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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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UCLA baseball coach to retire after 30 years at end of 2004 season
Wednesday June 11, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA baseball coach Gary Adams is retiring
after the 2004 season, his 30th with the Bruins.
``It's been a great 30 years, but it's time for someone else to
lead this program,'' Adams said in a statement released by the
university on Wednesday. ``We have most of our key players from
this season's team returning, and I am looking forward to one great
final season.''
During his 29 seasons, beginning in 1975, the 63-year-old Adams
has compiled a 950-793-7 record, taking the Bruins to the NCAA
Division I playoffs seven times, reaching the College World Series
in 1997 and the NCAA Division I Super Regional in 2000.
Thirty-eight of his players have made it to the major leagues,
including Eric Karros, Troy Glaus, Dave Roberts and Todd Zeile.
Before coming to UCLA, Adams coached at Cal-Irvine for five
years, leading the Anteaters to NCAA Division II titles in 1973 and
1974.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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