Rodney James Delmonico (born May 14, 1958) is an American baseball
coach
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. He served as head coach of the
Tennessee Volunteers
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of the
University of Tennessee
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from 1990 through 2007, and for the
Netherlands national baseball team
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in the
2009 World Baseball Classic
The 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international baseball competition. It began on 5 9 and finished 5 26.
Unlike in 2006, when the round-robin format of the first two rounds led to some eliminations being decided by run-difference ti ...
.
Early life
Born in
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States.
With a population of 115,451 at the 2020 census, it is the eighth most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the ...
, Delmonico graduated from
New Hanover High School
New Hanover High School is a high school located in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. New Hanover High is the oldest existing high school in Wilmington.Steelman, Ben"What is the History of New Hanover High School?"StarNews. MyReporter. 3 Mar. 2 ...
in 1976 and
Liberty University
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in 1980 with a
bachelor's degree
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in
physical education
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. He lettered in baseball and soccer. He holds a
master's degree
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Clemson University
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in
education administration.
Career
Delmonico was Assistant Coach at
Gloucester County College
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in 1980, Graduate Assistant Coach at Clemson from 1981–83, and Assistant Coach at
Florida State University
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from 1984-89.
Delmonico was head coach of the
Tennessee Volunteers baseball
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team from 1990 until 2007, when he was released from his contract. He returned to Florida State as a volunteer assistant coach, then joined
Florida International University
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as an assistant coach. He was named manager of the
Netherlands national baseball team
The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are currently ranked as the best team in the WBSC Europe, and the team is also ...
and managed the team in the
2009 World Baseball Classic
The 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international baseball competition. It began on 5 9 and finished 5 26.
Unlike in 2006, when the round-robin format of the first two rounds led to some eliminations being decided by run-difference ti ...
. Was known around NCAAB as one of the most influential hitting gurus of the SEC.
Personal life
Delmonico is divorced from Barbara Vanaman of
Williamstown, New Jersey
Williamstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Monroe Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey.[Nicky
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. Tony played for his father at Tennessee and played in the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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organization.
Nicky
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played in
Major League Baseball
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for the
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...
.
References
External links
Online Hitting Academy: Rod Delmonico Bio
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1958 births
Living people
Tennessee Volunteers baseball coaches
Liberty Flames baseball players
Clemson University alumni
Rowan Roadrunners baseball coaches
Clemson Tigers baseball coaches
Florida State Seminoles baseball coaches
FIU Panthers baseball coaches
Liberty Flames men's soccer players
Men's association football players not categorized by position
New Hanover High School alumni
American soccer players
Baseball coaches from North Carolina