Gorrie began his coaching career at UC-Santa Barbara in 1960 and compiled a 343–370–1 (.481) record. In 1972, he led the Gauchos to a 1st place finish in the Southern California Baseball Association (SCBA) conference with a 31–16 overall record going 14–4 in conference. UCSB lost to eventual national champion USC in the regional final. He is still the longest tenured Head Coach in Gauchos history with 18 seasons; however, current Head Coach, Bob Brontsema is only two years behind him as of 2009. Gorrie was inducted into the Gauchos Hall of Fame in 1975. Major leaguers who played at least one season for Gorrie at UCSB were
Chris Speier,
Brian Kingman, and
Greg Shanahan. Gorrie began his career at Pepperdine in 1979, leading the Waves to a third place finish in the College World Series. This was the school's first ever appearance. His 1979 team still holds the school record for wins in a season with 53. After 10 seasons, Gorrie retired with a 409–202–11 (.666) career record. Players who went on to Major League careers after playing for Gorrie include Mike Gates, Bill Bathe, Chad Kreuter, Mike Fetters, Paul Faries, Doug Simons, Andy Stankiewicz, Matt Howard, and Jalal Leach. Gorrie was inducted into the Waves Hall of Fame in 1988. In January 1990, Gorrie was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame. He was presented by former player, Mike Simpson. In 1996, Gorrie became the volunteer hitting coach at Panola Junior College in Carthage, Texas. At Panola, he coached three professional hitters: Cody Rogers, Bobby Wagner, and Chad Beck as well as numerous division I college players. In 2008, Coach Gorrie was diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease. He continued private hitting instruction for an additional year before fully retiring. In 2012, Dave and his wife Linda moved from Carthage to
Bedford, Texas. David Franklin Gorrie died on May 16, 2015. ==References==