FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Director of Athletics
Michael Mominey and head coach
Greg Brown officially welcomed Billy Alvino as the newest member of the Nova Southeastern baseball staff on Friday.
Alvino joins the program following three impressive years at the University of Pittsburgh in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and will serve as the recruiting coordinator while working primarily with the outfielders and assisting with the catchers and hitters.
"We are all excited to have Coach Alvino join our coaching staff," said Brown. "In this search, which garnered interest from a lot of talented candidates, it became very clear that Billy was a great fit for our staff. His talent and passion as a coach, evaluator, and a leader exhibit the core values we expect in our program. We look forward to continuing to develop dynamic student-athletes and carry on the traditions of success at NSU Baseball."
Alvino arrives at Nova Southeastern following the departure of former assistant Bryan Peters, who was hired by NCAA Division I program, St. Mary's (Calif.), just last month. Oddly enough, the two not only crossed paths as members of the Pitt staff in 2016, but Alvino even earned a semifinalist nod for the Johnny Bench Award, given to the top catcher in Division I, as a player under Peters at High Point in 2009.
During his three seasons coaching with the Panthers, Alvino had five players selected in the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, including a fourth-round pick in Charles LeBlanc in 2016. Additionally, each of his starting catchers over that same span were named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List.
"I am extremely excited to become part of the NSU family," said Alvino, who was responsible for Pitt's top recruiting class in program history in 2018. "Coach Brown is a well-respected leader and baseball coach. I look forward to working with him, as well as Coach Ramsey and Coach Santiago, to accomplish continued success at an already dominate baseball program."
Prior to his time at Pitt, Alvino spent two seasons at Manhattanville as an assistant coach under Jeff Caulfield -- the winningest head baseball coach in the program's history. Throughout his tenure, Manhattanville posted a combined record of 47-34 and appeared in the Freedom Conference playoffs each year, including a finals berth in 2014. From 2013-15, 17 of Alvino's student-athletes merited all-conference honors while 20 earned academic recognition on the Middle Atlantic Conferences' Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Alvino played professionally for five seasons from 2009-2013, moving within the Detroit Tigers' farm system from 2009-11 before ascending as high as Class-AA Erie. He transitioned into independent league play beginning in 2011.
