Gary Van Tol | |
Birth Date: | 3 February 1967 |
Birth Place: | Calgary, Alberta |
Player Years1: | 1986–1988 |
Player Team1: | Treasure Valley Community College |
Player Years2: | 1989–1990 |
Player Team2: | Gonzaga |
Coach Years1: | 1991–1993 |
Coach Team1: | Gonzaga (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1994–1995 |
Coach Team2: | Centralia College |
Coach Years3: | 1996–1997 |
Coach Team3: | Treasure Valley Community College (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1997–2001 |
Coach Team4: | Treasure Valley Community College |
Coach Years5: | 2002–2005 |
Coach Team5: | Portland (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 2006–2008 |
Coach Team6: | Gonzaga (assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 2009–2012 |
Coach Team7: | Boise Hawks (assistant) |
Coach Years8: | 2013–2014 |
Coach Team8: | Boise Hawks |
Coach Years9: | 2015 |
Coach Team9: | Eugene Emeralds |
Coach Years10: | 2016–2017 |
Coach Team10: | Eugene Emeralds (assistant) |
Coach Years11: | 2018-2020 |
Coach Team11: | Boise State |
Coach Years12: | 2021–present |
Coach Team12: | Boise Hawks |
Overall Record: | 9–5 |
Tournament Record: | MW: 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Gary Van Tol (February 3, 1967) is an American college baseball coach and former player. He is the manager of the Boise Hawks.[1] Van Tol played college baseball at Treasure Valley Community College from 1986 to 1988 before transferring to Gonzaga University where he played for coach Steve Hertz in 1989 and 1990. He served as the head coach at Centralia College from 1994 to 1995 and Treasure Valley Community College from 1997 to 2001. He was the head baseball coach at Boise State (2020).
Van Tol enrolled at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon, and played baseball for the Chukars.[2] After earning an associate degree from TVCC, he transferred to Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. As a senior in 1990, Van Tol was named first team All-Pac-10 Conference North Division.[3]
On October 6, 2005, Van Tol returned to Gonzaga as an assistant coach.[4]
On November 27, 2017, Van Tol was named the head baseball coach at Boise State University. Van Tol is the first coach the Broncos have had since 1980, when the school disbanded the program.[5] Van Tol had two years to prepare the Broncos for competition in 2020.