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{{Short description|American baseball coach (born 1964)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Dave Serrano
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = [[Johnson Royals|Johnson University]]
| current_conference = [[Appalachian Athletic Conference|Appalachian Athletic]]
| current_record = 60–39
| contract = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|6|28}}
| birth_place = [[Torrance, California]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| player_years1 = 1984–1985
| player_team1 =  [[Cerritos College|Cerritos]]
| player_years2 = 1986
| player_team2 = [[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton]]
| player_positions = Pitcher
| coach_years1 = 1988–1990
| coach_team1 = Cerritos (asst.)
| coach_years2 = 1991
| coach_team2 = Cerritos
| coach_years3 = 1992–1994
| coach_team3 = Cerritos (asst.)
| coach_years4 = 1995–1996
| coach_team4 = [[Tennessee Volunteers baseball|Tennessee]] (asst.)
| coach_years5 = 1997–2004
| coach_team5 = Cal State Fullerton (P/RC)
| coach_years6 = 2005–2007
| coach_team6 = [[UC Irvine Anteaters baseball|UC Irvine]]
| coach_years7 = 2008–2011
| coach_team7 = Cal State Fullerton
| coach_years8 = 2012–2017
| coach_team8 = Tennessee
| coach_years9 = 2018
| coach_team9 = [[West Virginia Mountaineers baseball|West Virginia]] (P)
| coach_years10 = 2020–2022
| coach_team10 = [[Cal State Northridge Matadors baseball|Cal State Northridge]]
| coach_years11 = 2023–present
| coach_team11 = [[Johnson University]]
| overall_record = 509–348-1 ({{Winning percentage|509|348|1}}) 
60–39 ({{Winning percentage|60|39|}}) (NAIA) 
28–16 ({{Winning percentage|28|16|}}) (JUCO)
| tournament_record = 
| championships = *3x Big West Conference (2008,10-11)
| awards = 2007 Baseball America National Coach of the Year<br/>2010 Big West Coach of the Year
| coaching_records = 
}}

'''David Scott Serrano''' (born June 28, 1964) is an American [[college baseball]] coach and former pitcher who is the current head baseball coach of the [[Johnson Royals]]. Serrano formerly served as head coach at [[Cerritos College]] from 1984 to 1985 and at [[California State University, Fullerton]] from 1986 to 1987 for coach [[Augie Garrido]]. He served as the head coach at [[University of California, Irvine]] from 2005 to 2007,  [[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton]] from 2008 to 2011, the [[University of Tennessee]] from 2012 to 2017 and [[CSU Northridge Matadors baseball|CSU Northridge]] from 2020–2022.

==Playing career==
Serrano graduated from [[Cerritos High School]] in 1982 and pitched two seasons at [[Cerritos College]]. He went 12–1 and earned JC All-American honors in 1985 while leading the Falcons to a 39–5 record and a state championship. Serrano then pitched for [[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton]] in 1986, recording a 3–4 mark with one save in 15 appearances. He earned his bachelor's degree from Trinity College and University (now [[Bronte International University]]), an unaccredited institution.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011/jul/12/degree-of-scrutiny-for-serrano/|title=Degree of scrutiny for Dave Serrano |last=Gribble|first=Andrew|work=GoVolsXTRA.com|publisher=Knoxville News-Sentinel Company|date=July 15, 2011|access-date=June 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716090139/http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011/jul/12/degree-of-scrutiny-for-serrano/|archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
He began his coaching career as an assistant to [[George Horton (baseball coach)|George Horton]] at Cerritos College in 1988. He succeeded Horton for the 1991 season after Horton left to become associate head coach to [[Augie Garrido]] at Cal State Fullerton. Serrano returned to assistant coaching duties for 1992–94 for the Falcons before going to [[University of Tennessee|Tennessee]], where he served two seasons as pitching coach for [[Rod Delmonico]]. The Volunteers went 97–36 and made their first trip to Omaha in 44 years in 1995, when they were twice routed by Fullerton's third national championship team.

Serrano would become the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator for former Titan head coach Horton and the Titans for the 1997 through 2004 seasons.
During Serrano's 8-year tenure at Fullerton, the Titans went 356–154–1 (.698) and were in the [[NCAA]] Tournament every season. They won six [[Big West Conference]] championships, four NCAA Regionals and four NCAA Super Regionals to earn four trips to [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]. In 2004, he was named the ABCA/''Baseball America'' Assistant Coach of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abca.org/ABCA/Awards/Assistant_Coach_of_the_Year/default.aspx |title=ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year |publisher=AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION |work=www.abca.org |access-date=October 25, 2018}}</ref>

Every one of Serrano's Fullerton recruiting classes was ranked in the nation's Top 20. He also has nurtured a long list of pitchers who went on to play professionally, including [[Chad Cordero]]. He tutored six conference pitchers of the year and of the 25 All-American players at Fullerton during his tenure, 15 were pitchers.

