 Fornelli during an ESU game in 2016 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Pittsburg State |
| Conference | The MIAA |
| Record | 31–21 (.596) |
| Annual salary | $81,318[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 9, 1966 Lenexa, Kansas |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Emporia State |
| Position(s) | Catcher[2] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1996 | Butler CC (pitching) |
| 1996–2003 | Fort Hays State |
| 2004–2018 | Emporia State |
| 2019–present | Pittsburg State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1011–445 (.694) |
| Tournaments | 22–26 (.458) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5 MIAA regular season 2 MIAA Tournament 4 RMAC regular season 1 RMAC Tournament | |
| Awards | |
| 2× RMAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2000) West Region Coach of the Year (2000) | |
Robert William Fornelli (born August 9, 1966) is an American college baseball coach and current head baseball coach at Pittsburg State University. Previously, Fornelli coached at his alma mater Emporia State University from 2004 to 2018 where he guided the Hornets to five Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association regular season championships and two conference tournament championships, 13 trips to the NCAA Tournament, two World Series appearances and a national runner-up finish.[3] Fornelli was the coach at Fort Hays State from 1996 to 2003.
- ^ "Kansas Government Employee Payroll List". Kansasopengov.org. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "Hornet coming home?". Emporia Gazette. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012.
- ^ "Emporia State University Athletics - 2016 Baseball Coaching Staff". Esuhornets.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.