Wally Kincaid
Wally Kincaid (c. 1926 – November 16, 2015) was a college baseball coach. He coached the baseball team at Cerritos College from 1958 through 1980. He was inducted in the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Biography[edit]
Kincaid attended Downey High School and Whittier College.[1] He was named head coach of the baseball program at Cerritos, a community college that competes in the South Coast Conference of the California Community College Athletic Association, upon its inception in 1958. Kincaid led the Cerritos baseball team to a 678–163 win–loss record, 15 conference championships, and six state titles.[2] He retired as the winningest coach in junior college history.[3] He trained successful coaches, including George Horton, Dave Serrano, Don Sneddon, Dave Snow, Mike Weathers, Ken Gaylord, and Bob Apodaca.[1][2]
Cerritos renamed their baseball field after Kincaid upon his retirement in 1980. Baseball America, a baseball magazine, named Kincaid the National Community College Baseball Coach of the Century.[1] A tournament, called the Wally Kincaid 4 July Wood Bat Series, began in 2008.[4] He was inducted in the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.[5] He died on November 16, 2015, at the age of 89.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Wally Kincaid". ABCA. 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ a b Yoon, Peter (1987-02-05). "Leaving His Mark - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ Harris, Scott (1980-07-27). "Los Angeles Times: Archives - Wally Kincaid-Winningest JC Baseball Coach Hangs 'em Up". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ "Press Release" (Press release). Wallysbirds.com. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ "Fresno State coach Bennett among new Hall of Fame inductees".
- ^ "College Baseball Rankings, Scouting Reports and Analysis".