Ron Maestri is an American former college baseball coach. He was the head coach of the New Orleans Privateers baseball program. He previously held the same position from 1972–1984 and 2014–2015, also served as the Privateers athletic director from 1979–2000. In the interim, he held a series of positions in college athletics administration and worked in the front office of the minor league New Orleans Zephyrs before coming out of retirement to briefly fill UNO's coaching vacancy as it transitioned back to Division I.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1960–1963 | Bradley |
| Position(s) | 2B |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1969–1972 | Bradley (Asst.) |
| 1972–1984 | New Orleans |
| 2014–2015 | New Orleans |
| Football | |
| 1968–1971 | Bradley (Asst.) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1979–2000 | New Orleans |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 543–325–1 |
Head coaching record
editThe following table reflects Maestri's record as a head coach.[5]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans (Independent) (1972–1975) | |||||||||
| 1972 | New Orleans | 24–17 | |||||||
| 1973 | New Orleans | 26–13 | |||||||
| 1974 | New Orleans | 34–14 | |||||||
| 1975 | New Orleans | 23–20 | |||||||
| New Orleans (Independent) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976 | New Orleans | 26–14–1 | |||||||
| 1977 | New Orleans | 35–9 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| New Orleans (Sun Belt Conference) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
| 1978 | New Orleans | 35–16 | Sun Belt tournament | ||||||
| 1979 | New Orleans | 49–14 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1980 | New Orleans | 46–15 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| New Orleans (Independent) (1981–1984) | |||||||||
| 1981 | New Orleans | 48–16 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1982 | New Orleans | 34–29 | NCAA Regional | ||||||
| 1983 | New Orleans | 46–26 | College World Series | ||||||
| 1984 | New Orleans | 43–28 | |||||||
| First tenure: | 518–247-1 | ||||||||
| New Orleans (Southland Conference) (2014–2015) | |||||||||
| 2014 | New Orleans | 11–38 | 2-28 | 14th | |||||
| 2015 | New Orleans | 14–40 | 3-27 | 13th | |||||
| Second tenure: | 25–78 | 5-55 | |||||||
| Total: | 543–325–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "2014 Baseball Coaching Staff". New Orleans Privateers. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ Rachel Whittaker (July 2, 2013). "UNO welcomes Ron Maestri back as baseball coach, hoping to resurrect and rebuild program". Times-Picayune. New Orleans, LA. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Ron Maestri". Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ Brian Foley (July 1, 2013). "Ron Maestri set to return to New Orleans". collegebaseballdaily. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "New Orleans turns to former coach Maestri to lead baseball program again". NCAA. July 3, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Zephyrs hire Ron Maestri". Our Sports Central. March 30, 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ Guillory, Will (May 21, 2015). "UNO's Ron Maestri Decides to Retire Again". TheAdvocate.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.