Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach

INNING BY INNING: A PORTRAIT OF A COACH is an intimate look inside the world of University of Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history in any sport. He is the winner of five National Championships (three at Cal State Fullerton and two at UT) and the only coach to win National Championships in four different decades and at two different schools. The film profiles this remarkable coach's career and unique approach to teaching the game with unprecedented access to his team meetings, practices, and conversations with players during games.

Writer/Director Richard Linklater’s credits are:
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LEARN TO PLOW BY READING BOOKS (1988); SLACKER (1991); DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993); BEFORE SUNRISE (1995); SUBURBIA (1997); THE NEWTON BOYS (1998); WAKING LIFE (2001); TAPE (2001); LIVE FROM SHIVA’S DANCE FLOOR (2003); SCHOOL OF ROCK (2003); BEFORE SUNSET (2004); $5.15/Hr. (2004) (TV); BAD NEWS BEARS (2005); A SCANNER DARKLY (2006); and FAST FOOD NATION (2006).

Linklater also serves as the Artistic Director for the Austin Film Society, which he founded in 1985 to showcase films from around the world that were not typically shown in Austin. The Austin Film Society has given out $830,000 in grants to Texas filmmakers and in 1999, received the first National Honoree Award from the Directors Guild of America in recognition of its support of the arts.

Special thanks to ESPN and The Austin Chronicle. Sponsorship opportunities still available; contact Shannon@austinfilm.org or 512-322-0145 x222 for an information packet.

Proceeds from the screening benefit the programs and services of the Austin Film Society and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Capital Area.