Alex Guerra

Alex Guerra
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRadford
ConferenceBig South
Record26–79
Biographical details
Born (1988-09-03) September 3, 1988 (age 36)
Wantagh, New York
Playing career
2007–2008Greensboro
2009–2011Radford
Position(s)Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012–2013UCF (C)
2014–2015Radford (H/RC)
2016–2022James Madison (H/RC)
2023–presentRadford
Head coaching record
Overall26–79
TournamentsNCAA: 0–0

Alexander Joseph Guerra (born September 3, 1988) is a baseball coach and former infielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Radford Highlanders. He played college baseball at Greensboro in 2007 and 2008 before transferring to Radford from 2009 to 2011.

Playing career

Guerra grew up in Wantagh, New York, where he attended Wantagh High School, where he was a letterwinner in baseball and football. Guerra would go on to play college baseball for the Greensboro College Pride. He appeared in 16 games for the Pride in 2007.[1] After sitting out the 2009 season due to transferring, Guerra had a .305 batting average, a .394 on-base percentage (OBP), and a .440 SLG, with five home runs. As a senior in 2011, Guerra batted .317 with a .486 SLG, 6 home runs, and 47 RBIs.[2]

Coaching career

Guerra started his coaching career as director of baseball operations for the UCF Knights in 2012, before moving into a volunteer role in 2013, working with Knights hitters and catchers.[3] He would return to Radford in the summer of 2013, joining the team as an assistant coach. After two seasons, at his alma mater, he took the top assistant role at James Madison.[4]

Guerra was named the head coach of the Radford Highlanders in late June, 2022.[5]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Radford Highlanders (Big South Conference) (2023–present)
2023 Radford 10–45 2–25 10th
2024 Radford 16–34 7–16 9th
Radford: 26–79 9–41
Total: 26–79

      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

References

  1. ^ "Alex Guerra". www.greensborocollegesports.com. Greensboro College. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "ALEX GUERRA". www.thebaseballcube.com. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "2013 UCF Baseball Yearbook". www.issuu.com. University of Central Florida. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Baseball Adds Alex Guerra as Assistant Coach". www.jmusports.com. James Madison University Athletics. July 15, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  5. ^ Noah Fleischman (June 28, 2022). "Radford Hires Guerra As Head Coach". www.dnronline.com. Daily News-Record. Retrieved September 9, 2022.