| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Maine |
| Conference | America East |
| Record | 154–211 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1985-09-09) September 9, 1985 (age 39) College Point, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | Manhattan |
| 2007 | Batavia Muckdogs |
| 2007 | Swing of the Quad Cities |
| 2008–2010 | Palm Beach Cardinals |
| 2009–2012 | Springfield Cardinals |
| 2010–2012 | Memphis Redbirds |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2011 | NJIT (Asst.) |
| 2013 | Manhattan (Asst.) |
| 2014–2016 | Maine (Asst.) |
| 2017–present | Maine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 154–211 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Nicholas Joseph Derba (born November 9, 1985) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Maine Black Bears. He played college baseball at Manhattan from 2004 to 2007, before playing professionally from 2007 to 2012.
Playing career
Derba played college baseball at Manhattan College. While at Manhattan, he played three years (2004-2006) of collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the A's as hitting and catchers coach in 2013. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 30th round of the 2007 MLB Draft.
Head coaching record
This table depicts Derba's record as a head coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears (America East Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Maine | 25–29 | 8–12 | 6th (7) | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Maine | 20–34 | 12–12 | 5th (7) | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Maine | 15–34 | 11–12 | 5th (7) | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Maine | 1–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Maine | 22–22 | 16–17 | 2nd (Division A) | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Maine | 27–22 | 21–9 | 1st (Division A) | America East Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Maine | 32–21 | 19–5 | 1st | NCAA regional | ||||
| 2024 | Maine | 12–37 | 8–15 | 7th | |||||
| Maine: | 154–211 | 95–82 | |||||||
| Total: | 154–211 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "UMaine names interim baseball coach". www.pressherald.com. Portland Press Herald. December 17, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- Adler, Eric (August 3, 2006). "Bronx Bulls: RBI Machine Matt Rizzotti and Defensive Dynamo Nick Derba are a Pair of Tough-As-Nails New Yorkers, Who Just Happen to Have a Sentimental Side". The Cape Cod Chronicle. Chatham, MA. pp. 65, 67.
- "2004 Chatham As". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- "2005 Chatham As". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- "2006 Chatham As". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- Chris Jones (June 20, 2013). "Nick Derba, Former Chatham Player, Returns as Coach". chathamanglers.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
| Current head baseball coaches of the America East Conference | |
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| Maine Black Bears head baseball coaches | |
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| America East Conference Baseball Coach of the Year | |
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- Living people
- 1985 births
- Manhattan Jaspers baseball players
- Chatham Anglers players
- Batavia Muckdogs players
- Swing of the Quad Cities players
- Palm Beach Cardinals players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- Memphis Redbirds players
- Baseball catchers
- NJIT Highlanders baseball coaches
- Manhattan Jaspers baseball coaches
- Cape Cod Baseball League coaches
- Maine Black Bears baseball coaches
- Archbishop Molloy High School alumni
- Baseball coaches from New York (state)
- Baseball players from Queens, New York