Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | LIU |
Conference | Northeast |
Record | 187–187 (.500) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Marlboro, New York | October 15, 1985
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 | |
Overall | 187–187 (.500) |
Tournaments | NCAA: 0–6 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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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.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds/LIU Sharks (Northeast Conference)(2017–present) | |||||||||
2017 | LIU Brooklyn | 22–28 | 12–14 | 5th | |||||
2018 | LIU Brooklyn | 31–24 | 16–12 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2019 | LIU Brooklyn | 20–33 | 10–14 | 5th | |||||
2020 | LIU | 5–5 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | LIU | 20–15 | 18–11 | 4th | Northeast tournament | ||||
2022 | LIU | 37–21 | 18–9 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2023 | LIU | 19–36 | 16–14 | 5th | Northeast tournament | ||||
2024 | LIU | 33–25 | 24–9 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
LIU (Brooklyn): | 187–187 (.500) | 114–83 (.579) | |||||||
Total: | 187–187 (.500) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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