Coach Pericolosi enters his eighth year as the head baseball
coach at
Pomona-Pitzer. During his time at Pomona-Pitzer, the Sagehens have
captured
three SCIAC championships (2003, 2007, 2009) and have made three
appearances
in the NCAA Division III tournament. His 178 career wins rank him
first
all-time at Pomona-Pitzer.
Before arriving at Pomona-Pitzer, Pericolosi served as an
assistant coach
for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League during
the summer
of 2002. With the Whitecaps he coached current and former Major
Leaguers
including Sean White, Chris Dickerson, Mike Aviles, Taylor
Tankersley and
Anthony Gwynn.
Coach Pericolosi has been involved in international baseball since
2000. He
spent three summers as a Major League Baseball International envoy
coach in
Sweden and two summers as a player/coach for the Leksand
Lumberjacks in
Sweden. In 2000 & 2001, Pericolosi was a player/coach for the
Brussels
Kangaroos in Belgium. Pericolosi served as an assistant coach with
the
Swedish National Baseball Team from 2007-2009.
From 1998 to 2000, Pericolosi was a graduate associate baseball
coach at
Springfield College where he earned a master's degree in physical
education
with a concentration in sport management. Pericolosi began his
coaching
career at Pomona-Pitzer during the 1997-98 school year, serving as
an
assistant football and baseball coach. Pericolosi also was a
member of the
Sagehen football staff from 2002-2005.
Pericolosi is a 1997 graduate of Williams College with a degree in
history.
A two-sport athlete at Williams, Pericolosi was elected captain,
named
All-NESCAC and All-New England Region in baseball and was a member
of two
undefeated football teams. Pericolosi played two summers with the
Middletown
Giants of the New England Collegiate Baseball League and was an
All-Star and
named All-League during the summer of 1995.
Pericolosi is native of Granby, Connecticut and attended Northwest
Catholic
High School in West Hartford where he was named All-State in
baseball and
honorable mention All-State in football during his senior year.
