Nick Restaino


Nick Restaino is an American college baseball coach. He is the head baseball coach at Sacred Heart University.

Coaching career

After graduating from Fordham University in 1993, Restaino became an assistant coach at Lehman College. The next year, Restaino accepted a position as an assistant for the Manhattan Jaspers baseball program. After spending two seasons with the Jaspers, Restaino joined the Fordham Rams baseball staff as an assistant.
On August 5, 2004, Restaino was named the interim head coach at Fordham. Restaino lead the Rams to a 34–21 record, winning the Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year. Following the conclusion of the 2005 season, Fordham removed the interim tag from Restaino's title. After the 2011 season, Restaino decided to leave Fordham to pursue other opportunities.
Restaino joined the Southern Connecticut State University coaching staff in 2014. In 2015, Restaino joined the coaching staff of Sacred Heart. When Nick Giaquinto announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2016 season, Sacred Heart announced that Restaino would be the next head coach for the Pioneers.

Head coaching record