, and 2010, 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 College Baseball Writers Association.
Head coaching record
The following is a table of Esquer's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Golden Bears (Pac-10/Pac-12) (2000–present) | |||||||||
| 2000 | California | 25-28 | 11-13 | 5th | |||||
| 2001 | California | 34-25 | 14-10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2002 | California | 29-27 | 11-13 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | California | 28-27 | 10-14 | 7th | |||||
| 2004 | California | 25-31 | 9-15 | t-8th | |||||
| 2005 | California | 34-23 | 13-11 | 5th | |||||
| 2006 | California | 26-28 | 9-15 | 9th | |||||
| 2007 | California | 29-26 | 12-12 | 4th | |||||
| 2008 | California | 33-21-2 | 12-12 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2009 | California | 24-29 | 9-18 | 9th | |||||
| 2010 | California | 29-25 | 13-14 | 6th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2011 | California | 38-23 | 13-13 | 6th | College World Series | ||||
| 2012 | California | 29-25 | 12-18 | t-8th | |||||
| 2013 | California | 23-31 | 10-20 | t-8th | |||||
| 2014 | California | 26-27 | 13-17 | 8th | |||||
| 2015 | California | 36-21 | 18-12 | t-3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2016 | California | 32-21 | 14-16 | t-8th | |||||
| California: | 500–438–2 | 203–243 | |||||||
| Total: | 500–438–2 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
Personal life
Esquer and his wife Lynn, a former assistant clinical professor in psychology, live in Moraga with their two children.