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Coaching Staff
Steve Serratore | Assistant Coach
Steve Serratore was hired onto the CSU Pueblo baseball coaching staff in August 2021.
Serratore joined the Pack after two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach at the Air Force Academy.
In his two years at Air Force, Serratore assisted in offensive development, coached third base, led in developing the catchers, assisted in compiling scouting reports for upcoming opponents, and ran numerous camps.
During his time at Air Force, the Falcons had highest amount of conference wins in program history and the highest winning percentage in 27 years. Air Force topped LSU (a nationally ranked top 10 super regional team), won a series against another super regional team Dallas Baptist and defeated a top-10 University of Arizona squad that eventually moved onto the College World Series all while Serratore was present.
Serratore coach and mentored Paul Skenes at the Air Force academy as well. Skenes was a First team All-American, a Golden Spikes Semifinalist, the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, a First Team All-Conference (MW) member, and a member of the USA collegiate national team, all while batting for .410 average and hitting for 11 HR and 43 RBI. On top of Skenes, Serratore coached another All-Conference catcher who caught 35% of base-runners stealing to lead the Mountain West and Ashton Easily who signed with the Flordia Marlins as a free agent.
In the summer of 2019, Serratore was the hitting coach for the Mankato Moondogs, a Northwoods League collegiate summer team in Minnesota. There, he was the primary offensive coach and assisted in defensive development while also coaching first and third base. On top of his primary duties, he also assisted in the recruitment of the roster.
During the 2019 college season, Serratore was the volunteer assistant coach for the Bowling Green State University Falcons. There he held similar roles as a primary offensive developer and was in charge of defensive development for the catchers. He also coached first base and helped with the compiling of scouting reports for upcoming opponents.
From 2017-18, Serratore was the hitting coach at Des Moines Area Community College. As the primary hitting and catching coordinator, the team went 26-26 in 2018, while making a run to the conference tournament finals. As a team, the offense finished with a .322 batting average, including 96 doubles, 19 triples, 48 HRs, and 86 stolen bases.
As a player, Serratore began his career at DMACC, before transferring to Kansas State for his final three years of eligibility. While at DMACC, he was named First Team All-Conference in 2013. Then at K-State, Serratore was an All-Big 12 Defensive Team member at third base in 2015, and was then named to the Academic All-Conference First Team in 2016.
In his redshirt senior year at K-State in 2017, Serratore played in a career-high 49 games off 49 starts and carried a .292 average, .400 OBP, and .466 SLG. He set career highs in hits (52), triples (2), home runs (6) and RBIs (42). Serratore was second on the Wildcats' team in RBIs, two-out RBIs, and multi-RBI games (12).
While at K-State, Serratore was a member of the Leadership Academy which was a selected group of student-athletes from each athletic team. The Leadership Academy met and discussed how they could be better leaders for their programs and themselves. He also went with a group of student-athletes to Nicaragua and partnered with the Courts for Kids Organization to build a multipurpose court for a local community.
Serratore hails from Austin, Minn. and prepped at Rochester Mayo High School. He is the son of Joe and Kathy Serratore and has one sister, Sam. Two of his uncle’s are in the NCAA Ice Hockey coaching ranks. His Uncle Frank is at the Air Force Academy and his Uncle Tom is the head hockey coach at Bemidji State.
Mike Sanchez | Assistant Baseball Coach
Steve Serratore was hired onto the CSU Pueblo baseball coaching staff in August 2021.
Serratore joined the Pack after two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach at the Air Force Academy.
In his two years at Air Force, Serratore assisted in offensive development, coached third base, led in developing the catchers, assisted in compiling scouting reports for upcoming opponents, and ran numerous camps.
During his time at Air Force, the Falcons had highest amount of conference wins in program history and the highest winning percentage in 27 years. Air Force topped LSU (a nationally ranked top 10 super regional team), won a series against another super regional team Dallas Baptist and defeated a top-10 University of Arizona squad that eventually moved onto the College World Series all while Serratore was present.
Serratore coach and mentored Paul Skenes at the Air Force academy as well. Skenes was a First team All-American, a Golden Spikes Semifinalist, the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, a First Team All-Conference (MW) member, and a member of the USA collegiate national team, all while batting for .410 average and hitting for 11 HR and 43 RBI. On top of Skenes, Serratore coached another All-Conference catcher who caught 35% of base-runners stealing to lead the Mountain West and Ashton Easily who signed with the Flordia Marlins as a free agent.
In the summer of 2019, Serratore was the hitting coach for the Mankato Moondogs, a Northwoods League collegiate summer team in Minnesota. There, he was the primary offensive coach and assisted in defensive development while also coaching first and third base. On top of his primary duties, he also assisted in the recruitment of the roster.
During the 2019 college season, Serratore was the volunteer assistant coach for the Bowling Green State University Falcons. There he held similar roles as a primary offensive developer and was in charge of defensive development for the catchers. He also coached first base and helped with the compiling of scouting reports for upcoming opponents.
From 2017-18, Serratore was the hitting coach at Des Moines Area Community College. As the primary hitting and catching coordinator, the team went 26-26 in 2018, while making a run to the conference tournament finals. As a team, the offense finished with a .322 batting average, including 96 doubles, 19 triples, 48 HRs, and 86 stolen bases.
