Lelo Prado
Lelo Prado (born November 5, 1962) is the former head baseball coach at the University of South Florida. Hired in 2006, he guided the Bulls to a 36–24 record in his inaugural season. In 24 years as a collegiate coach, he has posted a 763–580–2 record. He led the Bulls to a 9–0 start in 2006, and South Florida was ranked 30th in the nation for that week. Prado left the position following the 2014 season.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1962 Havana, Cuba |
| Alma mater | Hillsborough Community College University of Tampa |
| Playing career | |
| 1982–1983 | Hillsborough CC |
| 1984–1985 | Tampa |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985 | Hillsborough CC (asst.) |
| 1986–1988 | Tampa (asst.) |
| 1989–1995 | Tampa |
| 1996–2006 | Louisville |
| 2007–2014 | South Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 849–639–2 |
| Tournaments | DI: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 Sunshine State Conference Titles (1989, 1993) 7 Division II NCAA Tournament Appearances (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) 3 Division II College World Series Appearances (1990, 1992, 1993) 2 Division II National Championships (1992, 1993) 1 NCAA Tournament Appearance (2002) | |
| Awards | |
| C-USA Coach of the Year (2002) Big East Coach of the Year (2009) | |
Prior to coaching at USF, he served as the head coach 11 seasons at the University of Louisville. Prado also coached for seven seasons at the University of Tampa, where he won two Division II national championships, in 1992 and 1993. In 2002, he took Louisville to its first ever NCAA tournament appearance, and earned Conference USA coach of the year honors. He had seven 30-win seasons at Louisville, also a school record.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Spartans (Sunshine State Conference (Division II)) (1989–1995) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Tampa | 37–18–1 | 18–6 | T–1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1990 | Tampa | 45–14 | 15–9 | 3rd | College World Series | ||||
| 1991 | Tampa | 34–17 | 17–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1992 | Tampa | 42–19 | 18–6 | 2nd | College World Series | ||||
| 1993 | Tampa | 43–21 | 21–3 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 1994 | Tampa | 36–18 | 14–7 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 1995 | Tampa | 41–17 | 14–7 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Tampa: | 278–124–1 | 117–45 | |||||||
| Louisville Cardinals (Conference USA) (1996–2005) | |||||||||
| 1996 | Louisville | 18–36 | 6–15 | 8th | |||||
| 1997 | Louisville | 23–32 | 11–15 | 7th | |||||
| 1998 | Louisville | 31–24 | 14–13 | 5th | |||||
| 1999 | Louisville | 37–19 | 14–13 | 6th | |||||
| 2000 | Louisville | 17–37–1 | 10–16–1 | 8th | |||||
| 2001 | Louisville | 32–29 | 13–14 | T–5th | |||||
| 2002 | Louisville | 39–18 | 21–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2003 | Louisville | 34–23 | 14–15 | 7th | |||||
| 2004 | Louisville | 26–30 | 13–17 | 8th | |||||
| 2005 | Louisville | 32–24 | 15–14 | T–6th | |||||
| Louisville Cardinals (Big East Conference) (2006–2006) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Louisville | 31–29 | 17–10 | 3rd | |||||
| Louisville: | 320–301–1 | 148–151–1 | |||||||
| South Florida Bulls (Big East Conference) (2007–2013) | |||||||||
| 2007 | South Florida | 34–26 | 13–14 | 5th | |||||
| 2008 | South Florida | 31–27 | 14–13 | 6th | |||||
| 2009 | South Florida | 34–25 | 18–9 | 2nd | |||||
| 2010 | South Florida | 26–32 | 16–11 | T–4th | |||||
| 2011 | South Florida | 25–29 | 13–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2012 | South Florida | 38–22 | 17–10 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2013 | South Florida | 36–22 | 17–7 | 4th | |||||
| South Florida Bulls (American Athletic Conference) (2014) | |||||||||
| 2014 | South Florida | 27–31 | 10–14 | 5th | |||||
| South Florida: | 251–214 | 118–92 | |||||||
| Total: | 849–639–2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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