Joe Sottolano

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Joe Sottolano is a college coach.

Sottolano had a 21-9, 3.26 record as a pitcher at Ithaca College. He was named the Most Outstanding Player in the 1988 Division III College World Series as he pitched Ithaca to the title. He was an assistant coach at Drexel University in 1991, then became an assistant at Army in 1992 and became head coach in 2000. He won Patriot League titles in 1997 and four in a row from 2002-2005 and was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2005. Prior to '97, the team had not won a conference title since 1966. He set a school record with 37 wins in 2004 then topped it with a 39-14 record in 2005. He was 235-184-5 after 10 seasons at Army, moving into second in school history in wins. In September of 2013, Sottolano's contract was terminated "Due to behavior that does not meet the standards and values of what we demand of our senior leaders and role models at West Point..." [1]. Assistant coach Matt Reid was named interim head coach for the 2014 season.

Source: Army bio