MELBOURNE, FLA – Florida Tech Baseball and Head Coach Jeff Tam have announced the hiring of Nick DeTringo as the teams newest assistant coach. An experienced college baseball coach and recruiter, DeTringo has coached and developed three All-Americans, eight All-Region players and recruited a top six nationally ranked class.

Head Coach Jeff Tam on DeTringo joining the program, "Excited to have Nick join us with his championship background and offensive coaching skills. His time at the University of Tampa, Greensboro College, and North Carolina A&T leading their offenses was nothing short of success, and we look forward to continuing that here at Florida Tech."

DeTringo comes to Florida Tech from Division I North Carolina A&T, where he spent the 2026 season leading the Aggies offense and serving as an assistant recruiting coordinator. "I'm honored and excited to return to Florida and the Sunshine State Conference as the Hitting Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Florida Tech," said DeTringo, " This is an incredible opportunity to come back to a place and conference I know and respect while joining a program with tremendous potential. I'm excited to get to work with our players and help build a championship culture. Go Panthers!" 

Prior to NCA&T, DeTringo spent three seasons at Division III Greensboro College as the program's Associate Head Coach. While with the Pride, he built the No. 6-ranked NCAA Division III recruiting class nationally, directed one of the nation's premier Division III offenses, leading consecutive record-setting seasons and rewriting the program record book in virtually every major offensive category. The Pride offense under DeTringo finished among the nation's leaders in batting average, runs scored, hits, doubles, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, OPS, RBI, and total bases, while leading NCAA Division III in doubles and doubles per game. He also oversaw the development of Evan Sykes, the Prides' first All-American player in over a decade.

DeTringo began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Tampa. From 2021-2022 he served as an assistant coach in charge of infield development and recruiting. He was a key contributor in the development of Jordan Lala, who was honored with a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

As a player for the Spartans, DeTringo won the 2019 Division II National Championship and was named to the Division II All-Championship, South Region All-Region, and SSC All-Conference teams. He slashed .321/.507/.898 during his career, accumulating 140 hits, 25 doubles, 18 home runs, and 89 RBI. DeTringo graduated from the University of Tampa in 2019 with a degree in Allied Health.

Following his collegiate career, DeTringo signed with the Ottawa Champions in the Canadian-American Professional Baseball Association in 2019. In his lone season, he totaled 27 hits, 9 RBI and earned a "Can-Am Player of the Week" award.

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