He played for the Seminole Oilers of the Sooner State League compiling 457 at bats in 128 games hitting .278 with 4 home runs.
[3] He was offered a AAA contract with Portland the following year, but decided to get his master's at USC and then accepted the coaching position at UCSB.
Major leaguers who played at least one season for Gorrie at UCSB were Chris Speier, Brian Kingman, and Greg Shanahan.
Gorrie began his career at Pepperdine in 1979, leading the Waves to a third place finish in the College World Series.
Players who went on to Major League careers after playing for Gorrie include Mike Gates, Bill Bathe, Chad Kreuter, Mike Fetters, Paul Faries, Doug Simons, Andy Stankiewicz, Matt Howard, and Jalal Leach.
At Panola, he coached three professional hitters: Cody Rogers, Bobby Wagner, and Chad Beck as well as numerous division I college players.