Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | IMG Academy |
Biographical details | |
Born | Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | Westminster '85 |
Playing career | |
1982–1985 | Westminster |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1988–1997 | Mercyhurst |
1998–2018 | Pittsburgh |
2019–present | IMG Academy |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 871–638–2 |
Tournaments | ACC: 2–1 NCAA:0–0 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1996, 1997 GLIAC Champions | |
Awards | |
2× GLIAC Coach of the Year (1996, 1997) 2× Big East Coach of the Year (2004, 2013) ABCA East Region Coach of the Year (2013) | |
Joe Jordano is an American college baseball coach and former collegiate baseball player. He most recently served as head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers baseball team. He held that position from 1998 season to 2018. Prior to his tenure at Pitt, Jordano was the head coach at Mercyhurst College. Jordano led the Lakers to unprecedented success and left as the winningest coach in Laker history. Upon his departure from Pitt, Jordano earned more wins (588) than any coach, in any sport in Pitt history. His teams re-wrote the Panther Baseball Record Books and had over 70 plus players go on to play professional baseball. Currently, Jordano is the head coach of the National Team/Black at the world-renowned IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.[1]