Sam Piraro

{{short description|American baseball coach (born 1951)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|22}}

| birth_place = San Jose, California, U.S.

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| player_sport1 = Baseball

| player_years2 = 1971–1972

| player_team2 = San Jose State

| player_positions = Infielder

| coach_years1 = 1974–1976

| coach_team1 = San Jose State (JV)

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| overall_record = {{winpct|805|633|6|record=y}} (college)
{{winpct|80|35|record=y}} (high school)

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| tournament_record = 5–6 (NCAA)
→0–2 (College World Series)

| championships = 2× WAC regular season (2000, 2009)
WAC West Division (1997)

| awards = 4× WAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2000, 2008, 2009)

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| coach_years2 = 1977–1979

| coach_team2 = San Jose State (asst.)

| coach_years3 = 1980–1986

| coach_team3 = Mission CC

| coach_years4 = 1987–2002,
2004–2012

| coach_team4 = San Jose State

| coach_years5 = 2015–2018

| coach_team5 = Willow Glen HS

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Samuel Joseph Piraro (born December 22, 1951) is an American baseball coach who was head coach at San Jose State from 1987 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2012.{{cite web|title=Sam Piraro|url=http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=202670&DB_OEM_ID=5600|publisher=San Jose State Athletics|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529045831/http://www.sjsuspartans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=202670&DB_OEM_ID=5600|archivedate=May 29, 2012|accessdate=March 27, 2016}} Piraro led San Jose State to its first College World Series appearance in 2000.{{cite web|author=Bergman, Ron|title=SJSU: 1 win and in|url=http://www.mercurycenter.com/sports/top/sjsubase03.htm|work=San Jose Mercury News|date=June 3, 2000|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000622041051/http://www.mercurycenter.com/sports/top/sjsubase03.htm|archivedate=June 22, 2000|accessdate=March 27, 2016}}{{cite web|author=Bergman, Ron|title=Spartans respond with win|work=San Jose Mercury News|url=http://www.mercurycenter.com/sports/top/sjsbase05.htm|date=June 5, 2000|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000621220443/http://www.mercurycenter.com/sports/top/sjsbase05.htm|archivedate=June 21, 2000|accessdate=March 27, 2016}}

Head coaching record

=Junior College=

Source:{{cite journal|url=https://missionsaints.com/sports/bsb/BSB_history|website=Mission College History|accessdate=February 11, 2022|title=Mission College Baseball History }}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name =Mission College Saints

| conference=Coast Conference

| startyear =1980

| endyear =1986

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1980

| name = Mission College

| overall = 24-11

| conference = 13-8

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = state playoffs

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1981

| name = Mission College

| overall = 31-8

| conference = 18-6

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = Division-II state champions

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1982

| name = Mission College

| overall = 24-13

| conference = 15-9

| confstanding = T-2nd

| postseason = state playoffs (0-1)

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1983

| name = Mission College

| overall = 30-8

| conference = 17-4

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = Division-II state champions

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1984

| name = Mission College

| overall = 21-13-1

| conference = 14-7

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = state playoffs (1-1)

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1985

| name = Mission College

| overall = 33-7-1

| conference = 19-2

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = state playoffs (5th)

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1986

| name = Mission College

| overall = 27-10-1

| conference = 16-5

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = regional playoffs

}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = Mission College

| overall = {{winpct|190|70| 3 record=y}}

}}

{{CBB yearly record end

| overall = {{winpct|190|70| 3 record=y}}

}}

=College=

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name =San Jose State Spartans

| conference=Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference

| startyear =1987

| endyear =1996

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1987

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 31–28

| conference = 8–13

| confstanding = 6th{{cite web|url=http://www.bigwest.org/sports/baseball/info/records.pdf|title=Annual Standings|publisher=Big West Conference|pages=11–12|work=Big West Conference Baseball Record Book|date=June 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915011850/http://www.bigwest.org/sports/baseball/info/records.pdf|archivedate=September 15, 2015}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1988

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 31–30

| conference = 9–11

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1989

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 40–19

| conference = 11–10

| confstanding = T–3rd

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1990

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 43–17

| conference = 9–12

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1991

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 25–30

| conference = 7–14

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1992

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 32–21–1

| conference = 12–12

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1993

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 34–19

| conference = 11–10

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1994

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 29–26

| conference = 9–12

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1995

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 21–33–1

| conference = 5–16

| confstanding = T–7th

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1996

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 28–28

| conference = 7–14

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = San Jose State (PCAA/Big West)

| overall = {{winpct|314|251|2|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{winpct|88|124|record=y}}

