Robert DiToma (born September 25, 1983) is an American baseball coach and former second baseman, who is the current head baseball coach of the
San Francisco Dons
The San Francisco Dons is the nickname of the athletic teams at the University of San Francisco (USF). The Dons compete in NCAA Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC), of ...
. DiToma played
college baseball
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at
Mercy College in New York from 2002 to 2005 for coach Bill Sullivan. He served as the head coach of the
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights refer to the 17 intercollegiate sports teams representing Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan campus in Teaneck & Hackensack, New Jersey. Fairleigh Dickinson's Florham Campus has a different mascot, t ...
(2020–2022).
Playing career
As a freshman at
Mercy College in 2002, DiToma had a 12 doubles and 30 walks, both which ranked in the top 10 for Mercy records.
In the 2004 season as a junior, DiToma had 58 hits, while hitting 12 doubles.
He was named a 2nd team All-
New York Collegiate Athletic Conference
The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located primarily in the state of New York, with a single ...
performer in 2004.
Coaching career
DiToma began his coaching career as an assistant at
Manhattanville College
Manhattanville University is a private university in Purchase, New York, United States. Founded in 1841 as a school at 412 Houston Street in Lower Manhattan, it was initially known as the "Academy of the Sacred Heart". In 1917, the academy recei ...
. DiToma later coached for
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...
. After a single season at Temple, DiToma was named the hitting coach for the
Siena College
Siena College is a Private college, private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York, United States. It was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937 and is named after the Franciscan friar Bernardino of Siena. The college enrolls approxi ...
. Following the 2009 season, DiToma joined the staff of the
Iona Gaels baseball
The Iona Gaels baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Iona University in New Rochelle, New York, United States. The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic ...
program. On July 23, 2013, DiToma was named an assistant at
Fordham University
Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ...
.
On June 20, 2019, DiToma was named the head coach of the
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball program.
On June 15, 2022, DiToma left the Knights to become the head baseball coach of the
San Francisco Dons
The San Francisco Dons is the nickname of the athletic teams at the University of San Francisco (USF). The Dons compete in NCAA Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC), of ...
.
See also
*
List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
The following is a list of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches. Currently, List of NCAA Division I baseball programs, 302 programs compete at the Division I (NCAA), Division I level in NCAA college baseball. Each program employs a head coach. ...
References
External links
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights profile
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Living people
1983 births
Mercy Mavericks baseball players
Manhattanville Valiants baseball coaches
Temple Owls baseball coaches
San Francisco Dons baseball coaches
Siena Saints baseball coaches
Iona Gaels baseball coaches
Fordham Rams baseball coaches
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball coaches