Sport(s) | Baseball |
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Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | University of Tennessee |
Conference | SEC |
Record | 130–138 (.485) |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Torrance, California |
June 28, 1964
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1988-1990 | Cerritos College (AC) |
1991 | Cerritos College |
1992-94 | Cerritos College (AC) |
1995-1996 | Tennessee (AC) |
1997-2004 | CSUF Titans (PC) |
2005-2007 | UC Irvine |
2007-2011 | CSUF Titans |
2012-present | Tennessee |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 418-277-1 (.602) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2008 Big West Conference 2010 Big West Conference 2011 Big West Conference |
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Awards | |
2007 Baseball America National Coach of the Year 2010 Big West Coach of the Year |
Dave Serrano is an American college baseball coach, who has been the head baseball coach of the Tennessee Volunteers since the start of the 2012 season. Serrano formerly served as head coach for the CSUF Titans from 2008 to 2011 and UC Irvine from 2005 to 2007.
Serrano graduated from Cerritos High School in 1982 and pitched two seasons at Cerritos College. He went 12-1 and earned JC All-American honors in 1985 while leading the Falcons to a 39-5 record and a state championship. Serrano then pitched for Cal State Fullerton in 1986, recording a 3-4 mark with one save in 15 appearances. He earned his bachelor's degree from Trinity College and University.
He began his coaching career as an assistant to George Horton at Cerritos College in 1988. He succeeded Horton for the 1991 season after Horton left to become associate head coach to Augie Garrido at Cal State Fullerton. Serrano returned to assistant coaching duties for 1992-94 for the Falcons before going to Tennessee, where he served two seasons as pitching coach for Rod Delmonico. The Volunteers went 97-36 and made their first trip to Omaha in 44 years in 1995, when they were twice routed by Fullerton's third national championship team.
Serrano would become the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for former Titan head coach Horton and the Titans for the 1997 through 2004 seasons. During Serrano's 8-year tenure at Fullerton, the Titans went 356-154-1 (.698) and were in the NCAA Tournament every season. They won six Big West Conference championships, four NCAA Regionals and four NCAA Super Regionals to earn four trips to Omaha.