| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1967-02-03)February 3, 1967 (age 58) Calgary, Alberta |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1988 | Treasure Valley Community College |
| 1989–1990 | Gonzaga |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1993 | Gonzaga (assistant) |
| 1994–1995 | Centralia College |
| 1996–1997 | Treasure Valley Community College (assistant) |
| 1997–2001 | Treasure Valley Community College |
| 2002–2005 | Portland (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Gonzaga (assistant) |
| 2009–2012 | Boise Hawks (assistant) |
| 2013–2014 | Boise Hawks |
| 2015 | Eugene Emeralds |
| 2016–2017 | Eugene Emeralds (assistant) |
| 2018-2020 | Boise State |
| 2021–present | Boise Hawks |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–5 |
| Tournaments | MW: 0–0 NCAA: 0–0 |
Gary Van Tol (February 3, 1967) is an Americancollege baseball coach and former player. He is the manager of theBoise Hawks.[1] Van Tol played college baseball atTreasure Valley Community College from 1986 to 1988 before transferring toGonzaga University where he played for coach Steve Hertz in 1989 and 1990. He served as the head coach atCentralia College from 1994 to 1995 andTreasure Valley Community College from 1997 to 2001. He was the head baseball coach atBoise State (2020).
Van Tol enrolled atTreasure Valley Community College inOntario, Oregon, and playedbaseball for the Chukars.[2] After earning an associate degree from TVCC, he transferred toGonzaga University inSpokane, 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 atBoise 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.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State Broncos(Mountain West Conference)(2020) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Boise State | 9–5 | 0–0 | Season canceled due toCOVID-19 | |||||
| Boise State: | 9–5 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Total: | 9–5 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||