Marty Lees

Marty Lees

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.)
2005–2012	Oregon State (asst.)
2013–2015	Oklahoma State (asst.)
2016–2019	Washington State
2020–2021	Oklahoma State (asst.)
2023–	Stillwater (OK)
Head coaching record
Overall	68–133–1
Tournaments	NCAA: 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.

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

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Washington State Cougars (Pac-12 Conference) (2016–2019)
2016	Washington State	17–29	10–17	11th
2017	Washington State	24–29	10–20	9th
2018	Washington State	16–33–1	8–21–1	10th
2019	Washington State	11–42–1	3–26–1	11th
Washington State:		68–133–1	31–84–1
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

References

1. "Marty Lees". www.osubeavers.com. Oregon State University. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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.
4. Kyle Mallory (July 27, 2007). "Bailey leaves past champion for present one". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
5. Lindsay Schnell (May 22, 2011). "For the three youngest guys in Oregon State baseball uniforms, it's Omaha or bust". www.oregonlive.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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.
7. Cody Stavenhagen (June 7, 2014). "Oklahoma State baseball: How Josh Holliday is turning his dream for the Cowboys into a reality". www.newsok.com. NewsOK.com. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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. @ChathamAnglers (July 28, 2023). "Register" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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.

External links

• Washington State Cougars bio