Dan Pirillo

Last updated
Dan Pirillo
Current position
Title Head coach
Team LIU
Conference Northeast
Record187–187 (.500)
Biographical details
Born (1985-10-15) October 15, 1985 (age 38)
Marlboro, New York
Alma mater LIU Brooklyn
Playing career
2005–2008 LIU Brooklyn
Position(s) Utility
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2011 LIU Brooklyn (assistant)
2012 Georgia College (assistant)
2013–2016 Chicago State (assistant)
2017–present LIU
Head coaching record
Overall187–187 (.500)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–6
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Northeast (2022)
  • 3 Northeast Tournament (2018, 2022, 2024)

Daniel Thomas Pirillo (born October 15, 1985) is an American college baseball coach and former utility player. He is head baseball coach at Long Island University. [1] He played college baseball for the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds from 2005 to 2008 under head coach Don Maines.

Contents

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds/LIU Sharks (Northeast Conference)(2017–present)
2017 LIU Brooklyn 22–2812–145th
2018 LIU Brooklyn 31–2416–123rd NCAA Regional
2019 LIU Brooklyn 20–3310–145th
2020 LIU 5–50–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 LIU 20–1518–114th Northeast tournament
2022 LIU 37–2118–91st NCAA Regional
2023 LIU 19–3616–145th Northeast tournament
2024 LIU 33–2524–92nd NCAA Regional
LIU (Brooklyn):187–187 (.500)114–83 (.579)
Total:187–187 (.500)

      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

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References

  1. "LIU Brooklyn Alum Dan Pirillo Named Head Baseball Coach". www.liuathletics.com. LIU Brooklyn. August 22, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2018.