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Following his professional career, Hertz began his coaching career at Cal Prep High School in Los Angeles in 1974. He entered the collegiate coaching ranks in 1976 as an assistant coach at Gonzaga under Koentopp. Following Koentopp's resignation at the end of the 1977 season, Hertz was named the head coach of the Bulldogs and never looked back.

Hertz and his wife Vicki have six children - five daughters: Sarah, Christine, Heather, Gretchen, and Jessica, and son Stephen.

Scott & Liz Morris Family Indoor Training Facility
In July 2024, Gonzaga University President Dr. Thayne McCulloh led a dedication ceremony celebrating the new Scott and Liz Morris Family Indoor Training Facility at the Patterson Baseball Complex. The project includes the new Danny Evans clubhouse locker room, an indoor practice facility, and recruiting gallery.
 
"This facility is really for those of us at Gonzaga, and a story of what can be achieved when individuals who have deep connections and personal passions and a deeper commitment to one another come together and make things happen," McCulloh said.
 
The first-class facility provides the student-athletes a space to train and improve at a high level during the winter months in the Inland Northwest.
 
"Gonzaga has a rich tradition as one of the best baseball programs on the west coast and we are honored to support the Program," donor Scott Morris said. "This facility will continue to help Gonzaga compete on a national basis."
 
The new locker room is nearly 4,000 square feet and the training facility has 11,500 square feet of new space. After renovations, the upgraded complex will have over 35,000 square feet of space.
 
"This is a realization of Danny's dream," Gonzaga Athletic Director Chris Standiford said. "It is an incredible privilege to provide this to the baseball program, and it is the envy to any baseball program in the nation. The space is a coach's classroom and gives the student-athletes an area to grow. The generosity and leadership of a very special group of donors brought this facility to reality."
 
Outdoors, Gonzaga's baseball team has access to turf training spaces as well as two bullpen pitching mounds. The improvements also provide a total of four indoor batting cages and two indoor pitching mounds.
 
The recruiting gallery has a visual display of the team's history and accomplishments in addition to new gear and uniforms.
 
"The Scott and Liz Morris Family Indoor Training Facility is truly a game changer for our program," GU Head Coach Mark Machtolf said. "The impact it will have on recruiting and development will help push our program to the next level. We are incredibly grateful for this wonderful facility."
 
In January 2023, artificial turf replaced natural grass on Steve Hertz Field at the Patterson Baseball Complex. Those renovations also added a 12-foot wall in left field – up from 8 feet – and padding to the outfield walls for player safety.
 
"Everything about the new Scott and Liz Morris training facility is first class," Associate Head Coach Brandon Harmon said. "It checks every box that we were looking for, a great space to develop our current team, it will have a huge impact in recruiting, and also provides a great forum to honor our former players and teams."
 

Accessible Seats and ADA Parking
- ADA Parking is available right outside the main gate to Patterson Baseball Complex and Coach Steve Hertz Field.
- Accessible seating is available throughout the front row in the bleacher sections, and an access ramp is located on the first base side of the concourse.

Concessions
- There are two concession options at Patterson Baseball Complex and Coach Steve Hertz field. One is located on the main level of the concourse behind home plate, and the other is located on the third base side of the main concourse level.

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