Sam Piraro
American baseball coach (born 1951)
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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]
San Jose, California, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 22, 1951 San Jose, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1971–1972 | San Jose State |
| Position | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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High school
Source:[8]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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