Sam Piraro
Samuel Joseph Piraro (born December 22, 1951) is an American baseball coach who was head coach at San Jose State from 1987 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2012.[1] Piraro led San Jose State to its first College World Series appearance in 2000.[2][3]
Biographical details | |
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Born | San Jose, California, U.S. | December 22, 1951
Playing career | |
Baseball | |
1971–1972 | San Jose State |
Position(s) | Infielder |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1974–1976 | San Jose State (JV) |
1977–1979 | San Jose State (asst.) |
1980–1986 | Mission CC |
1987–2002, 2004–2012 | San Jose State |
2015–2018 | Willow Glen HS |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 805–633–6 (.560) (college) 80–35 (.696) (high school) |
Tournaments | 5–6 (NCAA) →0–2 (College World Series) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2× WAC regular season (2000, 2009) WAC West Division (1997) | |
Awards | |
4× WAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2008, 2009) | |
Head coaching record
Junior College
Source:[4]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Mission College Saints (Coast Conference) (1980–1986) | |||||||||
1980 | Mission College | 24-11 | 13-8 | 2nd | state playoffs | ||||
1981 | Mission College | 31-8 | 18-6 | 1st | Division-II state champions | ||||
1982 | Mission College | 24-13 | 15-9 | T-2nd | state playoffs (0-1) | ||||
1983 | Mission College | 30-8 | 17-4 | 1st | Division-II state champions | ||||
1984 | Mission College | 21-13-1 | 14-7 | 1st | state playoffs (1-1) | ||||
1985 | Mission College | 33-7-1 | 19-2 | 1st | state playoffs (5th) | ||||
1986 | Mission College | 27-10-1 | 16-5 | 2nd | regional playoffs | ||||
Mission College: | .731 | ||||||||
Total: | .731 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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College
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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San Jose State Spartans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference) (1987–1996) | |||||||||
1987 | San Jose State | 31–28 | 8–13 | 6th[5] | |||||
1988 | San Jose State | 31–30 | 9–11 | 4th[5] | |||||
1989 | San Jose State | 40–19 | 11–10 | T–3rd[5] | |||||
1990 | San Jose State | 43–17 | 9–12 | 7th[5] | |||||
1991 | San Jose State | 25–30 | 7–14 | 7th[5] | |||||
1992 | San Jose State | 32–21–1 | 12–12 | 5th[5] | |||||
1993 | San Jose State | 34–19 | 11–10 | 3rd[5] | |||||
1994 | San Jose State | 29–26 | 9–12 | 4th[5] | |||||
1995 | San Jose State | 21–33–1 | 5–16 | T–7th[5] | |||||
1996 | San Jose State | 28–28 | 7–14 | 7th[5] | |||||
San Jose State (PCAA/Big West): | 314–251–2 (.556) | 88–124 (.415) | |||||||
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–2002) | |||||||||
1997 | San Jose State | 38–21 | 20–10 | 1st (West)[6] | |||||
1998 | San Jose State | 31–23 | 13–17 | 3rd (West)[6] | |||||
1999 | San Jose State | 30–26–1 | 16–11 | 3rd[6] | |||||
2000 | San Jose State | 41–24 | 19–11 | T–1st[6] | College World Series | ||||
2001 | San Jose State | 37–22–1 | 21–15 | T–3rd[6] | |||||
2002 | San Jose State | 45–17 | 21–9 | 2nd[6] | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2012) | |||||||||
2004 | San Jose State | 23–31–1 | 11–19 | 5th[6] | |||||
2005 | San Jose State | 28–28–1 | 13–17 | 5th[6] | |||||
2006 | San Jose State | 33–26 | 12–12 | 3rd[6] | |||||
2007 | San Jose State | 34–26 | 11–13 | T–4th[6] | |||||
2008 | San Jose State | 31–25 | 17–14 | 4th[6] | |||||
2009 | San Jose State | 41–20 | 15–7 | 1st[6] | |||||
2010 | San Jose State | 23–37 | 9–15 | 6th[6] | |||||
2011 | San Jose State | 35–26 | 11–13 | 5th[6] | |||||
2012 | San Jose State | 22–29 | 5–13 | 7th[7] | |||||
San Jose State (WAC): | 492–381–4 (.563) | 214–196 (.522) | |||||||
San Jose State (total): | 805–633–6 (.560) | 302–320 (.486) | |||||||
Total: | 805–633–6 (.560) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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High school
Source:[8]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Willow Glen Rams (Mount Hamilton Athletic League) (2015–2018) | |||||||||
2015 | Willow Glen | 16–14 | 8–6 | T–3rd[9] | CIF CCS First Round[10] | ||||
2016 | Willow Glen | 20–10 | 7–7 | 5th[11] | |||||
2017 | Willow Glen | 22–6 | 11–3 | T–1st[12] | |||||
2018 | Willow Glen | 22–5 | 12–2 | 1st[13] | |||||
Willow Glen: | 80–35 (.696) | 38–18 (.679) | |||||||
Total: | 80–35 (.696) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Sam Piraro". San Jose State Athletics. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- Bergman, Ron (June 3, 2000). "SJSU: 1 win and in". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2000. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- Bergman, Ron (June 5, 2000). "Spartans respond with win". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on June 21, 2000. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- "Mission College Baseball History". Mission College History. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- "Annual Standings" (PDF). Big West Conference Baseball Record Book. Big West Conference. June 2015. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2015.
- "2012 WAC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. 2012. pp. 73–74. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- "Baseball standings". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012.
- "Willow Glen High School Baseball". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "Mount Hamilton Baseball (2015) Standings - MaxPreps". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "2015 CIF Central Coast Section Baseball Tournament (Division I) - MaxPreps". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "Mount Hamilton Baseball (2016) Standings - MaxPreps". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- "Mount Hamilton Baseball (2017) Standings - MaxPreps".
- "Mount Hamilton Baseball (2018) Standings - MaxPreps".