Sam Piraro

Sam Piraro
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Willow Glen HS
Conference Mount Hamilton Athletic League
Record 25–16
Biographical details
Born (1951-12-22) December 22, 1951
San Jose, California
Alma mater San Jose State University
Playing career
1971–1972 San Jose State
Position(s) Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1976 San Jose State (JV)
1977–1979 San Jose State (asst.)
1980–1986 Mission CC
1987–2002,
2004–2012		 San Jose State
2015–present Willow Glen HS
Head coaching record
Overall 805–633–6 (college)
25–16 (high school)
Tournaments 5–4 (NCAA Regionals)
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 is currently head coach at Willow Glen High School.[1] Piraro previously coached college baseball at San Jose State from 1987 to 2002 and 2004 to 2012.[2] Piraro led San Jose State to its first College World Series appearance in 2000.[3][4]

Head coaching record

College

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
San Jose State Spartans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference) (1987–1996)
1987 San Jose State 31–28 8–13 6th[5]
1988 San Jose State 31–30 9–11 4th[5]
1989 San Jose State 40–19 11–10 T–3rd[5]
1990 San Jose State 43–17 9–12 7th[5]
1991 San Jose State 25–30 7–14 7th[5]
1992 San Jose State 32–21–1 12–12 5th[5]
1993 San Jose State 34–19 11–10 3rd[5]
1994 San Jose State 29–26 9–12 4th[5]
1995 San Jose State 21–33–1 5–16 T–7th[5]
1996 San Jose State 28–28 7–14 7th[5]
San Jose State (PCAA/Big West): 314–251–2 88–124
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–2002)
1997 San Jose State 38–21 20–10 1st (West)
1998 San Jose State 31–23 13–17 3rd (West)[6]
1999 San Jose State 30–26–1 16–11 3rd[6]
2000 San Jose State 41–24 19–11 T–1st[7] CWS First Round
2001 San Jose State 37–22–1 21–15 T–3rd[8]
2002 San Jose State 45–17 21–9 2nd[9] NCAA First Round
San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2012)
2004 San Jose State 23–31–1 11–19 5th[10]
2005 San Jose State 28–28–1 13–17 5th[11]
2006 San Jose State 33–26 12–12 3rd[12]
2007 San Jose State 34–26 11–13 T–4th[13]
2008 San Jose State 31–25 17–14 4th[13]
2009 San Jose State 41–20 15–7 1st[13]
2010 San Jose State 23–37 9–15 6th[13]
2011 San Jose State 35–26 11–13 5th[13]
2012 San Jose State 22–29 5–13 7th[14]
San Jose State (WAC): 492–381–4 214–196
San Jose State (total): 805–633–6 302–320
Total: 805–633–6

      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

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Willow Glen Rams (Mount Hamilton Athletic League) (2015–present)
2015 Willow Glen 16–14 8–6 T–3rd[15] CIF CCS First Round[16]
2016 Willow Glen[17] 9–2 2–2
Willow Glen: 25–16 10–8
Total: 25–16

References

  1. ↑ Murphy, John (August 12, 2014). "Former San Jose State coach Piraro takes over Willow Glen baseball program". Prep2Prep. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sam Piraro". San Jose State Athletics. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  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 2007 WAC Baseball Media Guide, p. 71.
  7. ↑ San Jose State Spartans 2015 Baseball Media Guide, p. 89.
  8. ↑ "2001 WAC Baseball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. June 26, 2001. Archived from the original on August 20, 2001.
  9. ↑ "2002 WAC Baseball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. June 17, 2002. Archived from the original on August 28, 2001.
  10. ↑ "2004 WAC Baseball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. June 6, 2004. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004.
  11. ↑ "2005 Baseball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. June 13, 2005. Archived from the original on December 26, 2005.
  12. ↑ "2006 Baseball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 2012 WAC Baseball Media Guide, pp. 73-74.
  14. ↑ "Baseball standings". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012.
  15. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/league/qbkVwwm9A0qw5OtswdHwnQ/standings-mount-hamilton.htm
  16. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/T68lJf1xEeS-8KA2nzwbTA/1X_4wf1yEeS-8KA2nzwbTA/baseball-spring-15/2015-cif-central-coast-section-baseball-tournament-division-i.htm
  17. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/willow-glen-rams-%28san-jose,ca%29/baseball/home.htm
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