Andy Lopez
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"Andy Lopez" is an American college baseball coach. He is currently the head baseball coach at Arizona Wildcats baseball/University of Arizona, and has served as the head baseball coach at Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros baseball/Cal State Dominguez Hills, Pepperdine Waves baseball/Pepperdine, and Florida Gators baseball/Florida. Lopez has compiled an overall win-loss record of 1,146–718–7 (.613) in thirty-two seasons as a head coach.

He is one of only twelve active coaches to have won a national championship, as well as one of only three coaches to lead three different programs to the College World Series and one of only two coaches, along with Augie Garrido, to win the College World Series with two different programs. His Division I teams (Pepperdine, Florida, and Arizona)) have appeared in the postseason seventeen out of twenty-six seasons. He has earned National Coach of the Year honors two times, and Conference Coach of the Year honors eight times.

He began his coaching career at California State University, Dominguez Hills in 1983. The team won California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) championships, and became a Division II national championship contender. From 1986 to 1987, his teams won back to back CCAA championships. In six seasons as the head coach, he compiled a 168-152-2(.525) record.

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I thought when I walked in here that we were in Birmingham at the Southeastern Conference tournament.

We're going to work through this. The program's okay, ... We need to make sure we pay attention to what (players are) doing to take care of their studies.

My dad fought in the Second World War, and it offends me when they put our military down. That's why I am here to defend our president.

That's what really is missing on the West Coast. It's an electric conference. It inspires young guys to play even better than they can at times. . . I lived it for seven years. There is no margin for error, no mercy, no grace.

They're making adjustments (to the rule), ... The guys that left and signed pro contracts but remained eligible don't lose extra points. That will help, obviously.

Three years ago nobody was talking about them, ... Three years ago they were just names on paper, and now you're asking how to replace them.

I'm not all that concerned about having to replace guys. I've done that everywhere. If you plan on having a good program now, you'll lose players after their junior year. If Senior Day has 14 guys awarded (with letters), it's not a good year. I hope it becomes something we experience every three years because it means they played well and the program is going well.

With Boyer, we expect him to play like a senior.

Brad Mills had a phenomenal summer.