Mercyhurst University Athletics

Jordano is the second winningest coach in Mercyhurst baseball history, collecting 283 wins against 118 losses in a 10-year span for a .706 winning percentage. His career began with the 1988 season, where he posted a 19-17 mark before going on to post 20 or more wins in eight of his final nine seasons. He led the Lakers to five of their six NCAA Regional appearances, including four straight to close out his career at Mercyhurst.

In his final two seasons, the Lakers went from independent status to members of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Jordano earned coach of the year honors in 1996 and 1997, with two of his players earning major honors in 1997, including tonight’s honoree and 1997 GLIAC Player of the Year in Pat Cutshall, after helping their squad to the conference championship that same year.

At the helm in 1997, Jordano’s squad recorded a 40-8 mark, the best record in single-season history. All told, six of his squads rank in the top 10 for season victories.

Though no longer with the program, the longest-serving head coach in Jordano and his players continue to leave their marks as three players still own 59 different single-season and career records in offensive categories while 18 pitchers own 41 single-season and career marks.

Jordano became the Head Coach at Pitt in 1997 with him putting together a legendary career with the Panthers, collecting 588 wins while being named the Big East Coach in 2004 and 2013.