He left after the Titans' fourth national championship to become head coach at [[UC Irvine]], where he compiled a 114–66–1 (.633) record over three seasons and took the Anteaters to their first [[College World Series]] appearance in 2007. Their 47–17–1 season earned Serrano national coach of the year honors from Baseball America,<ref name="CSTV">{{cite web|url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/012008aab.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130195112/http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/stories/012008aab.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2008|title=Head Coach Dave Serrano shares his outlook on the upcoming college baseball season|date=January 20, 2008|publisher=[[CBS College Sports Network|CSTV]]|access-date=July 7, 2010}}</ref> which had ranked him as the nation's top assistant coach in 2004 with the Titans. He developed three more All-American pitchers at UCI.

Serrano took over the [[Cal State Fullerton|Fullerton State Titans baseball]] team in 2008. He led the Titans to the NCAA tournament every year that he served as head coach. He also helped guide the Titans to the [[College World Series]] in 2009. Serrano's teams went on to play in Super Regionals in each of his first three seasons with Fullerton. The 2008, 2010, and 2011 Titans teams won the [[Big West Conference]] championships. He compiled an overall record of 175–73 in his four seasons with the Titans.<ref>[http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/serrano_dave00.html Dave Serrano Profile on Cal State Fullerton Titans Website]</ref>

Serrano was announced as the [[Tennessee Volunteers baseball]] head coach on June 15, 2011, replacing [[Todd Raleigh]].<ref>[http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011/jun/15/dave-serrano-hired-new-ut-baseball-coach/ Serrano Hired at Tennessee]</ref> He did not have a winning record in conference play in six seasons with the Vols.<ref>[https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/article/vols-baseball-hires-dave-serrano-28709/ Vols baseball hires Dave Serrano]</ref>  He resigned at the end of the Volunteers' [[2017 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team|2017 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051717aac.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521084138/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/051717aac.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2017 |title=Baseball Coach Dave Serrano to Resign |date=May 17, 2017 |website=utsports.com |access-date=May 17, 2017 }}</ref>

On July 3, 2017, Serrano was named the [[West Virginia Mountaineers baseball|West Virginia Mountaineers]]' pitching coach.<ref>[http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?story=32598&cat=exclusives Dave Serrano Named WVU Pitching Coach]</ref>  WVU and Serrano had a "mutual parting of ways" after one season.<ref name="WVMN20180626">{{cite news |title=After 'mutual parting' with Dave Serrano, West Virginia adds OSU assistant |url=http://wvmetronews.com/2018/06/26/after-mutual-parting-with-dave-serrano-west-virginia-adds-osu-assistant/ |access-date=June 26, 2018 |publisher=WV Metro News |date=June 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626161907/http://wvmetronews.com/2018/06/26/after-mutual-parting-with-dave-serrano-west-virginia-adds-osu-assistant/ |archive-date=June 26, 2018}}</ref>

On June 24, 2019, Serrano was named the head coach for the [[Cal State Northridge Matadors baseball|Cal State Northridge Matadors]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/other-sports/2019/06/25/dave-serrano-tennessee-vols-baseball-cal-state-northridge/1561550001/ |title=Former Tennessee baseball coach Dave Serrano hired at Cal State Northridge |date=June 25, 2019 |publisher=USA Today |access-date=June 26, 2019}}</ref> On January 25, 2022, Serrano announced his retirement from coaching, effective end of season.

On July 10, 2023, Serrano came out of retirement and took over the reigns as head coach at [[Johnson University]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Johnson University Welcomes Dave Serrano as Head Baseball Coach|url=https://johnsonroyals.com/sports/bsb/2023-24/releases/20230710f09t00|access-date=May 21, 2024|website=johnsonroyals.com|date=July 10, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Taking over a program that was 5-44 (4-26 in the AAC Conference) the previous season, Serrano turned things around quickly. He led the Royals to an impressive 24-21 overall mark which included winning the last 6 consecutive games to earn a post-season bid for the first time in school history. The 24 overall wins and 14 AAC Conference wins are both new school records.

