Former Spring Woods baseball coach Charlie Maiorana died on Monday after a lengthy battle with stomach cancer. He was 67.

Maiorana compiled a 703-231 record in 30 years as the head coach at Spring Woods, led the Tigers to 21 playoff appearances and is the winningest baseball coach in Spring Branch ISD history. He was named coach of the year five times, is an inductee of the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Houston Area Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Honor. He was president of Baseball USA “The Yard,” a youth baseball complex in west Houston, from 2000-2008 and was also the commissioner of the Karl Young College Baseball League.

This spring, Spring Branch ISD renamed the baseball field at Spring Woods High School after Maiorana. He graduated from Spring Branch High School in 1961 and Sam Houston State University in 1965.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. today at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Rd. A reception will follow immediately in Bagby Parish Hall.

Charles Meredith Maiorana