John Russo (baseball)

John Russo (born November 10, 1973) is an American baseball coach, who is currently the head baseball coach of the Hofstra Pride. 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. 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]

John Russo
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamHofstra
ConferenceCAA
Record173–240
Biographical details
Born (1973-11-10) November 10, 1973
Alma materWest Alabama
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2000West Alabama (Asst.)
2001–2005Saint Joseph's (IN) (Asst.)
2008–2011Hofstra (Asst.)
2012–presentHofstra
Head coaching record
Overall173–240
TournamentsCAA: 1-4
NCAA: 0–0

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hofstra Pride (Colonial Athletic Association) (2012–present)
2012 Hofstra 34–2220–102nd (11)CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2013 Hofstra 26–2711–169th (10)
2014 Hofstra 20–247–127th (8)
2015 Hofstra 19–296–189th (9)
2016 Hofstra 15–375–189th (9)
2017 Hofstra 14–377–17T-7th (9)
2018 Hofstra 23–2312–126th (9)CAA Tournament
2019 Hofstra 18–31–110–147th
2020 Hofstra 4–100–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Hofstra: 173–240–178–117
Total:173–240

      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

  1. The top 6 finishers of the CAA's 11 teams qualified for the tournament in 2012.

See also

References
  1. "John Russo". Hofstra Pride. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. Brian Foley (January 23, 2013). "Hofstra's John Russo receives Contract Extension". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  3. Michael Ganci (January 22, 2012). "John Russo Named Hofstra Baseball Head Coach". East Meadow Patch. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  4. Alex Hyman (February 8, 2012). "Patrick Anderson leaves baseball team, assistant John Russo to take over managing dutie". Hofstra Chronicle. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
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