Staten Island, NY - Wagner head baseball coach
Joe Litterio has announced that former University of South Florida standout
Mike Consolmagno has been named an assistant coach for the upcoming year and will assist with the hitters and outfielders.
Consolmagno, who attended St. Joseph By The Sea High School on Staten Island, played professionally this past summer for the New Jersey Jackals of the Can Am League after spending the spring as an assistant coach at his alma mater.
Prior to his professional career, Consolmagno played four years at USF batting .272 with 106 hits, 100 runs and 37 stolen bases while helping the Bulls to 122 wins, including 57 in the ultra-competitive BIG EAST Conference.
Also during his time at USF, the Bulls advanced to four-straight BIG EAST Tournaments and were ranked in Collegiate Baseball’s Top-30 poll while also receiving votes in the
USA Today/ESPN National Poll and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Poll.
“We are extremely excited to get a coach who has experience playing professionally and in the BIG EAST,” said Litterio.
Wagner has qualified for three-straight Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournaments and six of the last seven while sending eight former student-athletes to the professional ranks in the last five years, including two-time American League All-Star and reigning Rookie of the Year
Andrew Bailey.