Irving is a city in Dallas County,Texas,United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and is an inner ring suburb of Dallas. Irving is noted for its racial and ethnic diversity. The city had a population of 256,684 according to the 2020 United States Census,making it the twelfth-most populous city in Texas,and the 87th most populous in the U.S. Irving includes the Las Colinas mixed-use master-planned community and part of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
Ty Hubert Detmer is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He won the Heisman Trophy in 1990 while playing college football for the BYU Cougars. Detmer broke numerous NCAA records with BYU,and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American. A late-round pick in the 1992 NFL Draft,Detmer played for six NFL teams over 14 seasons,mostly in a backup role. He is currently the head Athletic Director American Leadership–Gilbert North Eagles.
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. In the United States,college baseball is sanctioned mainly by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA);in Japan,it is governed by the All Japan University Baseball Federation (JUBF).
August Edmun "Augie" Garrido Jr. was an American professional baseball player and coach in NCAA Division I college baseball,best known for his stints with the Cal State Fullerton Titans and Texas Longhorns.
Robert Michael Stanley is an American former college and professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for fifteen years. Stanley played college baseball for the University of Florida,and thereafter,he played professionally with the Texas Rangers (1986–1991),New York Yankees,Boston Red Sox,Toronto Blue Jays (1998) and Oakland Athletics (2000).
Jeffery Todd Banister is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He is the bench coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Before that,he was a special assistant for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He served as the manager of the Texas Rangers from 2015 through 2018. Before joining the Rangers,Banister spent 29 years within the organization of the Pirates as a player and coach in both the Pirates' major and minor league system. After leaving the Rangers,Banister served the Director of Player Development with the University of Northern Colorado Bears baseball program in 2021 before landing with the D-backs.
Patrick Michael Casey is an American college baseball coach who was the head coach for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team. He is best known for winning the 2006 College World Series for the Beavers' first-ever baseball National Championship. The following year,he led the Beavers to a repeat championship in the 2007 College World Series,the first unranked team in history to accomplish this feat. He retired from Oregon State after winning his fourth championship in the 2017,2018 College World Series.
MacArthur High School is a public high school in Irving,Texas. Opened in 1963,it is named for the American General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. In 2010,the school was rated "Academically Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.
Alan D. Lowry is a former National Football League (NFL) and college football coach,best known as the architect of the Music City Miracle. He coached for several teams over more than 25 years,winning one Super Bowl and going to another. Prior to coaching he played football at the University of Texas,where he won a national championship and three conference championships,was named to the All-Conference team twice at two different positions and was named the 1973 Cotton Bowl Offensive MVP.
The Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's baseball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.
Irving Arnold Noren was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He was an outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1950 through 1960 for the Washington Senators,New York Yankees,Kansas City Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals,Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. He also played for the National Basketball League's Chicago American Gears in 1946–47. Later in his baseball career,Noren was a minor league manager and the third-base coach of the 1972–73 World Series champion Oakland Athletics. As a player and coach between 1950 and 1975,Noren was a member of five world championship teams. The last surviving member of the 1952 World Series champion Yankees,he died at his home in Oceanside,California,on November 15,2019,at age 94.
Michael Dwaine Phillips,is an American former professional baseball player,a shortstop,second baseman,and third baseman who appeared in 712 Major League games from 1973 to 1983 for the San Francisco Giants,New York Mets,St. Louis Cardinals,San Diego Padres,and Montreal Expos. Phillips batted left-handed,threw right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Wayne Leon Graham is an American former head coach of the Rice Owls baseball team in Houston,Texas. He has coached one College World Series championship team and five NJCAA World Series championship teams. Also a former professional baseball player,Graham played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets.
Blake William Beavan is an American former professional baseball pitcher. A first-round draft pick in the 2007 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers,Beavan was traded to the Seattle Mariners in 2010 in a package of prospects for Cliff Lee. In 2011,he made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Mariners.
Wilburn Edward "Eddy" Furniss III is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. A standout college baseball player for Louisiana State University (LSU),Furniss has been inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame,the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame,and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. He is the 10th athlete,and 2nd baseball player,in LSU history to have his number retired.
Joseph A. Arnold is an American former college and professional baseball coach. During his twenty-four seasons as a head coach,Arnold led the college baseball teams at Florida Southern College,the University of Florida,and Polk State College,and also served as the manager of two Class A minor league teams within the New York Yankees organization. Arnold was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock,Texas in March 2015.
Jason William Krizan is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played college baseball at Dallas Baptist University,where Krizan was named a First-Team All-American in his senior season. The Detroit Tigers drafted Krizan in the eighth round of the 2011 MLB draft. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. He is currently the hitting coach for the Winston-Salem Dash,the High-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
The UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros baseball team,or the UTRGV Vaqueros,is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley,an NCAA Division I institution with several campuses in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas,United States. UTRGV was formally founded in 2013 with the announced merger of the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA),with its main campus in Edinburg,and the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) in Brownsville,with the merged university beginning operation in the 2015–16 school year. The Vaqueros compete in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC),play home games at UTRGV Baseball Stadium in Edinburg,and are coached by Derek Matlock.
Michael Lee Capel is an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs,the Milwaukee Brewers,and the Houston Astros. In 49 career games,Capel pitched 62+1⁄3 innings,struck out 43 batters,and had a career win–loss record of 3–4 with a 4.62 earned run average (ERA). While he played in MLB,Capel stood at 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). A starting pitcher in college and parts of his Minor League Baseball career,he converted to relief pitching while in Chicago's minor league system.
Eric Rigoberto Gutierrez is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball first basemen. He is the volunteer assistant coach at Texas Tech University. He played college baseball at Texas Tech University from 2013 to 2016. He was drafted in the 20th round by the Miami Marlins in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,where he would play in their organization until 2018.
