Sam Piraro

Sam Piraro
Biographical details
Born (1951-12-22) December 22, 1951 (age 74)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Playing career
Baseball
1971–1972San Jose State
PositionInfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1976San Jose State (JV)
1977–1979San Jose State (asst.)
1980–1986Mission CC
1987–2002,
2004–2012		San Jose State
2015–2018Willow Glen HS
Head coaching record
Overall805–633–6 (.560) (college)
80–35 (.696) (high school)
Tournaments5–6 (NCAA)
→0–2 (College World Series)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2× WAC regular season (2000, 2009)
WAC West Division (1997)
Awards
4× WAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2008, 2009)

Samuel Joseph Piraro (born December 22, 1951) is an American baseball coach who was head coach at San Jose State from 1987 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2012. Piraro led San Jose State to its first College World Series appearance in 2000.

Head coaching record

Junior College

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Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mission College Saints (Coast Conference) (1980–1986)
1980 Mission College 24-1113-82ndstate playoffs
1981 Mission College 31-818-61stDivision-II state champions
1982 Mission College 24-1315-9T-2ndstate playoffs (0-1)
1983 Mission College 30-817-41stDivision-II state champions
1984 Mission College 21-13-114-71ststate playoffs (1-1)
1985 Mission College 33-7-119-21ststate playoffs (5th)
1986 Mission College 27-10-116-52ndregional playoffs
Mission College: .731
Total:.731

      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

College

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
San Jose State Spartans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference) (1987–1996)
1987 San Jose State 31–288–136th
1988 San Jose State 31–309–114th
1989 San Jose State 40–1911–10T–3rd
1990 San Jose State 43–179–127th
1991 San Jose State 25–307–147th
1992 San Jose State 32–21–112–125th
1993 San Jose State 34–1911–103rd
1994 San Jose State 29–269–124th
1995 San Jose State 21–33–15–16T–7th
1996 San Jose State 28–287–147th
San Jose State (PCAA/Big West): 314–251–2 (.556)88–124 (.415)
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–2002)
1997 San Jose State 38–2120–101st (West)
1998 San Jose State 31–2313–173rd (West)
1999 San Jose State 30–26–116–113rd
2000 San Jose State 41–2419–11T–1stCollege World Series
2001 San Jose State 37–22–121–15T–3rd
2002 San Jose State 45–1721–92ndNCAA Super Regional
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2012)
2004 San Jose State 23–31–111–195th
2005 San Jose State 28–28–113–175th
2006 San Jose State 33–2612–123rd
2007 San Jose State 34–2611–13T–4th
2008 San Jose State 31–2517–144th
2009 San Jose State 41–2015–71st
2010 San Jose State 23–379–156th
2011 San Jose State 35–2611–135th
2012 San Jose State 22–295–137th
San Jose State (WAC): 492–381–4 (.563)214–196 (.522)
San Jose State (total): 805–633–6 (.560)302–320 (.486)
Total:805–633–6 (.560)

      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

High school

Source:

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Willow Glen Rams (Mount Hamilton Athletic League) (2015–2018)
2015 Willow Glen 16–148–6T–3rdCIF CCS First Round
2016 Willow Glen 20–107–75th
2017 Willow Glen 22–611–3T–1st
2018 Willow Glen 22–512–21st
Willow Glen: 80–35 (.696)38–18 (.679)
Total:80–35 (.696)

      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

References

  1. ↑ "Sam Piraro". San Jose State Athletics. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Bergman, Ron (June 3, 2000). "SJSU: 1 win and in". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2000. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bergman, Ron (June 5, 2000). "Spartans respond with win". San Jose Mercury News. Archived from the original on June 21, 2000. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mission College Baseball History". Mission College History. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Annual Standings" (PDF). Big West Conference Baseball Record Book. Big West Conference. June 2015. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "2012 WAC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. 2012. pp. 73–74. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Baseball standings". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Willow Glen High School Baseball". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mount Hamilton Baseball (2015) Standings - MaxPreps". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ "2015 CIF Central Coast Section Baseball Tournament (Division I) - MaxPreps". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Mount Hamilton Baseball (2016) Standings - MaxPreps". Maxpreps.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Mount Hamilton Baseball (2017) Standings - MaxPreps".
  13. ↑ "Mount Hamilton Baseball (2018) Standings - MaxPreps".