Jay Sirianni
John F. Sirianni (born July 17, 1975) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach at Sam Houston State University. Sirianni played college baseball at Texas A&M University in 1995 and at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1996 to 1999 for coach Dave Van Horn and in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for two seasons from 1999 to 2000.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Sam Houston |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 107–82 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 17, 1975 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1995 | Texas A&M |
| 1996–1999 | Nebraska |
| 1999 | Mahoning Valley Scrappers |
| 1999 | Burlington Indians |
| 2000 | Kinston Indians |
| 2000 | Columbus Red Stixx |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002–2004 | Barton County C. C. (P) |
| 2005–2014 | UT Arlington (P) |
| 2015–2019 | Sam Houston State (P) |
| 2020–present | Sam Houston |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 107–82 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Sirianni was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Indianola High School in Indianola, Iowa. After graduation from high school, he decided to attend Texas A&M University to play baseball. After his freshman year, he transferred to play college baseball at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. After his senior season, he was signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.
In 2019, Sirianni was named the head coach of the Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball program, succeeding Matt Deggs.
Playing career
Sirianni attended Indianola High School where he was a member of the school's football and baseball teams.[1] After graduation, Sirianni choose to attend Texas A&M University. After a single season at Texas A&M, Sirianni transferred to Nebraska. Sirianni pitched 4 seasons for the Cornhuskers. Leading the team in innings pitched and wins in 1998.
Coaching career
From 2002 to August, 2004, Sirianni was the pitching coach at Barton County Community College.[2]
On August 2, 2004, Sirianni was named the pitching coach at UT Arlington.[3]
On July 25, 2019, Sirianni was promoted to the head coach of the Bearkats.[4]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State Bearkats (Southland Conference) (2020–2021) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Sam Houston State | 7–7 | 1–2 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Sam Houston State | 30–25 | 20–15 | 4th | Southland Tournament | ||||
| Sam Houston State: | 21–17 | ||||||||
| Sam Houston State Bearkats (Western Athletic Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Sam Houston State | 31–25 | 21–9 | 1st (Southwest) | WAC Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Sam Houston | 39–25 | 22–8 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Sam Houston Bearkats (Conference USA) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Sam Houston State: | 107–82 | 43–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 107–82 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Jay Sirianni – Class of 1994". www.indianolaathletics.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- "Schmidt replaces Sirianni as assistant baseball coach at Barton County". www.bartonsports.com. BARTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS. August 25, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- "BASEBALL HIRES SIRIANNI AS ASSISTANT COACH". www.utamavs.com. UT Arlington. August 10, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- Josh Criswell (July 25, 2019). "Bearkats promote Sirianni to head baseball coach". www.itemonline.com. The Huntsville Item. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Sam Houston State Bearkats profile