Biographical details | |
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Born | 1972 (age 50–51) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1992–1993 | Edison CC |
1994–1995 | Radford |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1996 | Radford (asst) |
1997–2000 | George Washington (asst) |
2001–2003 | George Mason (asst) |
2004–2005 | Marist |
2006–2007 | Alabama (asst) |
2008–2019 | Radford |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 406–380–1 |
Tournaments | MAAC: 3–2 Big South: 19-20 NCAA: 2–4 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Awards | |
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Joseph James Raccuia is an American college baseball coach and former player. Raccuia played college baseball at Edison Community College from 1992 to 1993 before transferring to Radford University where he played in 1994 and 1996. Raccuia was the head coach of Radford from 2008 to 2019.
Raccuia enrolled at Edison Community College, where he played for the baseball team. In 1994, Raccuia accepted a scholarship to continue his playing career at Radford University.
As a junior at the Radford University in 1994, Raccuia had a .295 batting average, a .403 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .350 SLG. [1]
As a senior in 1995, Raccuia batted .225 with a .316 SLG, 1 home run, and 18 RBIs. [2]
Upon graduation, Raccuia was named an assistant at Radford. From 1997 to 2000, he spent four seasons as an assistant for the George Washington Colonials baseball program. [3] Raccuia then spent three seasons as an assistant for the George Mason Patriots baseball team. [4]
On September 16, 2003, Raccuia left George Mason to become the head baseball coach for the Marist Red Foxes baseball program. [5] In 2005, he led the Red Foxes to a 33–21 record, winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) both regular season and tournament. He was named the Co-MAAC Coach of the Year along with Tony Rossi. [6]
Raccuia left Marist after two seasons to become an assistant for the Alabama Crimson Tide baseball program. [7]
On July 11, 2007, Raccuia was named the head coach at Radford. [8] On August 15, 2019, Raccuia resigned from his position at head coach at Radford. Raccuia lead Radford to 348 wins and to the only two NCAA tournament appearances in the program's history. [9]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)(2004–2005) | |||||||||
2004 | Marist | 25–30 | 17–10 | 4th | MAAC Tournament | ||||
2005 | Marist | 33–21 | 22–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
Marist: | 58–51 | 39–15 | |||||||
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference)(2008–2019) | |||||||||
2008 | Radford | 24–32 | 6–14 | Big South Tournament | |||||
2009 | Radford | 26–24 | 16–9 | 4th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2010 | Radford | 29–26 | 15–11 | Big South Tournament | |||||
2011 | Radford | 31–25 | 14–13 | 6th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2012 | Radford | 29–28–1 | 12–12 | 5th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2013 | Radford | 30–26 | 14–10 | 3rd (North) | Big South Tournament | ||||
2014 | Radford | 33–23 | 17–10 | 4th (North) | Big South Tournament | ||||
2015 | Radford | 45–16 | 20–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2016 | Radford | 19–39 | 9–15 | 9th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2017 | Radford | 27–32 | 11–13 | 5th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2018 | Radford | 25–32 | 14–13 | 6th | Big South Tournament | ||||
2019 | Radford | 30–27 | 19–8 | 2nd | Big South Tournament | ||||
Radford: | 352–326–1 | 182–133 | |||||||
Total: | 406–380–1 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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