Charlie Migl is in his 27th year as head baseball coach and his 12th as athletics director of St. Mary's University. And simply put, there aren't many better than the Rattlers' longtime skipper.

Migl's Rattlers made headlines in 2012 when they advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship Series for the second time in his career as head coach. With a squad packed with talents and awards, St. Mary's went 49-11 and won their second-ever South Central Regional title on the heels of winning their third consecutive Heartland Conference crown. Falling just one win short of the school record of 50, Migl now sits just 25 wins away from hitting 1,000 for his career, a feat that will be seemingly in store for the 2013 season.

The 2012 season saw Carl O'Neal produce three Pithcer of the Year awards on the national, regional and conference levels, and it also saw a Major League Baseball draft pick in star catcher M.P. Cokinos. As if that wasn't enough, the pitching staff earned the nation's top combined team ERA.

Migl and the Rattlers made the College World Series for the first time since 2001 and were ranked No. 1 in the nation several times during the 2012 season, the first time they had achieved that since winning it all back in '01. The Rattlers were elminated in the third round of the College World Series in 2012 in a heart-wrenching, 5-4 loss to Catawba College. Their unforgettable trek, however, saw St. Mary's earn plenty of recognition.

Migl was honored as the NCBWA National Coach of the Year and was also named the South Central Regional Coach of the Year by the ABCA. His team posted a 31-5 conference record for the top seed, earned 12 conference Player of the Week awards and had nine Rattlers make the All-Conference First and Second Team. In addition, his son, Tyler Migl, received Gold Gloves on the national, regional and conference levels for his stellar defensive work at first base.

The memorable national-title chase of 2012 came off one of Migl's most successful coaching performances when he led the 2011 squad to the NCAA Division II South Central Regional tournament with a 47-10 record.

That record produced the best single-season winning percentage (.825) in school history - yes, better than even in 2001 when Migl led the Rattlers to the NCAA Division II National Championship.

Migl's tenure as athletics director has been one of the most successful in the school's history, with the Rattlers winning four of their six national championships and all four of their NCAA national championships (including the academic title the men's golf team won in 2009). The baseball team won its first-ever national title in 2001 with Migl as head coach and athletics director, and the next year the softball team followed with its second national championship and first in NCAA play. In 2006, Jamie Amoretti won the Rattlers first-ever individual national championship, taking the title at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship. The 2008-2009 men's golf team was named Academic National Champions by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

The winningest coach in St. Mary's athletics history, his 975-434 (.691) record includes 11 conference titles, three NAIA Word Series Appearances, two NCAA Division II National Championship Series appearances, five berths in the NCAA Division II postseason and one national championship. He achieved his historic 900th win in a 4-0 victory over Angelo State on March 20 last year, cementing his status as one of the game's greats. He became the fifth-winningest active coach in NCAA Division II baseball and moved into the top 15 on the all-time wins list in 2011.

The Rattlers have won 40 or more games 10 times. He has had 107 players earn All-Conference honors, including 81 who have been named All-Heartland over the last 10 years. Migl has been named conference Coach of the Year 13 times, including six times as a member of the Heartland Conference (most recently in 2012). Twenty-six players have earned All-America honors, eight have been named conference Player of the Year, six have earned conference Pitcher of the Year honors and eight have been named conference Freshman of the Year.

In 2011, his squad won the Heartland Conference regular-season and Heartland Conference Tournament championships en route to hosting the NCAA Division II Regional championship in the final season of playing at V.J. Keefe Field.

Perhaps the truest measure of Migl's success as a head coach has been the consistency with which his teams have won. During his time as a head coach the Rattlers have finished with a winning record 25 times. Last season they posted their 23rd season with 30 or more wins.

The crowning accomplishment of Migl's coaching career came during the 2001 season. In St. Mary's first season as a full NCAA Division II member, the Rattlers shocked nearly everyone outside San Antonio, winning a school record 50 games and taking the national championship. It was the school's first national championship in baseball.

Migl has overseen the development of several prominent players who have been signed by Major League Baseball clubs. Last season, catcher Michael "M.P." Cokinos was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 31st round of the 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft. Before that, pitcher Caleb Staudt was the last Rattler drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 39th round of the 2007 draft. Four former Rattlers are currently playing in professional baseball. Current Rattlers' assistant coach Carlos Guevara was called up to the Major Leagues by the San Diego Padres in May of 2008. Scott Shimek was signed as a free agent by the Kansas City Royals in 2009, and in the 2011 season Greg Herbst was drafted in the 32nd round by the Philadelphia Phillies.

Migl coached the Rattlers to three of their four NAIA College World Series appearances (1993, 1995 and 1996). He was honored as the NCAA Division II Baseball Coach of the Year, the Division II West Region Coach of the Year and the San Antonio Express-News Co-Sportsman of the Year for 2001. He earned 2002 Heartland Conference Coach of the Year honors.

Migl was a four-year letterman at St. Mary's, earning several collegiate honors, including honorable mention NAIA All-American in 1977. He also was an All-Big State Conference team member and earned All-District IV honors in 1976, 1977 and 1978. The Rattlers posted a 101-56 record during Migl's time as a player. They won three conference championships and made one trip to the NAIA College World Series in 1976. Migl graduated from St. Mary's in 1978. Before returning to St. Mary's to coach, Migl taught for two years at Harlandale High School in San Antonio, assisting in several sports as a coach. Before taking the head position, Migl was the Rattler assistant coach for five years.

He and his wife, Mary, have three children, Katy Nicole (former Rattler volleyball player), Tyler Jacob (former Rattler baseball player) and Jason Ryan, and one grandchild, Presley.