![]() Gambino in 2013 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Penn State |
Conference | Big Ten |
Record | 29–24 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Cold Spring, New York, U.S. | July 9, 1977
Playing career | |
1997–2000 | Boston College |
2000 | Gulf Coast League Red Sox |
2000 | Augusta Greenjackets |
2001 | Lowell Spinners |
2001 | Augusta Greenjackets |
Position(s) | IF |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2003–2005 | Boston College (Asst.) |
2007–2010 | Virginia Tech (Asst.) |
2011–2023 | Boston College |
2024–present | Penn State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 320–390 |
Tournaments | NCAA: 6–4 |
Michael L. Gambino (born July 9, 1977) is an American baseball coach and former infielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions. [1] Prior to accepting the head coaching position at Penn State, he served as an assistant and head coach at Boston College, a position he held for 12 years. He scouted for the Detroit Tigers, and served as an assistant at Virginia Tech. [2]
Gambino played college baseball at Boston College from 1997–2000. In 1998, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [3] In June 2000, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Boston Red Sox and played two seasons of minor league baseball in their system. [4] [5]
Below is a table of Gambino's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach. [6] [7] [8]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Boston College Eagles (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2011–2023) | |||||||||
2011 | Boston College | 17–33 | 7–22 | 5th (Atlantic) | |||||
2012 | Boston College | 22–33 | 10–20 | T–5th (Atlantic) | |||||
2013 | Boston College | 12–40 | 4–25 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
2014 | Boston College | 22–33 | 10–20 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
2015 | Boston College | 27–27 | 10–19 | 7th (Atlantic) | |||||
2016 | Boston College | 35–22 | 13–15 | 5th (Atlantic) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2017 | Boston College | 25–28 | 11–19 | 6th (Atlantic) | |||||
2018 | Boston College | 17–32 | 7–22 | 7th (Atlantic) | |||||
2019 | Boston College | 31–27 | 12–18 | 7th (Atlantic) | |||||
2020 | Boston College | 6–9 | 0–3 | 7th (Atlantic) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
2021 | Boston College | 21–28 | 10–23 | 7th (Atlantic) | |||||
2022 | Boston College | 19–34 | 5–25 | 7th (Atlantic) | |||||
2023 | Boston College | 37–20 | 16–14 | 3rd (Atlantic) | NCAA regional | ||||
Boston College: | 291–366 | 115–245 | |||||||
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference)(2024–present) | |||||||||
2024 | Penn State | 29–24 | 12–12 | T–7th | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
2025 | Penn State | 14–4 | 4–2 | ||||||
Penn State: | 43–28 | 16–14 | |||||||
Total: | 334–394 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |