Sacred Heart Pioneers baseball

   College World Series appearancesDiv. II: 1992NCAA Tournament appearancesDiv. I: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015
Div. II: 1992Conference tournament championsNEC: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2015

The Sacred Heart Pioneers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. The team is a member of the Northeast Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Sacred Heart's first baseball team was fielded in 1966. The Pioneers are coached by Pat Egan, who lead his first season as head coach in 2023.

The program transitioned to NCAA Division I in 2000, and has appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship four times since the transition. While at the NCAA Division II level, the Pioneers reached the 1992 Division II College World Series.[2] The Pioneers have seen fifteen players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.[3] Former head coach Nick Giaquinto, was the schools all-time winnest coach, having won 631 games in 30 seasons.[4]

Coaching history

Records not available from 1966–74[3]

Name Years Seasons W L T Pct
Pete Di Orio 2 1975–76 31 24 1 .563
Unknown 2 1977–78 35 16 0 .686
Terry Toigo 1 1979 17 8 1 .673
Mark Karagus 2 1980–81 35 16 1 .683
Joe Reitano 3 1982–84 51 39 1 .566
Jeff Bevino 1 1985 23 12 0 .657
Mark Julius 3 1986–88 43 43 0 .500
Nick Giaquinto 30 1989–2017 631 752 3 .456
Nick Restaino 5 2018–2022 77 142 1 .352
Pat Egan 1 2023– 28 30 0 .483

See also

References

  1. ^ SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Mike Anthony (May 27, 2015). "Sacred Heart Baseball: From 1–14 to NCAA Tournament". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Baseball Record Book (PDF). Sacred Heart Pioneers. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Teddy Cahill (November 1, 2016). "Restaino To Succeed Giaquinto As Sacred Heart Coach Following 2017". Baseball America. Retrieved August 6, 2017.

External links

  • Official website
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