Alex Trezza
American baseball player and coach
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Alex Trezza (born September 1, 1980) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. He played college baseball at Stony Brook University. He served as head baseball coach of the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds baseball team from 2015[1] to 2016.
Brooklyn, New York
Trezza with the Worcester Tornadoes in 2011 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1, 1980 Brooklyn, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2001 | Stony Brook |
| Position | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010 | Anna Maria (assistant) |
| 2011 | Adelphi (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | New Haven (assistant) |
| 2014 | Sacred Heart (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | LIU Brooklyn |
| 2017–2021 | Boston College (P) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–70 |
Trezza graduated from Pine Bush High School in Pine Bush, New York in 1998 where he played varsity baseball and ice hockey for four years.[2] As a hockey player, he represented the Hudson Valley in the Empire State Games.[3]
Trezza played catcher at Stony Brook for three years, and in the 2001 season was among national leaders in offensive categories including home runs and RBI.[4][5] Trezza also played club hockey at Stony Brook before giving it up to focus on baseball.[6] He then played professionally for twelve seasons, reaching Class A+ in the Detroit Tigers organization.
He began his coaching career at Anna Maria, where he served as an assistant for one season before moving to Adelphi for one season. Next, he served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at New Haven. He then earned his first NCAA Division I job at Sacred Heart, where he served for one season before earning his first head coaching position at LIU Brooklyn in 2015.[1][7][8]
On July 19, 2016, Trezza left LIU Brooklyn to join the Boston College Eagles baseball team staff.[9] Trezza left the Eagles after the 2021 season.[10]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (Northeast Conference) (2015–2016) | |||||||||
| 2015 | LIU Brooklyn | 16–35 | 9–15 | 7th | |||||
| 2016 | LIU Brooklyn | 19–35 | 13–17 | 5th | |||||
| LIU Brooklyn: | 35–70 | 22–32 | |||||||
| Total: | 35–70 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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