Jay Sirianni

John F. Sirianni (born July 17, 1975) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach at Sam Houston State University. Sirianni played college baseball at Texas A&M University in 1995 and at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 1996 to 1999 for coach Dave Van Horn and in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for two seasons from 1999 to 2000.

Jay Sirianni
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamSam Houston State
ConferenceSouthland
Record7–7
Biographical details
Born (1975-07-17) July 17, 1975
Des Moines, Iowa
Playing career
1995Texas A&M
1996–1999Nebraska
1999Mahoning Valley Scrappers
1999Burlington Indians
2000Kinston Indians
2000Columbus Red Stixx
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004Barton County C. C. (P)
2005–2014UT Arlington (P)
2015–2019Sam Houston State (P)
2020–presentSam Houston State
Head coaching record
Overall7–7
TournamentsSouthland: 0–0
NCAA: 0–0

Sirianni was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended Indianola High School in Indianola, Iowa. After graduation from high school, he decided to attend Texas A&M University to play baseball. After his freshman year, he transferred to play college baseball at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. After his senior season where he signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians.

In 2019, Sirianni was named the head coach of the Sam Houston State Bearkats baseball program, succeeding Matt Deggs.

Playing career

Sirianni attended Indianola High School where he was a member of the school's football and baseball teams.[1] After graduation, Sirianni choose to attend Texas A&M University. After a single season at Texas A&M, Sirianni transferred to Nebraska. Sirianni pitched 4 seasons for the Cornhuskers. Leading the team in innings pitched and wins in 1998.

Coaching career

From 2002 to August, 2004, Sirianni was the pitching coach at Barton County Community College.[2]

On August 2, 2004, Sirianni was named the pitching coach at UT Arlington.[3]

On July 25, 2019, Sirianni was promoted to the head coach of the Bearkats.[4]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Sam Houston State Bearkats (Southland Conference) (2020–present)
2020 Sam Houston State 7–71–2Season canceled due to COVID-19
Sam Houston State: 7–71–2
Total:7–7

      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

See also

References

  1. "Jay Sirianni – Class of 1994". www.indianolaathletics.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  2. "Schmidt replaces Sirianni as assistant baseball coach at Barton County". www.bartonsports.com. BARTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS. August 25, 2004. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. "BASEBALL HIRES SIRIANNI AS ASSISTANT COACH". www.utamavs.com. UT Arlington. August 10, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  4. Josh Criswell (July 25, 2019). "Bearkats promote Sirianni to head baseball coach". www.itemonline.com. The Huntsville Item. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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