Gary Puccio

Last updated
Gary Puccio
Current position
TitleAssistant Coach
TeamOhio Christian Trailblazers
ConferenceRiver States Conference
Biographical details
Alma mater LIU Post
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1993 Old Westbury
1994–1998 Manhattan
1999–2002 Suffolk County CC
2006–2010 Briarcliffe
2011–2018 Fairleigh Dickinson
Head coaching record
Overall181–409–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
MAAC Coach of the Year: 1996, 1998
Knickerbocker Conference Coach of the Year: 1993 NJCBA Division 1 Coach of the year 2012

Gary Puccio is an American college baseball coach and former player. He was the head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball team from 2011 to 2018. [1] [2] [3]

Puccio earned his degree at C. W. Post, and later added a pair of master's degrees from Dowling College. He served as a scout for the Seattle Mariners organization for many years, and as head coach at several levels of baseball. He began at Division III SUNY Old Westbury for five seasons before moving to his first Division I job at Manhattan. He helped develop a struggling program and registered 20 wins in 1998, the first time the Jaspers had accomplished that since 1903. He then coached at Suffolk County Community College for four seasons. He later led USCAA Briarcliffe to five straight national tournaments, including a pair of national championships, from 2006–2010. He took over at Fairleigh Dickinson in the summer of 2010. Prior to taking over the Knights, he also taught math at Island Trees High School in Levittown, New York, coaching baseball while not working at the college level. [1]

Head coaching record

This table depicts Puccio's record as a head coach at the Division I level.

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Manhattan Jaspers (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(1994–1998)
1994 Manhattan 2–312–16
1995 Manhattan 5–421–17
1996 Manhattan 9–304–13
1997 Manhattan 11–28–16–12
1998 Manhattan 20–2114–12
Manhattan:47–152–127–70
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (Northeast Conference)(2011–2018)
2011 Fairleigh Dickinson 12–389–238th (9)
2012 Fairleigh Dickinson 24–26–118–145th (9) NEC Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
2013 Fairleigh Dickinson 12–367–258th (9)
2014 Fairleigh Dickinson 15–326–187th (7)
2015 Fairleigh Dickinson 21–2611–134th (7) NEC Tournament
2016 Fairleigh Dickinson 28–2816–153rd (7) NEC Tournament
2017 Fairleigh Dickinson 12–348–186th (7)
2018 Fairleigh Dickinson 10–371–267th (7)
Fairleigh Dickinson:134–257–176–152
Total:181–409–2

      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

  1. The top four finishers of the NEC's eight eligible teams qualified for the tournament in 2012. Bryant was ineligible as they transitioned to Division I.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2012 Baseball Coaching Staff". Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  2. Brian Foley (August 4, 2010). "FDU names Gary Puccio Head Baseball Coach". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  3. Aaron Fitt (August 4, 2010). "Coaching Roundup: FDU Hires Puccio". Baseball America . Retrieved December 22, 2013.