Joe Litterio
Litterio with Rutgers in 2018
Biographical details
Born (1971-01-15) January 15, 1971 (age 53)
Playing career
1990–1993Rutgers
Position(s)Second base
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994Rutgers (assistant)
1995–1998Monmouth (assistant)
1999Winthrop (assistant)
2000–2011Wagner
2012–2013Rutgers (assistant)
2014–2019Rutgers
Head coaching record
Overall380–550–3

Joe Litterio (born January 15, 1971) is an American college baseball coach, was the head coach of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights baseball team. He has held that position since the 2014 season until the end of the 2019 season. After his playing career with the Scarlet Knights, Litterio served as a volunteer assistant with his alma mater while also coaching at Immaculate Conception High School. He then became an assistant at Monmouth for four seasons before one season as an assistant with Winthrop. He then earned his first head coaching job at Wagner, where he remained for twelve seasons. In 2012, he returned to Rutgers as associate head coach under Fred Hill before assuming the top role two years later.[1][2][3] On May 28, 2019, Litterio was let go by not having his contract renewed.[4]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Litterio's yearly records as an NCAA baseball coach.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wagner Seahawks (Northeast Conference) (2000–2011)
2000 Wagner 24–30–1 14–8 3rd (South) NCAA Regional
2001 Wagner 16–30–1 8–14 4th (South)
2002 Wagner 10–39 8–19 T–8th
2003 Wagner 11–36 10–16 9th
2004 Wagner 20–29 12–11 4th NEC Tournament
2005 Wagner 22–27 13–10 4th NEC Tournament
2006 Wagner 18–34 15–9 3rd NEC Tournament
2007 Wagner 17–34 11–17 6th
2008 Wagner 27–28 17–11 3rd
2009 Wagner 31–21 17–9 1st NEC Tournament
2010 Wagner 26–31 17–15 4th NEC Tournament
2011 Wagner 18–33 12–20 6th
Wagner: 240–372–2 154–159
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2014)
2014 Rutgers 30–25 14–9 T–3rd AAC tournament
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Big Ten Conference) (2015–2019)
2015 Rutgers 19–35–1 7–17 11th
2016 Rutgers 27–28 9–15 11th
2017 Rutgers 19–34 7–16 10th
2018 Rutgers 25–25 7–16 11th
2019 Rutgers 20–31 9–14 10th
Rutgers: 140–178–1 53–87
Total: 380–550–3

      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. ^ Rich Fisher (February 27, 2014). "Rutgers moves on with Joe Litterio in place of Fred Hill". The Trentonian. Trenton, NJ. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Jim Waggoner (January 10, 2012). "Wagner College baseball coach Litterio departing to take Rutgers assistant job". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Joe Litterio Bio". Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Keith Sargeant (May 28, 2019). "Rutgers baseball coach Joe Litterio will not return in 2020". www.nj.com. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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