Mike Gambino, Boston College Eagles

Mike Gambino, a 1999 Boston College graduate, was named head baseball coach on July 19, 2010. He led the Boston College Eagles to the program’s first NCAA Tournament in seven years in 2016 and back-to-back Atlantic Coast Conference Championship appearances.

Gambino guided the 2016 Eagles to 35 overall wins, the most since 2005, tying for the second most in program history. They also tallied 13 ACC wins, the most since 2010, while their six conference series victories set a school record. BC swept the Oxford Regional as the three seed to advance to the program’s first-ever Super Regional and move on for the first time in 49 years. BC also earned national ranking for the first time in school history, ending the season in the top 25 in all four major polls (15th – D1Baseball, 16th – Baseball America, NCBWA and 21st – USA Today/Coaches Poll).

For his efforts, Gambino was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Northeast Region Coach of the Year, was a D1Baseball finalist for Coach of the Year and earned a spot on the website’s top-10 coaching performances of the season.

Gambino saw Justin Dunn garner All-America third-team honors, the first pitcher to do so since 2009, and newcomer Jacob Stevens collect freshman All-America honors from two media outlets, the first BC honoree since 2002. Stevens picked up New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) Freshman of the Year accolades and All-ACC Freshman team honors, while Dun was named to the All-ACC Third Team and four players were named to the NEIBA All-New England team.

The 2016 Eagles ranked in the top five on 13 school record lists, including setting the program record for walks (240), tying the record for saves (14), and ranking second in opponent batting average (.245). Ten Eagles ranked on 26 of BC’s career top-10 lists while eight Eagles found themselves 17 times on single-season, top-10 lists.

In 2017, the Boston College Eagles returned to the ACC Championship, the first time they went to the conference tournament in back-to-back years since 2009-10. BC accomplished the feat by winning 10 of its last 15 ACC games with sweeps over Notre Dame and NC State. Two players – Donovan Casey (second team) and Jake Alu (third team) – earned All-New England status.

The ’17 Eagles ranked fourth in BC record books for their .975 fielding percentage and fifth all-time with 76 stolen bases. Jake Palomaki broke BC’s career walks record and ra...