Greg DiCenzo

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Greg DiCenzo
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DiCenzo with the Lake County Captains in 2021
Current position
TitleManager
Team Akron RubberDucks
Conference Eastern League
Biographical details
Born (1975-10-25) October 25, 1975 (age 49)
Duxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
1995–1999 St. Lawrence
Position(s) Pitcher, First baseman, Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2002St. Lawrence (asst.)
2002St. Lawrence (Interim HC)
2003–2007 Northeastern (asst.)
2008–2019 Holy Cross
2020–2022 Lake County Captains
2023 Columbus Clippers (bench)
2024–present Akron RubberDucks
Head coaching record
Overall285–323–1
TournamentsPatriot: 20–20
NCAA: 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • Patriot League Tournament (2017)
Awards
  • 2× Patriot League Coach of the Year (2008, 2013)
  • New England Division 1 Coach of the Year (2012)

Greg DiCenzo (born October 25, 1975) is a professional baseball coach and former football, soccer, and baseball player at St. Lawrence University. He is currently manager of the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the head baseball coach at the College of the Holy Cross from 2008 to 2019.

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Early life

DiCenzo attended Duxbury High School where he was a four-year starter on both the varsity soccer and varsity baseball teams, while a two-year member of the varsity basketball team. DiCenzo played for legendary coach Foster Cass.

Upon graduation, DiCenzo enrolled at St. Lawrence University, where he played for the football, men's soccer and baseball [1] teams. In four seasons on the baseball team, he competed as a pitcher, a first-baseman, and an outfielder. [2] Only playing soccer for one season, he played football for four seasons as both a punter and placekicker. He earned three degrees while at St. Lawrence: a Bachelor of Science degree, a master's degree in education, and a master's degree in education administration. [3]

Coaching career

Upon graduation, DiCenzo was named an assistant baseball coach at St. Lawrence. He coached baseball for four seasons at St. Lawrence and was an assistant with the football program for two seasons. After the 2002 baseball season with St. Lawrence, he became the pitching coach for the Northeastern Huskies baseball program, where he served from 2003 to 2007. On May 22, 2007, he resigned from his position at Northeastern. [4] He also served as the pitching coach for the Falmouth Commodores from 2002 to 2005 in the Cape Cod Baseball League. [5]

On July 2, 2007, DiCenzo was named the head coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team. [6]

On January 23, 2020, DiCenzo was named the manager of the Lake County Captains of the Midwest League. [7]

On October 9, 2021, DiCenzo was named the manager of the Scottsdale Scorpions, one of six clubs in Major League Baseball's Arizona Fall League. [8]

DiCenzo was promoted to bench coach of the Guardians' Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, on February 7, 2023. On January 24, 2024, DiCenzo was named manager of the Guardians' Double-A affiliate, the Akron RubberDucks.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League)(2008–2019)
2008 Holy Cross 21–2811–93rd Patriot League tournament
2009 Holy Cross 22–2711–73rd Patriot League tournament
2010 Holy Cross 26–2610–103rd Patriot League tournament
2011 Holy Cross 24–23–19–115th
2012 Holy Cross 33–2213–72nd Patriot League tournament
2013 Holy Cross 28–2515–51st Patriot League tournament
2014 Holy Cross 13–314–146th
2015 Holy Cross 24–2612–83rd Patriot League tournament
2016 Holy Cross 30–2714–62nd Patriot League tournament
2017 Holy Cross 24–2912–82nd NCAA Regional
2018 Holy Cross 18–2711–144th Patriot League tournament
2019 Holy Cross 22–3215–10T-2nd Patriot League tournament
Holy Cross:285–323–1137–109
Total:285–323–1

      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

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  2. ↑ Wily Ormiston. "Baseball Looks To Shark Early Slump After Rocky Florida Swing" (PDF). www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org. St. Lawrence University. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Greg DiCenzo". Holy Cross Crusaders. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Baseball: Pitching coach resigns Monday". www.huntnewsnu.com. The Huntington News. May 22, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Greg DiCenzo". goholycross.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Holy Cross Names Greg DiCenzo Head Baseball Coach". www.goholycross.com. College of the Holy Cross. July 2, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  7. ↑ David S. Glasier (January 23, 2020). "Greg DiCenzo is the new Captains manager". www.news-herald.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ "MLB announces Arizona Fall League rosters". MLB.com. October 6, 2021. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.


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