DiMare Named Assistant Head Baseball Coach
Oct. 4, 2007
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – – University of Miami’s Gino DiMare has been promoted to the position of assistant head baseball coach announced by UM head baseball coach Jim Morris. DiMare has served the last 11 seasons as an assistant coach and spent the last eight seasons as the Hurricanes’ recruiting coordinator.
“Gino has been here 12 years with me, which is longer than any assistant that I’ve ever had. He’s worked very hard to earn and deserve this title through his recruiting and coaching on the field. He’s brought in a lot of talent with recruiting, and I think he’s known as one of the best recruiters in college baseball. Also, as a coach, he brings a winning tradition as a player and as a coach. He understands what it takes to get back to Omaha and he’s been very good in helping lead our players in that direction,” Morris said.
DiMare enters his 12th season with the Hurricanes baseball program. He will continue to serve as the team’s hitting instructor, outfielder’s coach and third-base coach as well as the recruiting coordinator. His accomplishments on the recruiting scene over the last seven seasons have landed three top 15 classes and two top five classes. His 2001 class was rated among the top five nationally and his 2003 class was ranked among the top 15 nationally. UM’s 2007 class was ranked second by Collegiate Baseball and fifth by Baseball America. This season’s incoming class earned a No. 20 ranking by Collegiate Baseball.
“I’m very flattered with the promotion to assistant head coach,” DiMare said. “Our No. 1 goal at the University of the Miami is to continue to build one of the top program’s in the nation, and I want to continue to be part of that.”
Included in those classes have been the 2005 ACC Player of the Year and ACC Pitcher of the Year, Ryan Braun (California) and Cesar Carrillo (Illinois). Braun and Carrillo were also Miami’s two first-round draft picks in 2005. DiMare has also kept Florida’s top talent home, including 2006 first-round pick Chris Perez (Holmes Beach) and second-round pick, Jon Jay (Miami). Although Miami has its share of home-grown talent, DiMare has found the very best the rest of the country has to offer.DiMare’s offensive teams have proved to be some of the best in the history of the Hurricane program. UM’s offense has ranked among the top 10 in school history in seven of DiMare’s nine seasons as the club’s hitting instructor. The 2005 team hit .321, the seventh-best team batting average in school history and the 2004 squad finished the season with a .330 batting average, which ranks fourth in school history. UM’s .310 average in 2006 was only bested by five teams that were not under the guidance of DiMare, dating back 62 years.
The 1999 Hurricanes posted the third-best batting average in school history with a .333 mark, while the 2000 team finished with a .323 batting average that ranks sixth all time. Miami batted .315 in 2003, .314 in 2002 (eighth) and .308 in 2001 (tied for 10th).
DiMare has long been associated with the Miami baseball program. First, he was a fan as a kid growing up in the neighborhood. Then, DiMare was a player for the Hurricanes following a stellar career at Miami Westminster Christian. DiMare finally closed the circle by joining the Hurricane coaching staff 12 years ago.
Through his success at Westminster, DiMare was able to live out his dream of playing for the Miami Hurricanes. He was a standout outfielder from 1989-92 with a career batting average of .290. He currently ranks among UM’s leaders in career games played (243), career stolen bases (93) and in total sacrifices (36). In 1991, DiMare led the Hurricanes with a .353 batting average.
Following his career in Coral Gables, DiMare was signed as a free agent by the Boston Red Sox. He played the 1992-93 seasons with the Red Sox’ minor league teams in Winter Haven and Ft. Lauderdale. Upon returning to Miami, DiMare spent 1996 season as an assistant coach at Westminster, the 1996 High School National Champions.
DiMare returned to UM in 1997 and was a volunteer coach for three seasons, in charge of outfielders and base running.
DiMare married the former Denise Gonzalez on Dec. 13, 2003. The couple have two children, daughter s Nicolette and Gianna Marie.