John Russo (baseball)

John Russo
Biographical details
Born	November 10, 1973
Alma mater	West Alabama
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2000	West Alabama (Asst.)
2001–2005	Saint Joseph's (IN) (Asst.)
2008–2011	Hofstra (Asst.)
2012–2021	Hofstra
Head coaching record
Overall	190–262
Tournaments	CAA: 1-4; NCAA: 0–0

John Russo (born November 10, 1973) is an American baseball coach. 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 Pride. 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]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Hofstra Pride (Colonial Athletic Association) (2012–2021)
2012	Hofstra	34–22	20–10	2nd (11)	CAA Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
2013	Hofstra	26–27	11–16	9th (10)
2014	Hofstra	20–24	7–12	7th (8)
2015	Hofstra	19–29	6–18	9th (9)
2016	Hofstra	15–37	5–18	9th (9)
2017	Hofstra	14–37	7–17	T-7th (9)
2018	Hofstra	23–23	12–12	6th (9)	CAA Tournament
2019	Hofstra	18–31–1	10–14	7th
2020	Hofstra	4–10	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Hofstra	17–22	8–16	3rd (North)
Hofstra:		190–262–1	86–133
Total:		190–262
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

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

References

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

External links

John Russo, Head Baseball Coach Hofstra University Pride

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

[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.