Joe Raccuia

Joseph James Raccuia is an American college baseball coach and former player. Raccuia played college baseball at Edison Community College from 1992 to 1993 before transferring to Radford University where he played in 1994 and 1996. Raccuia was the head coach of Radford from 2008 to 2019.

Joe Raccuia
Biographical details
Born1972 (age 48–49)
Buffalo, New York
Playing career
1992–1993Edison CC
1994–1995Radford
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996Radford (asst)
1997–2000George Washington (asst)
2001–2003George Mason (asst)
2004–2005Marist
2006–2007Alabama (asst)
2008–2019Radford
Head coaching record
Overall406–380–1
TournamentsMAAC: 3–2
Big South: 19-20
NCAA: 2–4
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • MAAC Tournament (2005)
  • Big South Regular Season (2015)
  • 2× Big South Tournament (2015, 2017)
Awards
  • Co-MAAC Coach of the Year (2005)
  • Big South Coach of the Year (2015)

Early life

Raccuia enrolled at Edison Community College, where he played for the baseball team. In 1994, Raccuia accepted a scholarship to continue his playing career at Radford University.

As a junior at the Radford University in 1994, Raccuia had a .295 batting average, a .403 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .350 SLG.[1]

As a senior in 1995, Raccuia batted .225 with a .316 SLG, 1 home run, and 18 RBIs.[2]

Coaching career

Upon graduation, Raccuia was named an assistant at Radford. From 1997 to 2000, he spent four seasons as an assistant for the George Washington Colonials baseball program.[3] Raccuia then spent three seasons as an assistant for the George Mason Patriots baseball team.[4]

Marist

On September 16, 2003, Raccuia left George Mason to become the head baseball coach for the Marist Red Foxes baseball program.[5] In 2005, he led the Red Foxes to a 33–21 record, winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) both regular season and tournament. He was named the Co-MAAC Coach of the Year along with Tony Rossi.[6]

Raccuia left Marist after two seasons to become an assistant for the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program.[7]

Radford

On July 11, 2007, Raccuia was named the head coach at Radford.[8] On August 15, 2019, Raccuia resigned from his position at head coach at Radford. Raccuia lead Radford to 348 wins and to the only two NCAA tournament appearances in the program's history.[9]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2004–2005)
2004 Marist 25–3017–104thMAAC Tournament
2005 Marist 33–2122–51stNCAA Regional
Marist: 58–5139–15
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (2008–2019)
2008 Radford 24–326–14Big South Tournament
2009 Radford 26–2416–94thBig South Tournament
2010 Radford 29–2615–11Big South Tournament
2011 Radford 31–2514–136thBig South Tournament
2012 Radford 29–28–112–125thBig South Tournament
2013 Radford 30–2614–103rd (North)Big South Tournament
2014 Radford 33–2317–104th (North)Big South Tournament
2015 Radford 45–1620–41stNCAA Regional
2016 Radford 19–399–159thBig South Tournament
2017 Radford 27–3211–135thNCAA Regional
2018 Radford 25–3214–136thBig South Tournament
2019 Radford 30–2719–82ndBig South Tournament
Radford: 352–326–1182–133
Total:406–380–1

      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

References
  1. "1994 Radford Highlanders Baseball Statistics" (PDF). www.radfordathletics.com. Radford University. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. "1995 Radford Highlanders Baseball Statistics" (PDF). www.radfordathletics.com. Radford University. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. Josh Barr (April 24, 1998). "Slowly, Baseball at GW is starting to become a hit". www.washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  4. "Raccuia Leaves For Marist". www.gomason.com. George Mason University. September 23, 2003. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  5. "Marist Names Raccuia Head Baseball Coach". www.goredfoxes.com. Marist College Athletics. September 16, 2003. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  6. "Tony Rossi Named MAAC Co-Coach of the Year". www.sienasaints.com. Siena College Athletics. May 25, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  7. "Joe Raccuia joins Alabama baseball staff". www.tuscaloosanews.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. August 12, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  8. "Radford University Names Joe Raccuia Head Baseball Coach". www.bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference. July 11, 2007. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  9. Mark Berman (August 15, 2019). "Joe Raccuia says resignation as Radford baseball coach was 'a long time coming'". www.roanoke.com. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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