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Greg DiCenzo
Current position
TitleManager
TeamLake County Captains
ConferenceMidwest League
Biographical details
Born (1975-10-25) October 25, 1975 (age 49)
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Playing career
1995–1999St. Lawrence
Position(s)Pitcher, First baseman, Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2002St. Lawrence (asst)
2002St. Lawrence (Interim HC)
2003–2007Northeastern (asst)
2008–presentHoly Cross
Head coaching record
Overall285–323–1
TournamentsPatriot: 20–20
NCAA: 1–2
Accomplishments and honors
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 is a professional baseball coach and former football, soccer, and baseball player at St. Lawrence University. He is the Manager of the Lake County Captains of the Midwest League. 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 4-year starter on both the varsity soccer and varsity baseball teams, while a 2-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 4 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 4 seasons as both a punter and placekicker.

Coaching career

Upon graduation, DiCenzo was named an assistant baseball coach at St. Lawrence. DiCenzo coached baseball for 4 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 2003-2007. On May 22, 2007, DiCenzo resigned from his position at Northeastern.[3]DiCenzo also served as the pitching coach for the Falmouth Commodores from 2002-2005 in the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4]

On July 2, 2007, DiCenzo was named the head coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders baseball team.[5]

On January 23, 2020, DiCenzo was named the manager of the Lake County Captains of the Midwest League.[6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Holy Cross Crusaders (Patriot League) (2008–2019)
2008 Holy Cross 21–28 11–9 3rd Patriot League Tournament
2009 Holy Cross 22–27 11–7 3rd Patriot League Tournament
2010 Holy Cross 26–26 10–10 3rd Patriot League Tournament
2011 Holy Cross 24–23–1 9–11 5th
2012 Holy Cross 33–22 13–7 2nd Patriot League Tournament
2013 Holy Cross 28–25 15–5 1st Patriot League Tournament
2014 Holy Cross 13–31 4–14 6th
2015 Holy Cross 24–26 12–8 3rd Patriot League Tournament
2016 Holy Cross 30–27 14–6 2nd Patriot League Tournament
2017 Holy Cross 24–29 12–8 2nd NCAA Regional
2018 Holy Cross 18–27 11–14 4th Patriot League Tournament
2019 Holy Cross 22–32 15–10 T-2nd Patriot League Tournament
Radford: 285–323–1 137–109
Total: 285–323–1

      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

References

  1. ^ "Saints Baseball Sweep Clarkson; Threaten Rensselaer Winning Streak" (PDF). www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org. St. Lawrence University. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Wily Ormiston. "Baseball Looks To Shark Early Slump After Rocky Florida Swing" (PDF). www.nyshistoricnewspapers.org. St. Lawrence University. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Baseball: Pitching coach resigns Monday". www.huntnewsnu.com. The Huntington News. May 22, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "GREG DICENZO". goholycross.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Holy Cross Names Greg DiCenzo Head Baseball Coach". www.goholycross.com. College of the Holy Cross. July 2, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  6. ^ David S. Glasier (January 23, 2020). "Greg DiCenzo is the new Captains manager". www.news-herald.com. MediaNews Group, Inc. Retrieved March 3, 2020.