St. Joe's is having a remarkable season and in the middle of one of the best stretches a head coach could ever hope for Head Coach Tom Caputo was able to get his 200th career win as the St. Joseph's University (L.I.) baseball team completed a Skyline Conference doubleheader sweep of the United States Merchant Marine Academy last weekend.
Caputo replaced Richard Garrett, who announced his retirement after nine years in 2022. Caputo had previously worked under Garrett as an assistant coach since 2019 and his Long Island roots can be seen everywhere over his career. Before coming to St. Joe's Caputo spent five seasons as head coach of the Dowling College baseball team, leading them to two East Coast Conference Tournament titles in four appearances and three trips to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament. Caputo also was a two-time ECC Coach of the Year with Dowling. Prior to Dowling he was at Farmingdale State College where the Rams won three conference titles and made an appearance in the Division III College World Series.
He also graduated from Hofstra where he played Division I baseball and played with the Long Island Ducks. The Valley Stream native graduated from Valley Stream Central High School in 1994, where he played both football and baseball, earning All-County recognition in both sports.
The Golden Eagles are on absolute fire this season. They are heading to the end of their season with a 15-1 conference mark that also included a 19 game winning streak.