Aug. 16, 2005
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State Director of Athletics Jeff Schemmel today announced that Tony Gwynn has signed a new contract to continue as the Aztecs' head baseball coach for the next three years.
"We're thrilled that Tony has committed to us with his new contract and that he will remain with us as our head coach," said Schemmel. "His desire and enthusiasm have made him a great asset to SDSU. We appreciate his efforts on behalf of the program and his passion for San Diego State baseball. I look forward to helping him achieve national prominence with our baseball program."
Gwynn completed his third year at the helm of the SDSU program this past season after assuming the head coaching role for the 2002 campaign. During his tenure, he has taken his squads to a regular-season Mountain West Conference title and never finished lower than third in the final league standings.
His teams have also advanced to the title game of the MWC tournament two of the past three years, and he was named the conference coach of the year in 2004 after leading the Aztecs to a first-place league finish.
"Now that the contract has been signed, we can concentrate on moving ahead toward our goal of becoming a nationally-recognized program," commented Gwynn. "I remain fully committed to my job here at San Diego State and look forward to continue building on the groundwork we've laid the past couple seasons."