He was named the Pac-12 Coach of the year in 2005, 2006, 2011, 2013 and 2017, and was named Baseball America Coach of the Year in 2006 and NCBWA Coach of the Year in 2017.
He was honored as the Pac-12 Coach of the Year for five consecutive years (2005, 2006, 2011, 2013, and 2017), and also received recognition as Baseball America's Coach of the Year in 2006 and NCBWA's Coach of the Year in 2017.