Joe Jordano

Summary

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]

Joe Jordano
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamIMG Academy
Biographical details
BornErie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materWestminster '85
Playing career
1982–1985Westminster
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1997Mercyhurst
1998–2018Pittsburgh
2019–presentIMG Academy
Head coaching record
Overall871–638–2
TournamentsACC: 2–1
NCAA:0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1996, 1997 GLIAC Champions
Awards
GLIAC Coach of the Year (1996, 1997)
Big East Coach of the Year (2004, 2013)
ABCA East Region Coach of the Year (2013)

Playing career edit

Jordano was a standout four year letterman and all-district at Westminster College, graduating with a degree in Speech/Communications in 1985.[1]

Coaching career edit

NCAA Division II member Mercyhurst hired Jordano as head coach beginning in the 1988 season, with the new coach inheriting a team that mustered just nine wins the previous year. Jordano led the Lakers to a 19–17 record in his first season, and his teams were .500 or better each of his ten seasons. The Lakers made five trips to the NCAA Division II Baseball Championship and claimed a pair of Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships in amassing 283 wins against 118 losses under Jordano. At the time, Jordano was the Mercyhurst all-time leader in wins. While coaching the Lakers, Jordano earned a master's in Athletic Administration from Slippery Rock University.[1]

Following four straight NCAA regional appearances at Mercyhurst, Jordano became head coach at Pitt. Inheriting a rebuilding project in the Big East Conference that was growing stronger as it expanded, Jordano's tenure with the Panthers delivered results including national rankings, seven thirty win seasons, two Big East Coach of the Year awards. Jordano led the Panthers in the transition into the powerful Atlantic Coast Conference beginning in 2014.[2][3] On March 2, 2011, Jordano won his 403rd game at Pitt to become the school's all-time leader in wins with a 3–1 victory over Coastal Carolina.[4] The next season, Jordano claimed his 700th overall win with a 3–2 defeat of Akron.[1][5] On February 28, 2016, Jordano earned his 800th NCAA Collegiate win with a 18–5 victory over Grambling State. Coach Jordano hit another milestone with a 9–1 victory over UMass on March 3, 2018 notching his 850th win. Despite scholarship and roster limits while at Pitt, Jordano, his staff and teams built a very respectable program over his twenty one years as skipper.

Jordano resigned as the head coach of Pittsburgh on June 22, 2018.[6]

Head coaching record edit

The following list Jordano's record as a head coach.[1][7]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Mercyhurst Lakers (Great Lakes (Division II)) (1988–1997)
1988 Mercyhurst 19–17 Independent
1989 Mercyhurst 23–10 Independent ECAC Tournament
1990 Mercyhurst 28–13 Independent
1991 Mercyhurst 28–15 Independent NCAA Regional
1992 Mercyhurst 18–18 Independent
1993 Mercyhurst 29–15 Independent
1994 Mercyhurst 30–8 Independent NCAA Regional
1995 Mercyhurst 31–7 Independent NCAA Regional
1996 Mercyhurst 37–8 GLIAC 1st NCAA Regional
1997 Mercyhurst 40–8 GLIAC 1st NCAA Regional
Mercyhurst: 283–118
Pittsburgh Panthers (Big East Conference) (1998–2013)
1998 Pittsburgh 12–27–1 5–16 9th
1999 Pittsburgh 27–27 11–15 8th
2000 Pittsburgh 31–24 11–13 6th Big East Tournament[a]
2001 Pittsburgh 18–27 6–18 11th
2002 Pittsburgh 36–16–1 14–11 5th
2003 Pittsburgh 36–20 13–13 6th
2004 Pittsburgh 38–18 17–9 3rd Big East Tournament[b]
2005 Pittsburgh 33–22 15–10 4th Big East Tournament[c]
2006 Pittsburgh 23–29 10–17 9th
2007 Pittsburgh 27–27 15–11 4th Big East Tournament[d]
2008 Pittsburgh 19–34 7–19 11th
2009 Pittsburgh 28–21 13–13 7th Big East Tournament[e]
2010 Pittsburgh 38–18 18–8 3rd Big East Tournament[f]
2011 Pittsburgh 33–23 16–11 3rd Big East Tournament[g]
2012 Pittsburgh 28–28 10–17 8th Big East Tournament[h]
2013 Pittsburgh 42-17 18-6 t-2nd Big East Tournament
Pittsburgh Panthers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–2018)
2014 Pittsburgh 22-30 11-19 6th (Coastal)
2015 Pittsburgh 20-32 9-21 7th (Coastal)
2016 Pittsburgh 25-26 10-18 6th (Coastal)
2017 Pittsburgh 23-30 9-21 6th (Coastal)
2018 Pittsburgh 29-26 11-19 6th (Coastal) ACC Tournament
Pittsburgh: 588–520–2 247–305
Total: 871–638–2

      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

  1. ^ 6 of the Big East's 10 teams qualified for the tournament
  2. ^ 4 of the Big East's 11 teams qualified for the tournament
  3. ^ 4 of the Big East's 11 teams qualified for the tournament
  4. ^ 8 of the Big East's 12 teams qualified for the tournament
  5. ^ 8 of the Big East's 12 teams qualified for the tournament
  6. ^ 8 of the Big East's 12 teams qualified for the tournament
  7. ^ 8 of the Big East's 12 teams qualified for the tournament
  8. ^ 8 of the Big East's 12 teams qualified for the tournament

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "#30 Joe Jordano". PittsburghPanthers.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Brian Foley (September 21, 2011). "Pitt's Joe Jordano talks about the move to the ACC". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Ray Fittipaldo (October 2, 2011). "Pitt expects non-revenue sports to benefit from ACC move". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "Joe Jordano Becomes Pitt Baseball's All-Time Wins Leader". Pittsburgh Panthers. March 2, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "Joe Jordano Notches 700th Career Win". Pittsburgh Panthers. April 18, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  6. ^ Jerry DiPaola (June 22, 2018). "Pitt announces resignation of longtime baseball coach Joe Jordano". www.triblive.com. Trib Total Media, LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "2013 Big East Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.