Dave Gasser | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Baseball coach |
Dave Gasser is an American former high school baseball coach in the state of Oregon. [1] He was inducted into the Oregon Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2022. [2]
Gasser attended Madison High School in Northeast Portland, Oregon, where he played catcher on the baseball team and won a state championship in 1970. [3] After completing his education, he began coaching at Madison High School, where he won eight straight PIL League Championships and eventually coached the team to a state championship in 1981. [4] [5] The following year, Madison High School almost repeated as champions but lost in the championship game 2-3. [6] [7]
Gasser coached the Lakeridge Pacers to a semifinal team in 1995, state champions in 1999 and 2001, and a semifinal team in 2000. The greatest team in Oregon history, the Lakeridge Pacers achieved a record of 30-1, and won the Oregon Class 4A State Championship in 1999 (the equivalent to 6A, the highest division in Oregon high school sports). [8]
Gasser has a coaching record of 76.1% win percentage at the varsity high school level. [9] His varsity coaching record is 750-235, which is the most wins in Oregon baseball history. [10] Additionally, he won five state championships at three different schools, 18 league championships, and twelve state "final four" appearances, which is unprecedented. [11]
In 2002, Gasser briefly retired from baseball, but he returned to coaching at Astoria High School, where he won two more state championships in 2006 and 2009 with the Astoria Fishermen. [11] [12] Gasser retired from coaching baseball in 2017. [13] [14]
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