Bill Mosiello Explained

Bill Mosiello
Current Title:Assistant/hitting coach
Current Team:TCU
Current Conference:Big 12 Conference
Birth Date:14 July 1964
Birth Place:Sacramento, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Fresno State University
Player Years1:1983, 1986
Player Team1:Fresno State
Player Years2:1984–1985
Player Team2:Cerritos College
Player Positions:Catcher
Coach Years1:1987–1990
Coach Team1:Cerritos College (H)
Coach Years2:1991–1992
Coach Team2:Cal State Fullerton (H)
Coach Years3:1993–1994
Coach Team3:Tennessee (H)
Coach Years4:1995
Coach Team4:Ole Miss (P)
Coach Years5:1996–2001
Coach Team5:Oklahoma (H/IF/AHC)
Coach Years6:2001
Coach Team6:Arizona State (H)
Coach Years7:2002–2003
Coach Team7:Trenton Thunder (H)
Coach Years8:2004
Coach Team8:Battle Creek Yankees (H/Interim)
Coach Years9:2005–2006
Coach Team9:Charleston RiverDogs
Coach Years10:2007
Coach Team10:USC (H)
Coach Years11:2008
Coach Team11:Auburn (H)
Coach Years12:2009–2010
Coach Team12:Cedar Rapids Kernels
Coach Years13:2011
Coach Team13:Arkansas Travelers
Coach Years14:2012–2013
Coach Team14:Tennessee (H)
Coach Years15:2014–2022
Coach Team15:TCU (H/AHC)
Coach Years16:2023–2024
Coach Team16:Ohio State
Coach Years17:2025–present
Coach Team17:TCU (H/AHC)

William Mosiello (born July 14, 1964) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is a current assistant baseball coach for the TCU Horned Frogs and former head coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He played college baseball at Cerritos College from 1984 to 1985 before transferring to Fresno State where he played in 1986.

Playing career

Mosiello went to Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California, where he played catcher. Mosiello redshirted the 1983 season at Fresno State. He then transferred and played at Cerritos College.[1] As a Freshman, Mosiello was named the most inspirational player for the Falcons.[2] He was named second team All-South Coast Conference as a sophomore. Mosiello then returned to Fresno State, where he lettered in 1986.[3]

Coaching career

Mosiello began his coaching career in 1987, returning to Cerritos as their hitting coach. He would join the staff at Cal State Fullerton from 1991 to 1992. 1993, saw him take the hitting coach position with the Tennessee Volunteers. Mosiello skippered the Brewster Whitecaps, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League, in 1994 and from 1996 to 1999, and was named the league's manager of the year in 1998.[4] [5] [6]

While an assistant coach at Oklahoma, Mosiello abruptly quit 23 games into the 2001 season after being told to temper his intensity.[7]

In 2004, Mosiello was manager of the Battle Creek Yankees. The Yankees moved him to the Charleston RiverDogs in 2005, where the RiverDogs best first half record allowed him to manage the South Atlantic League's South Division All Stars.[8]

Mosiello joined Chad Kreuter's staff as the hitting coach of the USC Trojans in 2007.[9] After a single season, he left the Trojans to join the Auburn Tigers.[10]

While managing the Arkansas Travelers during the 2011 season, Mosiello abruptly resigned[11] to return to the college game, as well as Tennessee in 2011, as the team's hitting coach.[12]

In the summer of 2013, Mosiello joined Jim Schlossnagle's staff at TCU.[13] His longest coaching stay came at TCU, where he helped lead the Horned Frogs to seven NCAA tournaments and four College World Series from 2014 to 2022.

On June 16, 2022, Mosiello was named the head coach at Ohio State, his first head coaching position at the Division I level in his lengthy coaching career.[14]

Personal life

Mosiello and his wife, Janelle, have three sons: Shane, Gehrig and Helton.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-06-23 . Bill Mosiello . 2022-07-11 . Ohio State Buckeyes . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2022 Cerritos College Baseball Media Guide . Cerritos College . www.cerritosfalcons.com . July 7, 2022.
  3. Web site: Fresno State 2022 Fresno State Fact Book . Fresno State Athletics . www.gobulldogs.com . July 7, 2022.
  4. News: Sports Shorts . 23 . The Cape Codder . Orleans, MA . April 22, 1994 .
  5. News: Eldred . Rich . Whitecaps Hope to Catch a Wave . 13 . The Cape Codder . Orleans, MA . June 25, 1996 .
  6. News: Price . Christopher . The Cape League Rundown . 10 . Barnstable Patriot . Barnstable, MA . August 13, 1998 .
  7. Web site: Helsley . John . A walkout on the wild side Mosiello says leaving OU was a mistake . 2022-07-11 . The Oklahoman . en-US.
  8. Web site: RiverDogs Manager Bill Mosiello to lead Southern Division All-Stars . June 10, 2005 . OurSports Central . www.oursportscentral.com . July 8, 2022.
  9. Web site: Bill Mosiello Named Assistant Coach; Tim Burton Named Volunteer Assistant . July 10, 2006 . University of Southern California Athletics . www.usctrojans.com . July 7, 2022.
  10. Web site: AU hires baseball assistant . Everything Alabama . www.calstate.fullerton.edu . July 8, 2022.
  11. Web site: Bill Mosiello Leaving Travs For Volunteers . June 24, 2011 . Minor League Baseball. www.milb.com . July 7, 2022.
  12. Web site: Bill Mosiello Joins Tennessee Coaching Staff . June 27, 2011 . University of Tennessee Athletics . www.utsports.com . July 7, 2022.
  13. Web site: TCU baseball hires Bill Mosiello as hitting coach . July 2, 2013 . TCU Student Media . www.tcu360.com . July 7, 2022.
  14. Web site: Lind . Andrew . Ohio State Hires TCU’s Bill Mosiello As New Head Baseball Coach . 2022-07-11 . Sports Illustrated Ohio State Buckeyes News, Analysis and More . en.