Bob Fornelli
 Fornelli during a game in the 2016 season. | |
| Sport(s) | College baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Emporia State |
| Conference | MIAA |
| Record | 523–229 |
| Annual salary | $85,716[1] |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 9, 1966 Lenexa, Kansas |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991[2] | Emporia State |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1996 | Butler CC (Pitching) |
| 1996–2003 | Fort Hays State |
| 2004–present | Emporia State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 829–342 (.708) |
| Tournaments | 21–22 (.488) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
3 MIAA Regular Season Championships 2 MIAA Tournament Championships 4 RMAC Regular Season Championships 1 RMAC Tournament Championship | |
| Awards | |
|
2 RMAC Coach of the Year (1997, 2000) 1 West Region Coach of the Year (2000) | |
Robert "Bob" Fornelli (born August 9, 1966) is an American college baseball coach and has been the head baseball coach at Emporia State University since the start of the 2004 season. Under Fornelli's leadership, the Hornets have made 11 trips to the NCAA Tournament, 2 World Series appearances and a national runner-up finish.[3] Fornelli was the coach at Fort Hays State from 1996–2003.
Early years
After graduating from Emporia State in 1991 and playing four years at Emporia State, Fornelli spent five seasons as Butler County Community College's pitching coach.[4]
Fort Hays State
In 1996, Fornelli became head coach of the Fort Hays State Tigers. During his seven years, Fornelli compiled a 306–113 record. In 2003, the Tigers won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular season and postseason tournament titles. Fornelli is the winningest coach in FHSU history and led the Tigers to the RMAC championship four times in his seven years. Fornelli led FHSU to the NCAA Division II national championship game in 2000 and was in the NCAA regional tournament six times.[5]
| Bob Fornelli (1997–2003) — Year-by-Year Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
| Bob Fornelli (MIAA) (1997–2003) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Fort Hays State | 48–15 | NCAA Tournament | ||||||
| 1998 | Fort Hays State | 44–14 | NCAA Tournament | ||||||
| 1999 | Fort Hays State | 35–22 | NCAA World Series appearance | ||||||
| 2000 | Fort Hays State | 54–12 | NCAA Runners-up | ||||||
| 2001 | Fort Hays State | 37–19 | NCAA Tournament | ||||||
| 2002 | Fort Hays State | 43–16 | |||||||
| 2003 | Fort Hays State | 45–15 | |||||||
| Fort Hays State: | 306–113 | ||||||||
| Total: | 306–113 | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Emporia State
In May 2003, Fornelli left Fort Hays State for his alma mater.[6] former Emporia State player under Embery, was named the head coach.[7] Since 2004, Fornelli has taken the Hornets to the NCAA Tournament 10 times, have made 2 World Series appearances and a national runner-up finish in 2009.[8] The Hornets finished the 2006 season by winning the MIAA Regular Season Championship and NCAA Central Region Championship, as well as advancing to the school's first NCAA World Series appearance.[9]
In 2009 the Hornets advanced to the school's first NCAA national championship game in Cary, North Carolina.[10] In 2014, the Hornets won the MIAA Tournament, and earned another trip to the NCAA Tournament. In 2016, Fornelli picked up his 800th overall win.[11]
| Bob Fornelli (2004–present) — Year-by-Year Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
| Bob Fornelli (MIAA) (2004–present) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Emporia State | 36–22 | 18–11 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 2005 | Emporia State | 41–20 | 19–11 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 2006 | Emporia State | 48–13 | 25–4 | NCAA World Series appearance | |||||
| 2007 | Emporia State | 41–24 | 24–12 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 2008 | Emporia State | 50–10 | 32–4 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 2009 | Emporia State | 49–14 | 29–7 | NCAA Runners-up | |||||
| 2010 | Emporia State | 42–16 | 31–9 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 2011 | Emporia State | 43–12 | 37–7 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 2012 | Emporia State | 26–22 | 20–18 | ||||||
| 2013 | Emporia State | 27–22 | 24–18 | ||||||
| 2014 | Emporia State | 42–19 | 26–14 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 2015 | Emporia State | 39–16 | 23–12 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| 2016 | Emporia State | 39–19 | 27–12 | NCAA Tournament | |||||
| Emporia State: | 523–229 | 335–139 | |||||||
| Total: | 523–229 | ||||||||
|
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Kansas Government Employee Payroll List". Kansasopengov.org. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ↑ "Hornet coming home?". Emporia Gazette.
- ↑ "Emporia State University Athletics - 2016 Baseball Coaching Staff". Esuhornets.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ↑ "May 14, 2014". KVOE. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ↑ Corbitt, Ken (2003-05-24). "Fornelli leaves FHSU for Emporia State". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ↑ "25 May 2003, Page 13 - The Hays Daily News at". Newspapers.com. 2003-05-25. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
- ↑ Corbitt, Ken (2003-05-24). "Fornelli leaves FHSU for Emporia State". CJOnline.com. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ↑ "Emporia State University Athletics – Staff Directory". Esuhornets.com. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ↑ Michael Ashford (2008-05-19). "ESU baseball ends season with 17–14 loss to UNO – Emporia Gazette: ESU". Emporia Gazette. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ↑ "Lynn Defeats Emporia State, 2–1". NCAA.com. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
- ↑ Gasper, Matt (2016-03-01). "ESU's Bob Fornelli picks up 800th career win, Hornets top Newman | KSNT News". Ksnt.com. Retrieved 2016-06-04.