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)
| bowl_record =
| 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=
{{CBB yearly record start | type =coach | conference = | postseason= }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Mission College Saints
| conference=Coast Conference
| startyear =1980
| endyear =1986
}}
{{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
}}
{{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=
{{CBB yearly record start | type =coach | conference = | postseason= }}
{{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
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1988
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 31–30
| conference = 9–11
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1989
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 40–19
| conference = 11–10
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1990
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 43–17
| conference = 9–12
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1991
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 25–30
| conference = 7–14
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1992
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 32–21–1
| conference = 12–12
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1993
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 34–19
| conference = 11–10
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1994
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 29–26
| conference = 9–12
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1995
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 21–33–1
| conference = 5–16
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1996
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 28–28
| conference = 7–14
| 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
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 1997
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 38–21
| conference = 20–10
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1998
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 31–23
| conference = 13–17
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1999
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 30–26–1
| conference = 16–11
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2000
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 41–24
| conference = 19–11
| postseason = College World Series
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2001
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 37–22–1
| conference = 21–15
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2002
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 45–17
| conference = 21–9
| postseason = NCAA Super Regional
}}
{{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
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 28–28–1
| conference = 13–17
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2006
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 33–26
| conference = 12–12
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 34–26
| conference = 11–13
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 31–25
| conference = 17–14
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2009
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 41–20
| conference = 15–7
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 23–37
| conference = 9–15
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2011
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 35–26
| conference = 11–13
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = San Jose State
| overall = 22–29
| conference = 5–13
| 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=
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name =Willow Glen Rams
| conference=Mount Hamilton Athletic League
| startyear =2015
| endyear =2018
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Willow Glen
| overall = 16–14
| conference = 8–6
| 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}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Willow Glen
| overall = 20–10
| conference = 7–7
| 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}}
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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}}
}}
References
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