Greg DiCenzo explained

Greg DiCenzo
Current Title:Manager
Current Team:Akron RubberDucks
Current Conference:Eastern League
Birth Date:25 October 1975
Birth Place:Duxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Player Years1:1995–1999
Player Team1:St. Lawrence
Player Positions:Pitcher, First baseman, Outfielder
Coach Years1:1999–2002
Coach Team1:St. Lawrence (asst.)
Coach Years2:2002
Coach Team2:St. Lawrence (Interim HC)
Coach Years3:2003–2007
Coach Team3:Northeastern (asst.)
Coach Years4:2008–2019
Coach Team4:Holy Cross
Coach Years5:2020–2022
Coach Team5:Lake County Captains
Coach Years6:2023
Coach Team6:Columbus Clippers (bench)
Coach Years7:2024–present
Coach Team7:Akron RubberDucks
Overall Record:285–323–1
Tournament Record:Patriot: 20–20
NCAA: 1–2
Championships:
  • Patriot League Tournament (2017)
Awards:
  • Patriot League Coach of the Year (2008, 2013)
  • New England Division 1 Coach of the Year (2012)

Greg DiCenzo (born October 25, 1975) is a professional baseball coach and former football, soccer, and baseball player at St. Lawrence University. He is currently manager of the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the head baseball coach at the College of the Holy Cross from 2008 to 2019.

Early life

DiCenzo attended Duxbury High School where he was a four-year starter on both the varsity soccer and varsity baseball teams, while a two-year member of the varsity basketball team. DiCenzo played for legendary coach Foster Cass.

Upon graduation, DiCenzo enrolled at St. Lawrence University, where he played for the football, men's soccer and baseball[1] teams. In four seasons on the baseball team, he competed as a pitcher, a first-baseman, and an outfielder.[2] Only playing soccer for one season, he played football for four seasons as both a punter and placekicker. He earned three degrees while at St. Lawrence: a Bachelor of Science degree, a master's degree in education, and a master's degree in education administration.[3]

Coaching career

Upon graduation, DiCenzo was named an assistant baseball coach at St. Lawrence. He coached baseball for four seasons at St. Lawrence and was an assistant with the football program for two seasons. After the 2002 baseball season with St. Lawrence, he became the pitching coach for the Northeastern Huskies baseball program, where he served from 2003 to 2007. On May 22, 2007, he resigned from his position at Northeastern.[4] He also served as the pitching coach for the Falmouth Commodores from 2002 to 2005 in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[5]

On July 2, 2007, DiCenzo was named the head coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team.[6]

On January 23, 2020, DiCenzo was named the manager of the Lake County Captains of the Midwest League.[7]

On October 9, 2021, DiCenzo was named the manager of the Scottsdale Scorpions, one of six clubs in Major League Baseball's Arizona Fall League.[8]

DiCenzo was promoted to bench coach of the Guardians' Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, on February 7, 2023. On January 24, 2024, DiCenzo was named manager of the Guardians' Double-A affiliate, the Akron RubberDucks.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saints Baseball Sweep Clarkson; Threaten Rensselaer Winning Streak . St. Lawrence University . www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org . October 13, 2018.
  2. Web site: Baseball Looks To Shark Early Slump After Rocky Florida Swing . Wily Ormiston . St. Lawrence University . www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org . October 13, 2018.
  3. Web site: Greg DiCenzo. October 9, 2021. Holy Cross Crusaders.
  4. Web site: Baseball: Pitching coach resigns Monday . May 22, 2007 . The Huntington News . www.huntnewsnu.com . October 13, 2018.
  5. Web site: Greg DiCenzo . goholycross.com . October 17, 2021.
  6. Web site: Holy Cross Names Greg DiCenzo Head Baseball Coach . July 2, 2007 . College of the Holy Cross . www.goholycross.com . October 13, 2018.
  7. Web site: Greg DiCenzo is the new Captains manager . David S. Glasier . January 23, 2020 . MediaNews Group, Inc. . www.news-herald.com . March 3, 2020.
  8. Web site: October 6, 2021. MLB announces Arizona Fall League rosters. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211009145747/https://www.mlb.com/news/press-release-mlb-announces-arizona-fall-league-2021-rosters. October 9, 2021. October 9, 2021. MLB.com.