Marty Lees

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Marty Lees
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Lees with Washington State in 2018
Biographical details
Alma mater Western Oregon University
Playing career
1989–1990 Lane Community College
1991–1993 Western Oregon
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–1999 Oakridge (OR)
2000–2003 Harrisburg (OR)
2002–2003 Oregon State (Vol. asst.)
2005–2012Oregon State (asst.)
2013–2015 Oklahoma State (asst.)
2016–2019 Washington State
2020–2021Oklahoma State (asst.)
2023- Stillwater (OK)
Head coaching record
Overall68–133–1
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Marty Lees is an American college baseball coach and former player who is currently the head coach and physical education teacher at Stillwater High School, a position he's held since 2023. Lees was the head coach of the Washington State Cougars from 2016 to 2019.

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Playing career

Lees attended Lakeview High School in Lakeview, Oregon, where he was a member of the baseball and basketball teams. Upon graduation from Lakeview, Lees enrolled at Lane Community College, where he continued his baseball and basketball career. [1] Lees then went on to Western Oregon University, where he continued his baseball career. [2]

Coaching career

From 1998 to 1999, Lees was the head coach of Oakridge High School in Oakridge, Oregon. In 2000, Lees became the head coach for Harrisburg. Lees also coached the girls' basketball team at Harrisburg. [3] Lees joined the Oregon State Beavers baseball program in 2002 [4] as a volunteer assistant, while still coaching at Harrisburg. Lees was promoted to a full-time assistant coach in 2004. Lees coached third base and instructed base runners. The Beavers won back-to-back College World Series in 2006 and 2007. [5]

On June 25, 2012, Lees left Oregon State for an associate head coaching position with the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball program. [6] Lees helped the Cowboys to 3 straight NCAA Regional trips, including a Super Regional trip in 2014. [7]

On June 3, 2015, Lees was announced as the head coach of Washington State Cougars baseball. [8] He was fired May 21, 2019 after compiling a record of 68–133–2. [9]

In June 2019, Lees returned to Oklahoma State as an assistant. [10]

In June 2023, Lees joined the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League as an assistant under Tom Holliday. [11] On July 12, following Holliday's resignation, it was announced that Lees would serve as acting manager for the remainder of the 2023 season. [12] [13] The Anglers went 3-11-1 under Lees. On July 28, having been named the head coach at Stillwater High School, Lees departed with six games remaining. Todd Shelton was named Chatham's interim manager for the final six games of the regular season. [14]

On July 25, 2023, Lees was announced as the head baseball coach and physical education teacher at Stillwater High School. [15]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Washington State Cougars (Pac-12 Conference)(2016–2019)
2016 Washington State 17–2910–1711th
2017 Washington State 24–2910–209th
2018 Washington State 16–33–18–21–110th
2019 Washington State 11–42–13–26–111th
Washington State:68–133–131–84–1
Total:68–133–1

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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  2. ↑ Steve Matthies (June 4, 2015). "Washington State hires Lakeview grad coach". www.heraldandnews.com. Herald and News. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Coaches" (PDF). www.osubeavers.com. Oregon State University. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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  6. ↑ Lindsay Schnell (June 25, 2012). "Oregon State's Marty Lees takes assistant baseball coaching job at Oklahoma State". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Marty Lees Named Head Baseball Coach". www.wsucougars.com. Washington State University. June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Washington State fires baseball coach Marty Lees after four seasons". www.seattletimes.com. The Seattle Times. May 21, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ Robert Allen (June 29, 2019). "Report that Lees is coming back to Cowboy Baseball". www.247sports.com. CBS Sports Interactive. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  11. ↑ Chatham Anglers (January 26, 2023). "Chatham announces 2023 Coaching Staff" . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ Chatham Athletic Association (July 12, 2023). "Lees Named Acting Manager" . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  13. ↑ Brad Joyal (July 19, 2023). "Holliday Resigns As Anglers Manager, Marty Lees Takes Over". capecodchronicle.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  14. ↑ . July 28, 2023 https://twitter.com/ChathamAnglers/status/1684971283363008512.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ Hallie Hart (July 25, 2023). "Stillwater High School hires pair of familiar faces to lead baseball, football programs". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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