Baseball Coaching Staff

Eddie Medina
Head Coach

Years: 1
Email: Eddie.Medina@csi.cuny.edu

A Moore Catholic alum, Medina spent the last three seasons at New York University (NYU – DIII) as the pitching coach, where he assisted with recruiting, player development, scouting, practice planning, fundraising, and overall game strategy. Prior to his time with the Violets, Medina served as the Director of Baseball Operations for the Staten Island FerryHawks.

During Medina's tenure with the Violets, the program posted its eighth consecutive winning season in 2023, finishing with a 20-17-1 record while tying the program record with eight UAA victories. That season, the pitching staff recorded a program-record of 304 strikeouts, while the team's hitters twice belted four home runs in a game, tying the program record.

In addition to his coaching experience, Medina is a former four-year Division I player at St. John's University, where he was a three-time BIG EAST Champion and NCAA Regional Champion. He went on to play professionally for 10 years across a variety of independent leagues, primarily in the American Association. In 2019, Medina was named an American Association All-Star as a member of the St. Paul Saints, where he threw a no-hitter and helped lead the team to an American Association Championship.

"I want everyone who has been a part of CSI Baseball to know that they will always have a place here. Together, we are going to honor the past, embrace the future, and build a program that everyone associated with CSI can be proud of."

Eddie Medina Year-by-Year
Year	Overall	Conf.
2027	Pending	Pending
TOTALS	Pending	Pending
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Saverio Nardone Assistant Coach Baseball 2026

Saverio Nardone
Pitching Coach / Assistant Coach

Phone: (718) 982-3171
Email: Saverio.Nardone@csi.cuny.edu

Saverio Nardone joined the Baseball coaching staff in the fall of 2024 and brings with him a great deal of experience at several different levels. With over a decade experience coaching in the NYC High School and travel circuit, as well as Collegiate Summer Baseball in the Tri-State, he possesses great insight into the landscape of the game throughout New York City and the rest of the tri-state area.

His accolades include the first-ever NYC City Championship for Midwood High School in 2016. He has also been named NYSWAA & MSG Varsity Coach HS of the year, and in 2017, he was named named ABCA Rawlings Regional High School Coach of the Year. This came on the heels leading Midwood High School to the program's first ever Monroe Tournament Championship and second ever Brooklyn Division title. In 2023, he would go on to became the winningest coach in the program's history. Currently, he is the Head Coach of the Gamers in ABCCL, NJ and has led the team to three consecutive winning seasons & semi final appearances.

Nardone joins the CSI coaching staff as an assistant who will provide the team support in the area of strength and conditioning. His vast experience and long history of success at several different stops throughout his career will certainly help bolster a program that is looking to establish long-term success at the NCAA Division II level.

Bob Steele
Assistant Coach
(1935-2022)

A coaching veteran for over six decades, Steele joined on to the team as a volunteer assistant with Head Coach Michael Mauro in 2009, a position he held until his passing in 2022.

Steele coached baseball for nearly all of his adult life, having spent a majority of time with the baseball program at Staten Island's Mckee / Staten Island Technical High School, where he doubled as the school's Athletic Director for 42 years. Coach Steele was Coach Mauro's high school coach from 1983-1987.

Steele was given the Sportsmanship Award by the Warren Jacques Committee in 1975, the Staten Island Advance Service Award in 1979, and took home Sportsman of the Year honors from the Advance in 2002.

In 2018, Steele was inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame, and in June of 2021, McKee/Staten Island Tech named their baseball field after him. Steele's contributions to the Staten Island community extended far beyond the baseball diamond as he served as both coach and mentor to countless student-athletes at the high school and collegiate level.

A plaque dedicated to Steele's memory was affixed to the final booth in the baseball press box during the 2022 season. During his tenure as assistant coach, he could always be found taking in the action and keeping the game's official scorecard in the booth that now bears his name.