Rod Delmonico

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Rod Delmonico
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Delmonico with Florida State in 1985
Biographical details
Born (1958-05-14) May 14, 1958 (age 65)
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater Liberty University
Clemson University
Playing career
1977 Liberty (baseball)
1978 Liberty (soccer)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981 Gloucester County College (assistant)
1982–1983 Clemson (assistant)
1984–1989 Florida State (assistant)
1990–2007 Tennessee
2008Florida State (assistant)
2009 FIU (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall699–396
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • SEC Regular season (1993, 1994, 1995)
  • SEC Tournament (1993, 1994, 1995)
Awards

Rodney James Delmonico (born May 14, 1958) is an American baseball coach. He served as head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1990 through 2007, and for the Netherlands national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

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Early life

Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Delmonico graduated from New Hanover High School in 1976 and Liberty University in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. He lettered in baseball and soccer. He holds a master's degree from Clemson University in education administration.

Career

Delmonico was Assistant Coach at Gloucester County College in 1980, Graduate Assistant Coach at Clemson from 1981–83, and Assistant Coach at Florida State University from 1984-89.

Delmonico was head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team from 1990 until 2007, when he was released from his contract. [1] He returned to Florida State as a volunteer assistant coach, [2] then joined Florida International University as an assistant coach. [3] He was named manager of the Netherlands national baseball team [4] and managed the team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. Was known around NCAAB as one of the most influential hitting gurus of the SEC.

Personal life

Delmonico is divorced from Barbara Vanaman of Williamstown, New Jersey. They have three sons: Tony, Joey and Nicky. Tony played for his father at Tennessee and played in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. Nicky played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. [5]

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References

  1. Amanda Dill (June 3, 2007). "UT releases Rod Delmonico from contract". WBIR.com.
  2. "Florida State University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on June 17, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
  3. "Rod Delmonico joins FIU coaching staff". Rivals.com. July 9, 2008.
  4. http://baseballdeworld.com/2008/12/02/american-rod-delmonico-named-new-dutch-national-team-skipper/ [ dead link ]
  5. "Nicky Delmonico Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference . Retrieved January 17, 2023.