Nick Pontari has completed one season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Cornell baseball team. While the Big Red's 2020 season was truncated to nine games because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pontari played a big role in preparation for the season after his appointment to the position during the previous fall.
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Pontari comes to East Hill after four seasons on the staff at The College at Brockport. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach of the Golden Eagles for the 2019 seasons, having served the previous three years as an assistant coach. At the time of his move to Cornell, he had taken over daily operations of Brockport’s pitching staff. He also held roles in assisting with recruiting operations and working with the team’s catchers.
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Pontari has a bachelor’s of science in physical education from Brockport in 2016, having transferred to the school from Fulton-Montgomery Community College via Hudson Valley Community College. In his senior season at Brockport, Pontari led the pitching staff with 15 appearances as a reliever, which tied him for seventh all-time in single season appearances in the Golden Eagles record book. In 19.1 innings of work, he compiled 16 strikeouts while only allowing 3 walks and saved two games. He had previously helped Hudson Valley CC advance to the regional finals.
* Updated 4/17/20
