Nov. 5, 2008

SAN DIEGO (AP) -Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn signed a three-year contract to remain the baseball coach at San Diego State, his alma mater.

The former San Diego Padres star is 173-190 in six seasons at SDSU.

"Now that the contract has been signed, we can move forward and concentrate on our aim of making Aztec baseball a perennial contender both in the Mountain West Conference as well as nationally," Gwynn said in a statement released by the school Wednesday.

"I remain fully committed to my job here at San Diego State and look forward to working with my staff and players toward these goals."

Gwynn has taken two of his teams to the title game of the MWC tournament, and was the conference coach of the year in 2004 after leading the Aztecs to a first-place finish.

The Aztecs haven't reached Gwynn's goal of getting to the NCAA regionals.

"Tony Gwynn is Mr. Aztec, and we are thrilled and proud to have him as our head baseball coach for three more years," athletic director Jeff Schemmel said in a statement. "Tony and I have discussed at length our goals and ideas for the future of the program, and look forward to working hard to implement the plan and reach our championship goals."