Nino Giarratano

Anthony "Nino" Giarratano (born June 2, 1962) 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]

Nino Giarratano
Giarratano with San Francisco in 2009
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSan Francisco
ConferenceWest Coast
Record598–610–1 (.495)
Biographical details
Born (1962-06-02) June 2, 1962
Pueblo, Colorado
Alma materWilliam Jewell College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1994Trinidad State JC
1995–1996Yavapai CC
1997–1998Arizona State (asst.)
1999–presentSan Francisco
Head coaching record
Overall598–610–1 (.495)
TournamentsNCAA: 3–6 (.333)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2× WCC regular season (2006, 2011)
Awards
  • 3× WCC Coach of the Year (2005, 2006, 2011)

Early life and education

Born in Pueblo, Colorado,[5] Giarratano attended Pueblo South High School and graduated in 1980.[6] He then 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.

Coaching career

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. In 1994, Giarratano managed the Bourne Braves, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.[7] His Bourne team featured future major leaguers Jeremy Giambi and Mark Kotsay. 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
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
San Francisco Dons (West Coast Conference) (1999–present)
1999 San Francisco 21–34–111–184th (Coast)
2000 San Francisco 26–3310–204th (Coast)
2001 San Francisco 28–2614–163rd (Coast)
2002 San Francisco 18–389–214th (West)
2003 San Francisco 25–3117–132nd (West)
2004 San Francisco 27–3214–163rd (West)
2005 San Francisco 38–1820–112nd (West)
2006 San Francisco 39–2315–6T–1stNCAA Regional
2007 San Francisco 27–289–124th
2008 San Francisco 31–2612–94th
2009 San Francisco 28–2812–94th
2010 San Francisco 28–2810–114th
2011 San Francisco 32–2516–51stNCAA Regional
2012 San Francisco 29–3014–105th
2013 San Francisco 35–2415–9T–2ndNCAA Regional
2014 San Francisco 25–2911–168th
2015 San Francisco 23–3115–125th
2016 San Francisco 22–3414–135th
2017 San Francisco 29–2811–166th
2018 San Francisco 28–3015–12T–3rd
2019 San Francisco 30–2615–12T–4th
2020 San Francisco 9–80–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
San Francisco: 598–610–1 (.495)279–267 (.511)
Total:598–610–1 (.495)

      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. "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.
  5. "Pueblo native takes reins at San Francisco". Pueblo Chieftain. June 23, 1998. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  6. Jr, John Barker. "Pueblo Greater Sports Hall of Fame - Anthony "Nino" Giarratano". www.pueblogshof.com.
  7. "Bourne Braves". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
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