Bio

Larry Patterson was an infielder/catcher from Ingram High School who transferred from the University of Washington after his freshman year. He played his sophomore year at SFCC for Coach Bill Johnson and had a spectacular season. Patterson batted .436 at SFCC in 1975 which ranked in the top five all-time at CCS. Larry went on to Gonzaga University where he had two great seasons setting seven GU hitting records. He was named the MVP of the Northern Pacific Conference and was selected First Team All-American in 1977. Patterson was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 1977 and played five seasons of professional baseball in their organization followed by two more with the California Angels. Patterson had a .294 lifetime batting average in professional baseball with a best season at .317. Larry played the 1981 season with the Spokane Indians in the AAA Pacific Coast League where he hit .295 with 20 RBI’s.