Nino Giarratano

Nino Giarratano
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team San Francisco
Conference West Coast Conference
Biographical details
Alma mater William Jewell, 1985
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1994
1995–1996
1997-1998
1999–present
Trinidad State
Yavapai
Arizona State (assistant)
San Francisco
Head coaching record
Overall 457–453–1
Accomplishments and honors

Awards

WCC Coach of the Year: 2005, 2006, 2011

Nino Giarratano is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the San Francisco Dons baseball team. He has held that position since prior to the 1999 season.[1][2][3][4]

Giarratano attended William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, earning a degree in physical education in 1985. He later added a master's degree from Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado. In 1989, he began his coaching career at Trinidad State, a junior college in Trinidad, Colorado. In six seasons with the Trojans, Giarratano led teams to five NJCAA World Series. He then spent two seasons at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona. He sent 25 of his players to professional contracts before becoming an assistant at Arizona State in 1997. Giarratano served as hitting instructor, offensive coordinator, and third base coach and helped lead the team to the 1998 College World Series final.[1]

Giarratano moved to San Francisco to become head coach in 1999. In his time with the Dons, he has led teams to three NCAA Regionals, their only appearances in the Tournament in program history. The Dons have also claimed a pair of West Coast Conference Championships, and earned Giarratano WCC Coach of the Year honors three times. Giarratano is the program's all-time leader in wins.[1]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
San Francisco (West Coast Conference) (1999–present)
1999 San Francisco 21–34–1 11–18 4th Coast (4)
2000 San Francisco 26–33 10–20 4th Coast (4)
2001 San Francisco 28–26 14–16 3rd Coast (4)
2002 San Francisco 18–38 9–21 4th West (4)
2003 San Francisco 25–31 17–13 2nd West (4)
2004 San Francisco 27–32 14–16 3rd West (4)
2005 San Francisco 38–18 20–11 2nd West (4)
2006 San Francisco 39–23 15–6 T-1st (8) NCAA Regional
2007 San Francisco 27–28 9–12 4th (8)
2008 San Francisco 31–26 12–9 4th (8)
2009 San Francisco 28–28 12–9 4th (8)
2010 San Francisco 28–28 10–11 4th (8)
2011 San Francisco 32–25 16–5 1st (8) NCAA Regional
2012 San Francisco 29–30 14–10 5th (9)
2013 San Francisco 35–24 15–9 T-2nd (9) NCAA Regional
2014 San Francisco 25–29 11–16 8th (10)
San Francisco: 457–453–1 209–202
Total: 457–453–1

      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

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Staff Directory". San Francisco Dons. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  2. Tim Keown (August 3, 2011). "The gift that keeps on living". ESPN. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. Brian Foley (October 19, 2011). "USF’S Nino Giarratano gets 6 year Extension". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  4. Sarah Kuta (August 4, 2011). "Former Trinidad State baseball coach Nino Giarratano donates kidney to father". Denver, CO: Denver Post. Retrieved March 3, 2014.

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