==Head coaching record==
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
|type=coach
|conference=
|postseason=
|poll=no
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      =[[Cerritos College|Cerritos Falcons]]
 | conference=[[South Coast Conference (CCCAA)]]
 | startyear = 1991
 | endyear   = 1991
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 1991
 | name         = Cerritos College
 | overall      = 28-16
 | conference   = 18–6
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Cerritos College (JUCO)
 |overall     = 28-16
 | confrecord = 18-6
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=[[UC Irvine Anteaters]]
|startyear=2005
|conference=[[Big West Conference]]
|endyear=2007
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2005
 | name         = UC Irvine
 | overall      = 31–25
 | conference   = 10–11
 | confstanding = 5th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2006
 | name         = UC Irvine
 | overall      = 36–24
 | conference   = 11–10
 | confstanding = 3rd
 | postseason   = [[2006 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2007
 | name         = UC Irvine
 | overall      = 47–17–1
 | conference   = 15–6
 | confstanding = T–2nd
 | postseason   = [[2007 College World Series|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = UC Irvine
 |overall     = 114–66–1
 | confrecord = 36–27
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=[[Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball|Cal State Fullerton Titans]]
|startyear=2008
|conference=[[Big West Conference]]
|endyear= 2011
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = 2008
 | name         = Cal State Fullerton
 | overall      = 41–22
 | conference   = 16–8
 | confstanding = T–1st
 | postseason   = [[2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2009
 | name         = Cal State Fullerton
 | overall      = 47–16
 | conference   = 17–7
 | confstanding = 2nd
 | postseason   = [[2009 College World Series|College World Series]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = 2010
 | name         = Cal State Fullerton
 | overall      = 46–18
 | conference   = 21–3
 | confstanding = 1st 
 | postseason   = [[2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Super Regional]] 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | season       = 2011
 | name         = Cal State Fullerton
 | overall      = 41–17
 | conference   = 19–5
 | confstanding = 1st
 | postseason   = [[2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament|NCAA Regional]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Cal State Fullerton
 | overall    = 175–73
 | confrecord = 73–23
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=[[Tennessee Volunteers baseball|Tennessee Volunteers]]
|startyear=2012
|conference=[[Southeastern Conference]]
|endyear=2017
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2012
 | name         = Tennessee
 | overall      = 24–31
 | conference   = 8–22
 | confstanding = 6th <small>(East)</small>
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2013
 | name         = Tennessee
 | overall      = 22–30
 | conference   = 8–20
 | confstanding = 6th <small>(East)</small>
 | postseason   =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship =
 | season       = 2014
 | name         = Tennessee
 | overall      = 31–23
 | conference   = 12–18
 | confstanding = 5th <small>(East)</small>
 | postseason  = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2015
 | name         = Tennessee
 | overall      = 24–26
 | conference   = 11–18
 | confstanding =  6th <small>(East)</small>
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2016
 | name         = Tennessee
 | overall      = 29–28
 | conference   = 9–21
 | confstanding = T–6th <small>(East)</small>
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2017
 | name         = Tennessee
 | overall      = 27–25
 | conference   = 7–21
 | confstanding = 7th <small>(East)</small>
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Tennessee
 | overall    = 157–163
 | confrecord = 55–120
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=[[Cal State Northridge Matadors baseball|Cal State Northridge Matadors]]
|startyear=2020
|conference=[[Big West Conference]]
|endyear=2022
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2020
 | name         = Cal State Northridge
 | overall      = 10–5
 | conference   = 0–0
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason   = Season canceled due to [[COVID-19]]
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2021
 | name         = Cal State Northridge
 | overall      = 21–19
 | conference   = 21-19
 | confstanding = T-4th
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2022
 | name         = Cal State Northridge
 | overall      = 32–22
 | conference   = 17–13
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason   = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Cal State Northridge
 | overall    = 63–46
 | confrecord = 38–32
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=[[Johnson Royals|Johnson University Royals]]
|startyear=2024
|conference=[[Appalachian Athletic Conference]]
|endyear=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2024
 | name         = Johnson University
 | overall      = 24–21
 | conference   = 14–16
 | confstanding = 7th
 | postseason   = AAC Tournament
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season       = 2025
 | name         = Johnson University
 | overall      = 36–18
 | conference   = 21–9
 | confstanding = 4th
 | postseason   = NAIA Shreveport Regional
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Johnson University (NAIA)
 | overall    = 60–39
 | confrecord = 35-23
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall= 509–348–1
}}

==Personal==
He and his second wife, Tracy, have three sons: Kyle, Zachary, and Parker. {{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Kyle played for Dave at Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/sports/vols/other/kyle-serrano-likely-out-for-the-season-2d185b2d-d48f-0fb2-e053-0100007fe2a8-370870631.html|title=Kyle Serrano likely out for the season}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/serrano_dave00.html Biography at utsports.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406090358/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/serrano_dave00.html |date=April 6, 2012 }}

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