Brown Quits as Woodbridge Baseball Coach

IRVINE â€”  Vince Brown said he has resigned as Woodbridge baseball coach after failing to secure a full-time teaching job in the Irvine Unified School District.

Brown, 34, quit Tuesday after two seasons at Woodbridge, where he was a walk-on coach. A full-time middle school teacher in the Tustin Unified School District, Brown could not land a position in Irvine. His job in Tustin prevents him from devoting enough time to coaching baseball, he said.

“I made every attempt to get into the Irvine Unified School District,� Brown said. “Though some people like the athletic director (Dave Cowen) acted surprised when I said earlier this summer I needed a full-time job, they knew. It’s come to the point I’ve got to make a commitment to Tustin (school district).

“I’m sad for the kids at Woodbridge. They worked hard over the summer and made a lot of strides . . . I don’t like putting them in this situation.�

Cowen was vacationing and unavailable for comment.

Woodbridge was 11-16 last season under Brown and in a five-way tie for second place in the Sea View League. However, the Warriors failed to earn a Southern Section playoff berth. Two seasons ago, Brown led Woodbridge to a 20-4 mark and a share of the Sea View title with Irvine High.

Brown, who has a 173-67 mark overall, coached seven seasons at Tustin High, where he guided the Tillers to four consecutive Sea View titles and a Southern Section final.

Brown also is an assistant football coach at Chapman University.