Featuring - Rob DiToma - Iona College
Rob DiToma completed his second season with the Iona College baseball program and has been instrumental in the turnaround of the program as Iona's hitting instructor.
In two seasons at Iona, DiToma has guided Iona's offensive to two of its most productive seasons in the last decade. In 2010, the Gaels posted their highest batting average, slugging percentage, and scored the most runs in the last 10 seasons. This past season, Iona had its best on-base percentage since the 2001 campaign. Four of his hitters received All-MAAC honors including First Teamers Andrew Passerelle (OF, 2010), James Beck (DH, 2011) and Chris Burke (3B, 2011) and Second Teamer Mike Chiaravalloti (1B, 2011).
Prior to Iona, DiToma coached for one season at Siena. During that season he helped mentor eventual two-time MAAC Player of the Year Dan Paolini during his freshman campaign. The Saints finished fourth in the MAAC in slugging (.439) and total bases (748), third in home runs (54) during the 2009 season.
Ditoma served as an assistant coach at Temple University during the 2008 season helping the Owls to 28 wins and a berth in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
A 2005 graduate of Mercy College, Ditoma earned his master's degree in physical education from Manhattanville College in 2007. He played four years as the starting second baseman at Mercy as an undergraduate, serving as team captain as a senior. As a junior, he batted .309 and was an All NYCAC selection.
Ditoma's served on the baseball coaching staff at Manhattanville while pursuing his master's degree. He guided the College to the 2007 Skyline Conference Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals. Ditoma gained additional coaching experience as an assistant in the New England Collegiate Baseball League in the summers of 2006 and 2007, working primarily with the infielders and assisting with recruiting.
As an assistant at Temple in 2008, Ditoma instructed the infielders and the catchers as the Owls reached the postseason for the first time in seven years.
