Sean Moran Joins Pitt Baseball Coaching Staff
12/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Dec. 13, 2005
PITTSBURGH - Pitt baseball head coach Joe Jordano has announced the hiring of Sean Moran as an assistant coach, a former Delaware State and Marist assistant.
Moran joins the Panthers from Delaware State, where he served as hitting coach, infield coach and recruiting coordinator for the Hornets in 2004 and 2005. Under his guidance, the Hornets led the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) in hitting both seasons and advanced to the MEAC Championship game in 2004, the school's first in 10 years.
Prior to his two-year stint with Delaware State, Moran served Marist College in the same three capacities. In 2001, Moran was the Red Foxes' infield coach and helped the team qualify for the NCAA Regionals. Additionally, the Red Foxes led the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in fielding percentage. The following year, Moran was named the recruiting coordinator in addition to his infield coaching duties and helped the Red Foxes to a No. 3 seed at the Nebraska NCAA Regional. Marist won a school-record 41 games in 2002 and again led the MAAC in fielding percentage.
In 2003, Moran had another responsibility added as hitting coach and the Red Foxes had a school-record four MLB draft picks. During his three-year tenure at Marist, four players were named All-Americans.
His coaching career began at Dominican College in 1999 and 2000, where he served as hitting coach, infield coach and recruiting coordinator. He helped Dominican to the 1999 NAIA World Series, a Northeast Region championship, and a Central Atlantic Athletic Association (CAAA) title.
In all, Moran has coached 17 players that have moved on to play professional baseball, including six infielders. Moran played college ball at Mercy from 1995-98.
Moran will hold the same responsibilities with the Panthers, as infield and hitting coach and helping with Pitt's recruiting efforts.