John Russo (baseball)

John Russo
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Hofstra
Conference CAA
Biographical details
Born November 10, 1973
Alma mater West Alabama '00
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2000
2001–2005
2008–2011
2012–Present		 West Alabama (Asst.)
Saint Joseph's (IN) (Asst.)
Hofstra (Asst.)
Hofstra
Head coaching record
Overall 80–73

John Russo (born November 10, 1973) in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Hofstra Pride baseball program. He was named to that position on an interim basis prior to the 2012 season, and made permanent in May of that season.

Russo served as an assistant coach at West Alabama while completing a degree in secondary education and a concentration in physical education. He worked with the Tigers hitters from 1998 until his graduation in 2000, helping them set several program records. He then moved to Saint Joseph's in Rensselaer, Indiana, serving as infield coach and academic advisor for his five seasons. From 2005 to 2008, Russo worked as a teacher and athletic director in Wadsworth, Illinois. During his summers, Russo coached the Vermont Mountaineers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He led the Mountaineers to the 2006 and 2007 NECBL Championship. In 2008, Russo earned the top assistant coaching position at Hofstra. After Patrick Anderson's resignation to work for the Hagerstown Suns just before the 2012, season, Russo became interim head coach, and was named to the position permanently after leading the Pride to a second place finish in the CAA.[1][2][3][4]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hofstra (Colonial Athletic Association) (2012–present)
2012 Hofstra 34–22 20–10 2nd (11) CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2013 Hofstra 26–27 11–16 9th (10)
2014 Hofstra 20–24 7–12 7th (8)
Hofstra: 80–73 38–38
Total: 80-73

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. ↑ The top 6 finishers of the CAA's 11 teams qualified for the tournament in 2012.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "John Russo". Hofstra Pride. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ Brian Foley (January 23, 2013). "Hofstra’s John Russo receives Contract Extension". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Michael Ganci". East Meadow Patch. January 22, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ Alex Hyman (February 8, 2012). "Patrick Anderson leaves baseball team, assistant John Russo to take over managing dutie". Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved November 16, 2013.