Baseball Coach Augie Garrido of Cal State...

Baseball Coach Augie Garrido of Cal State Fullerton, who has been negotiating with the University of Illinois, said he will leave Fullerton if Illinois installs a $1.5 million artificial turf baseball field.

“If I get a commitment from Illinois to put in an AstroTurf field, I will be going there,” Garrido said. “If I don’t get it, I will stay here. Everything else in the offer is workable. It is for three years.”

Garrido has coached at Fullerton for 14 years, each on a one-year contract--the last at a salary of $57,108. His teams have won two College World Series titles and 12 conference championships.