Year Inducted: 2010
Nominated By: Richard Dick Vinci
Sports Competed In: Baseball
Athlete, Coach or Contributor: Athlete, Coach
High School:
Attended Pueblo South, graduating in 1980...Four-year letterman for the Colts baseball team, playing 2nd base (1976-80).
College:
Went to Trinidad Junior College (TJC) for two years (1981-82) before transferring to William Jewell College (WJC) in 1983 and graduated in 1985...Giarratano played 2nd Base at both TJC and WJC.
Achievements:
● While at TJC, Giarratano posted a won-loss record of 233-86 (.730) and was named the National Junior College "Coach-of-the-Year" three times (1989, 91 and 94).
● He Led TJC to five College World Series in six seasons.
● At Yavapai Communuty College (YCC), Giarratano won 77 of 113 games (.681) and sent 25 players to the professional ranks (1995-96).
● While at Arizona State University (ASU), Nino served as the hitting coach, offensive coordinator and 3rd base coach (1996-98).
● During the 1987 season, the Sun Devils had a batting average of (.327) with 217 extra base hits, 54 home runs & 430 RBI's.
● In 1996 Giarratano served as the teams recruiting coordinator and promptly had classes ranked 3rd best in the nation (1996) and 2nd best in the nation (1997).
● At his current post as head baseball coach at the university of San Francisco (USF), Giarratano has recorded over 300 wins.
● Named at the West Coast Conference (WCC) "Coach-of-the-Year" three times (2005, 2006, 2011).
● During his tenure with USF, 29 players have signed professional contracts and 23 players have earned First Team All-WCC honors and one player earned WCC defensive "Player-of-the-Year"
● 28 players have earn All-WCC academic honors and 69 baseball student athletes have been named to the WCC Honor roll.
● At the end of the 2009 season, USF finished 3rd in the West Coast Conference, two games separated 1st and 3rd place.
● Giarratano also worked as an assistant coach on the US Collegiate National (USCN) team during the summer of 2008.
● Helped the USCN squad win the gold medal in the FISU world championship in the Czech Republic with a record of 24-0.
● Nino directed baseball camps at TJC and YCC, in addition to participating in camps with the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals.
Contributions:
● Featured speaker for the NCAA Baseball Conference held in San Diego CA (2008).
● Featured speaker at the Colorado Baseball Coaches meeting held in Denver, CO (2009).
Occupation:
Head Baseball Coach at the University of San Francisco
Personal:
Lives in San Francisco along with his wife, Brenda.
