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Head Coach Pugh’s tenure at CSUSM ends on a high note

Head Coach Pugh’s tenure at CSUSM ends on a high note

Amy Chastain, Sports Editor May 11, 2016

CSUSM men’s baseball defeated the UCSD Tritons on May 8, but the team focused less on the win and more on cheering Head Coach Dennis Pugh through his last nine innings as their coach. Prior to the start of the final CCAA matchup of season, a pregame ceremony honored Pugh and the seniors on Senior...

Coach Pugh poses during baseball practice on Thursday, April 21.

Coach Pugh retires, leaves legacy with his athletes

Karen Ambrocio, Student Life Reporter April 27, 2016

The legacy of Head Baseball Coach Dennis Pugh will remain long after he coaches his last game on May 8. Pugh has helped young men mature, find a love for teamwork and share a passion for America’s greatest pastime. “He’s going to be remembered as the face of Cal State San Marcos Baseball,”...

Coach Pugh announces retirement effective at the end of the season

Layda Galvan, Assistant Sports Editor April 13, 2016

  Baseball Coach Dennis Pugh announced his retirement at the seventh annual Student-Athlete Award Banquet on April 11.   Prior to coming to CSUSM, Pugh spent 27 years at Mission Bay High School in Pacific Beach. He led the team to 18 Western League Championships, eight CIF titles and...

Photo courtesy of csusm.edu.

Campus bomb-sniffer retires, honored by university

January 1, 2014

By Elizabeth Cruz Staff Writer CSUSM’s very first bomb-sniffing K-9 retired after three years of service last week with a ceremonial salute. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, UPD honored Vince, a black Labrador. Vince was trained as an Explosive Ordnance Detection (EOD) dog and was the only police K-9 with...

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