Joe Litterio Explained

Joe Litterio
Birth Date:15 January 1971
Player Years1:1990–1993
Player Team1:Rutgers
Player Positions:Second base
Coach Years1:1994
Coach Team1:Rutgers (assistant)
Coach Years2:1995–1998
Coach Team2:Monmouth (assistant)
Coach Years3:1999
Coach Team3:Winthrop (assistant)
Coach Years4:2000–2011
Coach Team4:Wagner
Coach Years5:2012–2013
Coach Team5:Rutgers (assistant)
Coach Years6:2014–2019
Coach Team6:Rutgers
Overall Record:380–550–3

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.

Notes and References

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