Bob Macaluso

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Bob Macaluso
Biographical details
Born (1964-04-16) April 16, 1964 (age 60)
Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1984–1987 Springfield
Position(s)Infield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1992 Melrose HS (asst.)
1993–1996 Weston HS
1997–1998Springfield (asst.)
1999–2006 Muhlenberg
2007–2008 Cal State Los Angeles (asst.)
2009–2014 UC Irvine (asst.)
2015 Cal State Bakersfield (asst.)
2016Cal State Bakersfield
2018–2019 Pacific (volunteer asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall155–183–3 (.459)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
As assistant coach:

Robert Peter Macaluso Jr. (born April 16, 1964) is an American college baseball coach who is currently an assistant coach at the University of the Pacific.

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Early life and education

Born in Reading, Massachusetts, Macaluso played college baseball at Springfield College and graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education. He later completed a master's degree in physical education at Springfield in 1998. [1]

Coaching career

Macaluso was pitching coach at Melrose High School in Melrose, Massachusetts from 1989 to 1992 and head varsity coach at Weston High School in Weston, Massachusetts from 1993 to 1996. [2] [1] Macaluso also coached an American Legion Baseball team in Reading, Massachusetts from 1988 to 1997. Future major leaguer Jason Bere was among his players. [3]

After two seasons back at Springfield as an assistant in 1997 and 1998, he became head coach at Muhlenberg for eight seasons. He then became an assistant for Cal State Los Angeles for two seasons, then UC Irvine for six seasons. While with the Anteaters, UC Irvine reached the 2014 College World Series. He then became an assistant at Cal State Bakersfield for one season before ascending to the top job. [4] [5] [6] [3]

From 2003 to 2008, Macaluso managed the Brewster Whitecaps, a collegiate summer baseball team in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.[ citation needed ]

After he went 19–37 in his only season as head coach, Cal State Bakersfield fired Macaluso in December 2016. [7]

In September 2017, Macaluso joined the staff of Ryan Garko at the University of the Pacific as a volunteer assistant coach. [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Muhlenberg Mules (Centennial Conference)(1999–2006)
1999Muhlenberg 16–2010–8T–4th [9]
2000Muhlenberg 14–239–95th [9]
2001Muhlenberg 17–199–9T–4th [9]
2002Muhlenberg 23–1711–74th [9]
2003Muhlenberg 21–14–110–7–14th [9]
2004Muhlenberg 12–18–16–11–18th [9]
2005Muhlenberg 17–158–107th [9]
2006Muhlenberg 15–20–18–9–15th [9]
Muhlenberg:136–146–3 (.482)71–70–3 (.503)
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (Western Athletic Conference)(2016)
2016 Cal State Bakersfield 19–3712–147th [10]
Cal State Bakersfield:19–37 (.339)12–14 (.462)
Total:155–183–3 (.459)

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References

  1. 1 2 Algeri, Steve (March 25, 2016). "Macaluso's coaching journey lands him as a D-1 head coach". Daily Times Chronicle. Woburn, MA. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Head Coach Bob Macaluso". Muhlenberg College. May 16, 2000. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Bob Macaluso". Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ Rogers, Kendall (August 31, 2015). "Bakersfield Tabs Bob Macaluso Head Coach". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bob Macaluso named CSUB baseball coach". BakersfieldNow.com. August 30, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ Evans, Jeff (August 31, 2015). "CSUB tabs Macaluso as next head baseball coach". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ Evans, Jeff (December 16, 2016). "CSUB fires baseball coach Macaluso; Beard named interim coach". The Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Bob Macaluso Joins Pacific Baseball Staff". Pacific Tigers. September 17, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "All-Time Centennial Conference Standings" (PDF), Centennial Conference Baseball Record Book, Centennial Conference, pp. 36–37, 2018
  10. ↑ "2016 Baseball Standings". WAC. Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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