Charlie Spano enters his 22nd year at as a member of the Mercyhurst coaching staff for the 2023-24 campaign.
The 2019 ABCA / Baseball America DII Assistant Coach of the Year, Spano has helped the Lakers to 10 NCAA Regional appearances, eight PSAC-West titles and three NCAA Division II World Series appearances. During his tenure, 15 Mercyhurst players have been drafted by MLB organizations with eight players still active through various levels of professional baseball.
Charlie serves as the third base coach and recruiting coordinator. He works closely with the infielders and on base running. Under Spano, 24 Laker infielders have been named to PSAC West All-Conference teams.
Spano also served as an assistant coach with the Metro N.Y. Cadets of the ACBL in 2002-03. He helped the team to a Kaiser Division title in 2002.
As a player at Adelphi, Spano played in 141 varsity games and was a three-year starter at third base. As a sophomore, he finished with one of the top fielding percentages in Division II and was a member of the 1999 Division II Northeast Regional Championships. He batted .400 during the regional playoffs, helping Adelphi to a fifth-place finish at the Division II World Series.
As a senior, he batted .322 with 37 hits, 20 runs scored, and 17 runs batted in. During the summer of 2000, Spano played in the AAABA World Series.
Spano, a native of Queens, New York, graduated from Adelphi University in May of 2001.
Spano earned a Master's of Science in Organizational Leadership in 2011. He and his wife, Catrina, have three children, daughters Caylen and Keira, and a son Vito.
