Tony Rossi (baseball)

Tony Rossi (born December 11, 1943[1]) is an American college baseball coach and former player, currently serving as head coach of the Siena Saints baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 1970 season. Rossi is the longest tenured coach with the same institution in NCAA Division I baseball, and only Augie Garrido has been a head coach for more years than Rossi.[2][3][4][5]

Tony Rossi
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamSiena
ConferenceMAAC
Record907–1,131–8 (.462)
Biographical details
Born (1943-12-11) December 11, 1943
Alma materThe College at Brockport (1965)
Playing career
1963–1965Brockport
Position(s)Infield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1970–presentSiena
Head coaching record
Overall907–1,131–8 (.445)
Tournaments1–4 (.200)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 5× MAAC Championship (1995, 1996 ,1997, 1999, 2014)
Awards
  • 6× MAAC Coach of the Year (1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2005)
  • 3× SUNY All Star (1963, 1964, 1965)
  • Siena Sports Hall of Fame (1985)
  • Albany Twilight League Hall of Fame (1985)

Rossi played at Brockport State, now SUNY Brockport for three seasons, turning down professional offers from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds in order to complete his degree. After ending his playing days, he briefly coached lacrosse at Siena before becoming head baseball coach of the then-NCAA Division II Saints.[4] Under Rossi, the Saints transitioned to NCAA Division I, claimed five Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships, made two NCAA Tournaments, and placed three players in the Major Leagues, most notably John Lannan.[6] Rossi has earned six MAAC Coach of the Year awards.[2]

Head coaching record

This table shows Rossi's record as a head coach.[2][4]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Siena (Division II independent) (1970–1976)
1970 Siena 7–10
1971 Siena 7–12
1972 Siena 7–8
1973 Siena 2–16
1974 Siena 12–7
1975 Siena 12–8
1976 Siena 13–9–1
Siena: 60–62–1 (.488)
Siena (D-I Independent) (1977–present)
1977 Siena 12–110–0
1978 Siena 15–170–0
1979 Siena 15–140–0
1980 Siena 16–120–0
Siena: 58–54 (.518)0–0 (.000)
Siena (ECAC North) (1981–1984)
1981 Siena 17–18
1982 Siena 12–17
1983 Siena 15–10–1
1984 Siena 13–17
Siena: 57–62–1 (.475)
Siena (North Atlantic Conference) (1985–1989)
1985 Siena 22–13–1
1986 Siena 21–11
1987 Siena 13–16
1988 Siena 16–17
1989 Siena 19–14
Siena: 91–71–1 (.558)
Siena (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1990–present)
1990 Siena 6–24–15–63rd (North)
1991 Siena 12–2511–62nd (North)
1992 Siena 8–255–134th (North)
1993 Siena 11–247–11T-2nd (North)
1994 Siena 15–228–103rd (North)
1995 Siena 31–1714–41st
1996 Siena 28–2014–41st
1997 Siena 21–3410–8T-2nd (North)MAAC Tournament
1998 Siena 17–3211–15T-3rd (North)
1999 Siena 34–2221–51stNCAA Regional
2000 Siena 15–3212–147th
2001 Siena 29–2919–81st
2002 Siena 28–2917–93rdMAAC Tournament
2003 Siena 17–35–115–11T-5th
2004 Siena 27–2613–126th
2005 Siena 29–2319–52ndMAAC Tournament
2006 Siena 23–31–112–157th
2007 Siena 12–3310–138th
2008 Siena 30–2615–83rdMAAC Tournament
2009 Siena 15–358–157th
2010 Siena 27–2713–11T-5th
2011 Siena 28–3014–103rdMAAC Tournament
2012 Siena 18–378–168th
2013 Siena 27–3015–94thMAAC Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2014 Siena 27–3317–72ndNCAA Regional
2015 Siena 23–2813–84thMAAC Tournament
2016 Siena 25–3216–8T-2ndMAAC Tournament
2017 Siena 20–28–211–13T-8thMAAC Tournament
2018 Siena 21–3514–104thMAAC Tournament
2019 Siena 18–3312–127th
2020 Siena 0–170–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Siena: 907–1,131–8 (.445)381–295 (.564)
Total:907–1,131–8 (.445)

      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 four finishers of the MAAC's nine teams qualified for the tournament in 2013.

See also

References
  1. http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach
  2. "Tony Rossi bio". Siena Saints. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. "Tony Rossi Gets Call From Capital Region Baseball Hall". Siena Saints. October 24, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  4. Pete Iorizzo (May 10, 2009). "Rossi brings passion to the field". Albany, NY: Times-Union. p. C1. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  5. "Tony Rossi Gets Call From Capital Region Baseball Hall". Saratogian. Saratoga, NY. October 24, 2011.
  6. Paul Post (April 19, 2011). "Siena graduate John Lannan credits college coach for professional success". Saratogian. Saratoga, NY.
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