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name =San Jose State Spartans

| conference=Western Athletic Conference

| startyear =1997

| endyear =2002

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = division

| season = 1997

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 38–21

| conference = 20–10

| confstanding = 1st (West)

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1998

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 31–23

| conference = 13–17

| confstanding = 3rd (West)

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 1999

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 30–26–1

| conference = 16–11

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2000

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 41–24

| conference = 19–11

| confstanding = T–1st

| postseason = College World Series

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2001

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 37–22–1

| conference = 21–15

| confstanding = T–3rd

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2002

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 45–17

| conference = 21–9

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA Super Regional

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name =San Jose State Spartans

| conference=Western Athletic Conference

| startyear =2004

| endyear =2012

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2004

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 23–31–1

| conference = 11–19

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2005

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 28–28–1

| conference = 13–17

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2006

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 33–26

| conference = 12–12

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2007

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 34–26

| conference = 11–13

| confstanding = T–4th{{cite web|url=http://admin.xosn.com/pdf8/825030.pdf|title=2012 WAC Baseball Media Guide|publisher=Western Athletic Conference|year=2012|pages=73–74|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409121509/http://admin.xosn.com/pdf8/825030.pdf|archivedate=April 9, 2016|accessdate=April 16, 2019}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2008

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 31–25

| conference = 17–14

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2009

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 41–20

| conference = 15–7

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2010

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 23–37

| conference = 9–15

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2011

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 35–26

| conference = 11–13

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

}}

{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2012

| name = San Jose State

| overall = 22–29

| conference = 5–13

| confstanding = 7th{{cite web|title=Baseball standings|publisher=Western Athletic Conference|url=http://www.wacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10100&SPID=4123|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614181030/http://www.wacsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10100&SPID=4123|archivedate=June 14, 2012}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = San Jose State (WAC)

| overall = {{winpct|492|381|4|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{winpct|214|196|record=y}}

}}

{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = San Jose State (total)

| overall = {{winpct|805|633|6|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{winpct|302|320|record=y}}

}}

{{CBB yearly record end

| overall = {{winpct|805|633|6|record=y}}

}}

=High school=

Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/willow-glen-rams-(san-jose,ca)/baseball/home.htm|title=Willow Glen High School Baseball|website=MaxPreps.com|accessdate=31 October 2017}}

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

| name =Willow Glen Rams

| conference=Mount Hamilton Athletic League

| startyear =2015

| endyear =2018

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2015

| name = Willow Glen

| overall = 16–14

| conference = 8–6

| confstanding = T–3rd{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/league/qbkVwwm9A0qw5OtswdHwnQ/standings-mount-hamilton.htm|title=Mount Hamilton Baseball (2015) Standings - MaxPreps|website=Maxpreps.com|accessdate=31 October 2017}}

| postseason = CIF CCS First Round{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/tournament/T68lJf1xEeS-8KA2nzwbTA/1X_4wf1yEeS-8KA2nzwbTA/baseball-spring-15/2015-cif-central-coast-section-baseball-tournament-division-i.htm|title=2015 CIF Central Coast Section Baseball Tournament (Division I) - MaxPreps|website=Maxpreps.com|accessdate=31 October 2017}}

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship =

| season = 2016

| name = Willow Glen

| overall = 20–10

| conference = 7–7

| confstanding = 5th{{cite web|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/league/2PU3x20-BkGqmp13-XwZ5w/standings-mount-hamilton.htm|title=Mount Hamilton Baseball (2016) Standings - MaxPreps|website=Maxpreps.com|accessdate=31 October 2017}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2017

| name = Willow Glen

| overall = 22–6

| conference = 11–3

| confstanding = T–1st{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/league/H_0fEOTus0y8bECzjgLpXA/standings-mount-hamilton.htm|title = Mount Hamilton Baseball (2017) Standings - MaxPreps}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2018

| name = Willow Glen

| overall = 22–5

| conference = 12–2

| confstanding = 1st{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/league/Y-HIDUBhWE6gQO0sbgASGA/standings-mount-hamilton.htm|title = Mount Hamilton Baseball (2018) Standings - MaxPreps}}

| postseason =

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{{CBB yearly record subtotal

| name = Willow Glen

| overall = {{winpct|80|35|record=y}}

| confrecord = {{winpct|38|18|record=y}}

}}

{{CBB yearly record end

| overall = {{winpct|80|35|record=y}}

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