Rob DiToma

Last updated
Rob DiToma
Current position
Title Head coach
Team San Francisco
Conference West Coast
Record39–63
Biographical details
Born (1983-09-25) September 25, 1983 (age 40)
Playing career
2002–2005 Mercy College (NY)
Position(s) Second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2007 Manhattanville College (asst)
2008 Temple (asst)
2009 Siena (asst)
2010–2013 Iona (asst)
2014–2019 Fordham (asst)
2020–2022 Fairleigh Dickinson
2023–present San Francisco
Head coaching record
Overall76–130
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Robert DiToma (born September 25, 1983) is an American baseball coach and former second baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the San Francisco Dons. DiToma played college baseball at Mercy College in New York from 2002 to 2005 for coach Bill Sullivan. He served as the head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (2020–2022).

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Playing career

As a freshman at Mercy College in 2002, DiToma had a 12 doubles and 30 walks, both which ranked in the top 10 for Mercy records. [1]

In the 2004 season as a junior, DiToma had 58 hits, while hitting 12 doubles. [1] He was named a 2nd team All-New York Collegiate Athletic Conference performer in 2004. [1]

Coaching career

DiToma began his coaching career as an assistant at Manhattanville College. DiToma later coached for Temple University. [2] After a single season at Temple, DiToma was named the hitting coach for the Siena College. [3] Following the 2009 season, DiToma joined the staff of the Iona Gaels baseball program. On July 23, 2013, DiToma was named an assistant at Fordham University. [4]

On June 20, 2019, DiToma was named the head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball program. [5]

On June 15, 2022, DiToma left the Knights to become the head baseball coach of the San Francisco Dons. [6]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (Northeast Conference)(2020–2022)
2020 Fairleigh Dickinson 4–90–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Fairleigh Dickinson 9–288–22T-6th
2022 Fairleigh Dickinson 24–3016–114th
Fairleigh Dickinson:37–6724–33
San Francisco Dons (West Coast Conference)(2023–present)
2023 San Francisco 18–298–19T–8th
2024 San Francisco 21–344–209th
San Francisco:39–6312–39
Total:76–130

      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

  1. 1 2 3 "Mercy College Mavericks Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.s3.amazonaws.com. Mercy College. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  2. "Rob DiToma Named Assistant Baseball Coach". www.cstv.com. CSTV Networks, Inc. August 16, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  3. "Rob Ditoma Joins Siena Baseball Staff". www.sienasaints.com. University of Siena. July 17, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  4. "Baseball Adds Rob DiToma to Coaching Staff". www.fordhamsports.com. Fordham University. July 23, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  5. "Rob DiToma Named FDU Head Baseball Coach". www.fduknights.com. Fairleigh Dickinson University. June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  6. "Rob DiToma Named Head Baseball Coach". www.usfdons.com. University of San Francisco Athletics. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.