Rob DiToma
{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Rob DiToma
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| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = San Francisco
| current_conference = West Coast
| current_record = 39–63
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|9|25}}
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| player_years1 = 2002–2005
| player_team1 = Mercy College (NY)
| player_positions = Second baseman
| coach_years1 = 2006–2007
| coach_team1 = Manhattanville College (asst)
| coach_years2 = 2008
| coach_team2 = Temple (asst)
| coach_years3 = 2009
| coach_team3 = Siena (asst)
| coach_years4 = 2010–2013
| coach_team4 = Iona (asst)
| coach_years5 = 2014–2019
| coach_team5 = Fordham (asst)
| coach_years6 = 2020–2022
| coach_team6 = Fairleigh Dickinson
| coach_years7 = 2023–present
| coach_team7 = San Francisco
| overall_record = 76–130
| tournament_record = NCAA: 0–0
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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. DiToma played college baseball 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 (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.{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/mercy.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/7/15/RecordBook_baseball_yearly_UPDATED_5_31_18.pdf |title=Mercy College Mavericks Baseball Record Book |publisher=Mercy College |work=www.s3.amazonaws.com |access-date=June 30, 2019}}
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 performer in 2004.
Coaching career
DiToma began his coaching career as an assistant at Manhattanville College. DiToma later coached for Temple University.{{cite web |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/081607aad.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701031752/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/081607aad.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |title=Rob DiToma Named Assistant Baseball Coach |date=August 16, 2007 |publisher=CSTV Networks, Inc. |work=www.cstv.com |access-date=June 30, 2019}} After a single season at Temple, DiToma was named the hitting coach for the Siena College.{{cite web |url=https://sienasaints.com/news/2008/7/17/Rob_Ditoma_Joins_Siena_Baseball_Staff.aspx |title=Rob Ditoma Joins Siena Baseball Staff |date=July 17, 2008 |publisher=University of Siena |work=www.sienasaints.com |access-date=June 30, 2019}} Following the 2009 season, DiToma joined the staff of the Iona Gaels baseball program. On July 23, 2013, DiToma was named an assistant at Fordham University.{{cite web |url=https://fordhamsports.com/news/2013/7/23/BB_0723130802.aspx |title=Baseball Adds Rob DiToma to Coaching Staff |date=July 23, 2013 |publisher=Fordham University |work=www.fordhamsports.com |access-date=June 30, 2019}}
On June 20, 2019, DiToma was named the head coach of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights baseball program.{{cite web |url=https://fduknights.com/news/2019/6/20/rob-ditoma-named-fdu-head-baseball-coach.aspx |title=Rob DiToma Named FDU Head Baseball Coach |date=June 30, 2019 |publisher=Fairleigh Dickinson University |work=www.fduknights.com |access-date=June 30, 2019}}
On June 15, 2022, DiToma left the Knights to become the head baseball coach of the San Francisco Dons.{{cite web |url=https://usfdons.com/news/2022/6/15/rob-ditoma-named-head-baseball-coach.aspx |title=Rob DiToma Named Head Baseball Coach |date=June 15, 2022 |publisher=University of San Francisco Athletics |work=www.usfdons.com |access-date=June 15, 2022}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
|conference=Northeast Conference
|startyear=2020
|endyear=2022
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Fairleigh Dickinson
| overall = 4–9
| conference = 0–0
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| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
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| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = {{cbsb link|year=2021|team=Fairleigh Dickinson Knights|title=Fairleigh Dickinson}}
| overall = 9–28
| conference = 8–22
| confstanding = T-6th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = Fairleigh Dickinson
| overall = 24–30
| conference = 16–11
| confstanding = 4th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Fairleigh Dickinson
| overall = 37–67
| confrecord = 24–33
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=San Francisco Dons
|conference=West Coast Conference
|startyear=2023
|endyear=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = San Francisco
| overall = 18–29
| conference = 8–19
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = San Francisco
| overall = 21–34
| conference = 4–20
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = San Francisco
| overall = 39–63
| confrecord = 12–39
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 76–130
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://fduknights.com/staff.aspx?staff=304 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights profile]
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