Michael L. Gambino (born July 9, 1977) is an American

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coach and former infielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the

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. Prior to accepting the head coaching position at Penn State, he served as an assistant and head coach at Boston College, a position he held for 12 years. He scouted for the

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, and served as an assistant at

Virginia Tech Virginia Tech (formally the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and informally VT, or VPI) is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also ...

. Gambino played

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at Boston College from 1997–2000. In 1998, he played

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for the

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of the

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. In June 2000, he signed as an undrafted free agent with the

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and played two seasons of minor league baseball in their system.

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Gambino's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.

References

External links

Boston College Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gambino, Mike 1977 births Living people Boston College Eagles baseball players Orleans Firebirds players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Augusta GreenJackets players Lowell Spinners players Boston College Eagles baseball coaches Penn State Nittany Lions baseball coaches Virginia Tech Hokies baseball coaches People from Cold Spring, New York Baseball coaches from New York (state)