Baseball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- ccollazo@athletics.pitt.edu
- Phone:
- 412-648-8334
Chris Collazo enters his second season as an assistant coach for the University of Pittsburgh's baseball program. In addition to coaching first base, Collazo works primarily with the infielders, hitters and will command defensive alignments.
In his first season at Pitt, the Panthers turned the fourth-most double plays in the ACC. Pitt’s 42 double plays in 2024 were their most in a season in the last 10 years. A plethora of players would also improve defensively under Collazo’s command.
As for success at the plate, the Panthers scored their most runs (382) and had their second-highest team batting average (.282) since 2013 under the direction of Collazo.
Chris has coached in collegiate baseball for the last 14 years.
In his first season at Delaware in 2023, Collazo helped the Blue Hens clinch a berth in the conference tournament for the first time since 2018. Three of his position players would go on to earn all-conference honors, with one earning All-Region Second Team honors. In his only season on staff, Delaware’s offense finished first in the conference in runs, hits, triples, RBIs, and walks, second in doubles, home runs, total bases, slugging percentage, OPS and runs per game and fourth in batting average and on base percentage.
Prior to his year with Delaware, he spent the previous seven seasons at his alma mater, Monmouth. Collazo coached 15 players to all-conference (MAAC) selections during his tenure from 2016-2022. He helped steer the Hawks to a top three MAAC finish in five out of six seasons, including a first-place finish in 2018.
He spent the 2015 season with Villanova where he worked with the hitters and defense, and helped two of his players earn All-Big East honors. The Wildcats saw a 28-point jump in batting average from the previous year during his only season with the program.
Prior to his stint at Villanova, Collazo spent three years at Wagner as an assistant coach where he worked closely with the hitters and infielders. Collazo’s offense improved from his first year to his second, as the team showed jumps in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and extra base hits. While at Wagner, Collazo coached Ian Miller who was an all-conference player and Seattle Mariners draft pick.
Collazo spent his first collegiate season as an assistant coach at Felician College in 2011. He helped them to a 24-win season and aided three hitters to all-conference selections. He would spend the fall at Seton Hall before he began at Wagner the following year.
A 2009 graduate of Monmouth, Collazo finished his career tied for the program record in hits with 247. The record is still good for second all-time in Monmouth baseball history. He was a first team all-conference selection in 2008 and 2009, a First Team All-NJCBA selection in 2009 and earned NJCBA All-Rookie honors as a freshman in 2006. Collazo was a part of two conference championship teams while at Monmouth in 2007 and 2009 and was the conference tournament MVP for his play during the NEC conference tournament in 2009.
