Mike Gambino 5 Position: Head Coach Experience: Second Season Alma Mater: Boston College '00

Mike Gambino, a 2000 graduate of Boston College, was named head baseball coach on July 19, 2010.

Gambino is in charge of rebuilding a program that made an emphatic postseason statement in 2009, earning its first ACC Championship berth and first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1967.

The Eagles went 17-33 in his first season at the helm last year, but he saw four players get selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Gambino, who was an assistant coach for the Eagles from 2003-05, came from Virginia Tech where he spent four seasons as an assistant coach under former BC head coach, Pete Hughes. He served as the Hokies' recruiting coordinator and also worked with the hitters and infielders. Virginia Tech's batting average improved 40 points (from .279 to .319) under his direction since the 2006 season.

With Gambino's help, the 2010 Hokies made their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2000 and finished the season ranked No. 20 in the country. Prior to working in Blacksburg, Gambino spent a year as a regional scout for the Detroit Tigers.

Gambino, who played for the Eagles from 1997-2000, started 166 games in the middle infield. He held a career batting average of .313 with 22 doubles, eight homers, 87 RBI and 117 runs. In his final season in 2000, he belted 78 hits and scored 52 times, which ranks tied for fifth and eighth, respectively, in a single season. His 78 hits that year were the most in a single season at the time.

He was a first-team All-Big East, All-New England and All-Northeast region honoree following his senior campaign. He also earned second-team All-New England and Big East Academic Team accolades during his playing career. Following his career with BC, the Garrison, N.Y., native played two seasons in the Boston Red Sox minor league system. He spent the 2000 season with the Augusta Green Jackets before splitting the 2001 season between Augusta and the Lowell Spinners. In 2002, the Red Sox hired Gambino as a special assistant to the Major League staff before heading back to Lowell for a coaching role with the Spinners just prior to the June draft. Following his stint in Lowell, the Red Sox sent Gambino to the Major League Baseball Scout Development Program.

In January 2003, Gambino returned to Boston College as an assistant coach under Hughes.

Gambino received his bachelor's degree from the Heights in English and theology.