As a player, Serratore began his career at DMACC, before transferring to Kansas State for his final three years of eligibility. While at DMACC, he was named First Team All-Conference in 2013. Then at K-State, Serratore was an All-Big 12 Defensive Team member at third base in 2015, and was then named to the Academic All-Conference First Team in 2016.
In his redshirt senior year at K-State in 2017, Serratore played in a career-high 49 games off 49 starts and carried a .292 average, .400 OBP, and .466 SLG. He set career highs in hits (52), triples (2), home runs (6) and RBIs (42). Serratore was second on the Wildcats' team in RBIs, two-out RBIs, and multi-RBI games (12).
While at K-State, Serratore was a member of the Leadership Academy which was a selected group of student-athletes from each athletic team. The Leadership Academy met and discussed how they could be better leaders for their programs and themselves. He also went with a group of student-athletes to Nicaragua and partnered with the Courts for Kids Organization to build a multipurpose court for a local community.
Serratore hails from Austin, Minn. and prepped at Rochester Mayo High School. He is the son of Joe and Kathy Serratore and has one sister, Sam. Two of his uncle’s are in the NCAA Ice Hockey coaching ranks. His Uncle Frank is at the Air Force Academy and his Uncle Tom is the head hockey coach at Bemidji State.
Mike Massaro | Assistant Baseball Coach
Mike Massaro rejoined the CSU Pueblo coaching staff in August 2021 as an assistant coach.
This is Massaro’s second time on the ThunderWolves staff after serving as an assistant coach from 2008-2020. He also played his collegiate baseball at CSU Pueblo from 2003-05.
Over his first stint with the Thunderwolves, he was the hitting coach, while also coaching third base and the outfielders. Off the field, Massaro assisted managed scouting reports, recruiting, and also led the fundraising efforts for the CSU Pueblo baseball program.
During his first 13 years as an assistant coach with the Thunderwolves, he helped the program to 11 RMAC Tournament appearances along with tournament crowns in 2009 and 2013. Massaro also helped CSU Pueblo to NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009, 2013 and 2015. The 2015 campaign featured the Thunderwolves ranked eighth overall in the country.
CSU Pueblo has compiled a record of 355-287 with Massaro on the coaching staff while going 254-189 in the RMAC. He also helped produce 40 All-RMAC honorees and a pair of conference Gold Glove outfielders. Massaro also helped guide Chase Lacomb and Jordan Goman to RMAC Player of the Year honors in 2012 and 2016, respectively.
Massaro was drafted in the 13th round of the MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics and played within Oakland’s farm system from 2005-09 competing at the AAA level. In 2005, he was selected as the Northwest League Player of the Month in July with the Vancouver Canadiens and was named to the Midwest League All-Star Team in 2007 with the Kane County Cougars.
Following his time with Oakland Athletics, he played for the Gary Southshore Railcats in the American Association of Professional Baseball from 2009-2012. Massaro was named 2009 All-Star and holds numerous franchise records including batting average and triples.
As a player at CSU Pueblo, Massaro was a two-time All-RMAC selection and was named to the All-Tournament team twice in his career. In 2005, he was named to the All-Tournament Team as a pitcher and an outfielder. Massaro also paced the Thunderwolves to the conference tournament in each of his three seasons along with conference regular season and tournament titles in 2004. The 2004 CSU Pueblo squad also earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Massaro is also the head basketball coach at Pueblo East High School where he was named the South Central League Coach of the Year in 2020 and guided the team to the state championship in 2014, the state semifinals in 2019 and state quarterfinals in 2020.
Massaro completed his bachelor’s degree in exercise science, health promotion and recreation from CSU Pueblo in 2012.
He currently resides in Pueblo.
Ryan Potts | Assistant Baseball Coach
Ryan Potts joined the CSU Pueblo coaching staff in August of 2021 as an assistant coach. Potts will serve as the pitching coach for the ThunderWolves.
Prior to joining the CSU Pueblo baseball program, Potts served as the head coach at Athletic Performance, Inc. in Maryland where he was the head coach of the 16U National Team. He also served as the Pitching Coordinator at Athletic Performance where he led the development of all pitching activities in camps, clinics, lessons, and more than 11 travel teams.
Potts started his career in collegiate athletics as an intern at Naval Academy working with the marketing department in support of the 33 different athletic programs and additional sponsorship accounts.
As a collegiate baseball player, Potts pitched for Shepherd University in West Virginia. While at Shepherd, he was a Preseason All- American, a two-time D2CCAA All-Region honoree, while also being selected to the 2018 ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Team and the NCBWA All-Region Second Team. Potts was also named to the First Team All-MEC in 2018 and 2019, behind three conference pitcher of the week honors in his career.
In the postseason, Potts earned a pair of MEC All-Tournament Team nods during the 2017 and 2018 conference tournaments. He currently holds two school records at Shepherd, Most Strikeouts in a season (118), Single Game Strikeouts (15), and is tied for the most wins by a pitcher in a season with 11.
Potts is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach along with having certifications from Rapsodo, NPA, and Driveline Baseball Academy.
Potts graduated from Shepherd in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in recreation and sports studies with a major concentration in sports marketing and a minor in business.
He currently resides in Pueblo.
