Dave Esquer

Palma High graduate Dave Esquer began his college career as a walk-on for the Stanford University baseball team and eventually became the starting shortstop for the Cardinal 1987 National Championship squad. In 1999, he was named head coach of the University of California-Berkeley baseball team. In 2011, he guided the Bears to the College World Series and was named National Coach of the Year. Esquer was also the 2001 Pac-10 Coach of the Year. After 18 years at Cal, Esquer was named head baseball coach at Stanford in 2017.  He was a three-sport star and class valedictorian at Palma High and in his senior year was team captain and MVP in baseball, football and basketball.