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Mike Trapasso
	Trapasso with Hawaii in 2011
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	UT Arlington
Conference	WAC
Record	0–0 (–)
Biographical details
Born	September 18, 1963 (age 61); St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
1982–1983	Jefferson College
1984–1985	Oklahoma State
Position(s)	Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1989–1991	Missouri (asst.)
1992–1994	South Florida (asst.)
1995–2001	Georgia Tech (asst.)
2002–2021	Hawaii
2022	Navy (asst.)
2023–2024	UT Arlington (asst.)
2025–present	UT Arlington
Head coaching record
Overall	536–531 (.502)
Tournaments	4–4 (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	WAC regular season (2011); WAC tournament (2010);
Awards
	3× WAC Coach of the Year (2004, 2006, 2011);

Michel Trapasso (born September 18, 1963) is an American college baseball coach and former pitcher who is currently the head coach for the UT Arlington Mavericks of the Western Athletic Conference. He played college baseball at Jefferson College before transferring to Oklahoma State. He then served as head coach of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (2002–2021).

Playing career

Trapasso played two years at Jefferson College before completing his career and degree at Oklahoma State. He pitched in the 1984 College World Series, claiming the win in game 1, and finished with the top ERA in the Big 8 Conference and in the top five in the nation. He faced arm injuries during his senior season, but was signed by the Atlanta Braves after completing his college career. Trapasso played for three years in the minors, reaching low Class A in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Trapasso's playing career ended with the 1987 season.^[1]

Coaching career

Trapasso's coaching days began at Missouri as an assistant for three years, while earning a master's degree. He then moved to South Florida where he served as pitching coach, helping the Bulls to a conference title and ranking in the top 20 nationally in ERA in 1993. He then moved to Georgia Tech where he served as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator, building a young pitching staff that would deliver two Atlantic Coast Conference titles in his seven seasons. In those seven seasons, his recruiting classes all ranked in the top 20 nationally, including a top ranked class and two others in the top 10, according to Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He was named the top national recruiter by Baseball America in 2001.

Following his success with the Yellow Jackets, Trapasso became head coach at Hawaii beginning with the 2002 season.^[2] The 2003 team improved by 14 wins over his inaugural season. In 2004, he was named Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Rainbows to their second consecutive 30 win season. Trapasso then led Hawaii to the 2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and a 45–17 record, a performance that landed him another WAC Coach of the Year award, along with several national honors. Since then, he has claimed another WAC Coach of the Year award, a conference title, conference tournament championship, and another NCAA appearance. He also signed a three-year extension after the 2011 season.^[3] Prior to the 2014 season, Trepasso would receive another 3-year contract extension.^[4] On February 6, 2017, University of Hawaii athletics announced a one-year contract extension for Trapasso, through the end of the 2018 season.^[5]

Trapasso's contract was not renewed after the 2021 season, ending his twenty-year tenure with the Rainbow Warriors. His 536 wins are second in program history, only behind Les Murakami.^[6]

Trapasso was named the pitching coach at Navy in 2021.^[7] He joined the coaching staff at UT Arlington in 2022.^[8] Following Clay Van Hook's resignation in August 2024, UTA promoted Trapasso to head coach.^[9]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Hawaii Rainbows (Western Athletic Conference) (2002–2012)
2002	Hawaii	16–40	5–25	6th
2003	Hawaii	30–26	11–19	4th
2004	Hawaii	31–24	13–16	4th
2005	Hawaii	28–27	15–14	3rd
2006	Hawaii	45–17	17–6	2nd	NCAA Regional
2007	Hawaii	34–25	11–13	t-4th	WAC Tournament
2008	Hawaii	29–31	18–14	t-2nd	WAC Tournament
2009	Hawaii	32–26	11–12	5th	WAC Tournament
2010	Hawaii	35–28	12–12	4th	NCAA Regional
2011	Hawaii	34–25	17–7	t-1st	WAC Tournament
2012	Hawaii	30–25	10–8	4th	WAC Tournament
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (Big West Conference) (2013–2021)
2013	Hawaii	16–35	11–16	7th
2014	Hawaii	22–31	6–18	T-8th
2015	Hawaii	21–32	12–12	5th
2016	Hawaii	23–30	12–12	5th
2017	Hawaii	28–23	10–14	T-5th
2018	Hawaii	27–24	11–13	6th
2019	Hawaii	20–30	8–16	T-7th
2020	Hawaii	11–6	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Hawaii	24–26	16–24	8th
Hawaii:		536–531 (.502)	226–271 (.455)
Total:		536–531 (.502)
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