Coach Nisco will handle the RiverHawks’ pitchingstaff, plus assist with the strength and conditioning program andhelp in developing an extensive recruiting foundation.
The 26-year-old pitched four years (2003-2007) at St.Mary’s College in Moraga, Ca. where he was nominated to be amember of the school’s All-Decade Team.
“Mike not only has a background as a startingpitcher, but also a reliever at the Division I level,” saidJanssen. “Knowing what it’s like to pitch in both roleswill be a benefit for our staff.”
After his collegiate experience, Nisco played in theprofessional Italian Baseball League for De Angelis Godo, where healso helped coach the pitching staff.
This past year Nisco coached at De La Salle (Ca.) HighSchool where he inherited a pitching staff with a 4.50 team ERA andreduced that figure to 1.91 in his first year as his club reachedthe league’s championship game.
Raised in the San Francisco East Bay Area, Nisco alsocoached at the 18U and 16U level with the Concord Zephyrs this pastsummer, plus assisted for a collegiate team in the Sacramento RuralLeague and Horizon Air Summer Series in NorthernCalifornia.
Nisco is currently working on hisMaster’s Degree in Health and Kinesiology at NSU; Nisco isthe son of Bob and Bernie Nisco, and has a sister, Summer, and abrother, Joey.
