B. J. Salerno
# B. J. Salerno

Brandon J. Salerno is a baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current pitching coach for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies. He played college baseball at St. Bonaventure from 2006 to 2009 for head coach Larry Sudbrook. He served as the head coach of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies (2022).

## Playing career

Salerno went to Warren Area High School in Warren, Pennsylvania, where he played catcher.

Salerno attended the St. Bonaventure University in St. Bonaventure, New York. He was a member of the St. Bonaventure baseball team.

## Coaching career

Salerno joined the coaching staff at Jamestown Community College. The following season, Salerno joined his alma mater, St. Bonaventure, as pitching and catching coach.

On October 12, 2021, Salerno was named the interim head baseball coach of the Bonnies, effective January 1, 2022, when Sudbrook would officially retire. Salerno was not retained as head coach after posting a 5–39 record in 2022. New head coach Jason Rathbun retained Salerno as the team's pitching coach.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :

| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| St. Bonaventure Bonnies (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2022) ||||||
| 2022 | St. Bonaventure | 5–39 | 3–21 | 12th |
| St. Bonaventure: | St. Bonaventure: | 5–39 | 3–21 | |
| Total: | Total: | 5–39 | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
