John Russo (born November 10, 1973) is an American baseball coach. He graduated from the University of West Alabama in 2000. 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 Pride. 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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 10, 1973 |
| Alma mater | West Alabama |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–2000 | West Alabama (Asst.) |
| 2001–2005 | Saint Joseph's (IN) (Asst.) |
| 2008–2011 | Hofstra (Asst.) |
| 2012–2021 | Hofstra |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 190–262 |
| Tournaments | CAA: 1-4 NCAA: 0–0 |
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofstra Pride (Colonial Athletic Association) (2012–2021) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Hofstra | 34–22 | 20–10 | 2nd (11) | CAA Tournament[a] | ||||
| 2013 | Hofstra | 26–27 | 11–16 | 9th (10) | |||||
| 2014 | Hofstra | 20–24 | 7–12 | 7th (8) | |||||
| 2015 | Hofstra | 19–29 | 6–18 | 9th (9) | |||||
| 2016 | Hofstra | 15–37 | 5–18 | 9th (9) | |||||
| 2017 | Hofstra | 14–37 | 7–17 | T-7th (9) | |||||
| 2018 | Hofstra | 23–23 | 12–12 | 6th (9) | CAA Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Hofstra | 18–31–1 | 10–14 | 7th | |||||
| 2020 | Hofstra | 4–10 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Hofstra | 17–22 | 8–16 | 3rd (North) | |||||
| Hofstra: | 190–262–1 | 86–133 | |||||||
| Total: | 190–262 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- ^ The top 6 finishers of the CAA's 11 teams qualified for the tournament in 2012.
References
edit- ^ "John Russo". Hofstra Pride. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Brian Foley (January 23, 2013). "Hofstra's John Russo receives Contract Extension". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Michael Ganci (January 22, 2012). "John Russo Named Hofstra Baseball Head Coach". East Meadow Patch. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- ^ Alex Hyman (February 8, 2012). "Patrick Anderson leaves baseball team, assistant John Russo to take over managing dutie". Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
External links
edit- John Russo, Head Baseball Coach Hofstra University Pride