title: Sam Piraro
text: # Sam Piraro
  
  Samuel Joseph Piraro (born December 22, 1951) is an American baseball coach who was head coach at San Jose State from 1987 to 2002 and again from 2004 to 2012. Piraro led San Jose State to its first College World Series appearance in 2000.
  
  ## Head coaching record
  
  ### Junior College
  
  Source:
  
  Statistics overview :
  
  | Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mission College Saints (Coast Conference) (1980–1986) ||||||
  | 1980 | Mission College | 24-11 | 13-8 | 2nd | state playoffs |
  | 1981 | Mission College | 31-8 | 18-6 | 1st | Division-II state champions |
  | 1982 | Mission College | 24-13 | 15-9 | T-2nd | state playoffs (0-1) |
  | 1983 | Mission College | 30-8 | 17-4 | 1st | Division-II state champions |
  | 1984 | Mission College | 21-13-1 | 14-7 | 1st | state playoffs (1-1) |
  | 1985 | Mission College | 33-7-1 | 19-2 | 1st | state playoffs (5th) |
  | 1986 | Mission College | 27-10-1 | 16-5 | 2nd | regional playoffs |
  | Mission College: | Mission College: | .731 | | | |
  | Total: | Total: | .731 | | | |
  | National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
  
  ### College
  
  Statistics overview :
  
  | Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | San Jose State Spartans (Pacific Coast Athletic Association/Big West Conference) (1987–1996) ||||||
  | 1987 | San Jose State | 31–28 | 8–13 | 6th | |
  | 1988 | San Jose State | 31–30 | 9–11 | 4th | |
  | 1989 | San Jose State | 40–19 | 11–10 | T–3rd | |
  | 1990 | San Jose State | 43–17 | 9–12 | 7th | |
  | 1991 | San Jose State | 25–30 | 7–14 | 7th | |
  | 1992 | San Jose State | 32–21–1 | 12–12 | 5th | |
  | 1993 | San Jose State | 34–19 | 11–10 | 3rd | |
  | 1994 | San Jose State | 29–26 | 9–12 | 4th | |
  | 1995 | San Jose State | 21–33–1 | 5–16 | T–7th | |
  | 1996 | San Jose State | 28–28 | 7–14 | 7th | |
  | San Jose State (PCAA/Big West): | San Jose State (PCAA/Big West): | 314–251–2 (.556) | 88–124 (.415) | | |
  | San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–2002) ||||||
  | 1997 | San Jose State | 38–21 | 20–10 | 1st (West) | |
  | 1998 | San Jose State | 31–23 | 13–17 | 3rd (West) | |
  | 1999 | San Jose State | 30–26–1 | 16–11 | 3rd | |
  | 2000 | San Jose State | 41–24 | 19–11 | T–1st | College World Series |
  | 2001 | San Jose State | 37–22–1 | 21–15 | T–3rd | |
  | 2002 | San Jose State | 45–17 | 21–9 | 2nd | NCAA Super Regional |
  | San Jose State Spartans (Western Athletic Conference) (2004–2012) ||||||
  | 2004 | San Jose State | 23–31–1 | 11–19 | 5th | |
  | 2005 | San Jose State | 28–28–1 | 13–17 | 5th | |
  | 2006 | San Jose State | 33–26 | 12–12 | 3rd | |
  | 2007 | San Jose State | 34–26 | 11–13 | T–4th | |
  | 2008 | San Jose State | 31–25 | 17–14 | 4th | |
  | 2009 | San Jose State | 41–20 | 15–7 | 1st | |
  | 2010 | San Jose State | 23–37 | 9–15 | 6th | |
  | 2011 | San Jose State | 35–26 | 11–13 | 5th | |
  | 2012 | San Jose State | 22–29 | 5–13 | 7th | |
  | San Jose State (WAC): | San Jose State (WAC): | 492–381–4 (.563) | 214–196 (.522) | | |
  | San Jose State (total): | San Jose State (total): | 805–633–6 (.560) | 302–320 (.486) | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 805–633–6 (.560) | | | |
  | National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
  
  ### High school
  
  Source:
  
  Statistics overview :
  
  | Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Willow Glen Rams (Mount Hamilton Athletic League) (2015–2018) ||||||
  | 2015 | Willow Glen | 16–14 | 8–6 | T–3rd | CIF CCS First Round |
  | 2016 | Willow Glen | 20–10 | 7–7 | 5th | |
  | 2017 | Willow Glen | 22–6 | 11–3 | T–1st | |
  | 2018 | Willow Glen | 22–5 | 12–2 | 1st | |
  | Willow Glen: | Willow Glen: | 80–35 (.696) | 38–18 (.679) | | |
  | Total: | Total: | 80–35 (.696) | | | |
  | National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
  