Legendary Sinton High School baseball coach Gene Kasprzyk honored by THSCBA
Len HaywardLongtime Sinton baseball coach Gene Kasprzyk is set to be inducted into the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in the 2021 class.
The organization announced on its website on Wednesday.
Kasprzyk coached Sinton’s baseball team for 29 seasons from 1987-2015 after two years as an assistant. Kasprzyk led the Pirates to state championships in 1988, '89 and 2002. Kasprzyk also guided Sinton to the state tournament four other times during his career and won nearly 800 games. Kasprzyk, a Falls City native, also coached at Three Rivers.
Kasprzyk was awarded the Texas Sportswriters Coach of the Year in 2002 and was the Caller-Times South Texas Baseball Coach of the Year three times. He also was the recipient of the Hooks Lifetime Achievement Award and was the Sinton ISD Teacher of the Year twice.
In 2018, Sinton ISD renamed the baseball field for Kasprzyk. He will join legendary South Texas coaches as Steve Chapman, Steve Castillo and Steve Castro in the hall.
Kasprzyk retired after the 2015 season and is currently the radio color commentator for the Hooks at home games.
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Len Hayward is a USA Today Sports Network Region sports director and the Caller-Times sports editor. Support more coverage like this by checking out our subscription options and special offers at Caller.com/subscribe