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PHILADELPHIA – La Salle University head baseball coach David Miller has announced that Andrew Amaro will join his staff for the upcoming 2017-18 season. Amaro will serve as top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.
“I am thrilled to welcome Andrew to my staff,” Miller said. “With the experience that he brings both as a player and coach, as well as his familiarity with Philadelphia, I have no doubt that he will play a large role in what we are trying to accomplish with the La Salle baseball program.”
A two-time Major League Baseball Draft Pick, Amaro spent the 2017 season as an assistant coach at the University of Delaware. He helped the Delaware offense compile a .310 batting average, an on-base percentage of .408 and a .478 team slugging percentage.
The Blue Hens had 11 All-Colonial Athletic Association selections last year, compiling 34 victories and winning their first-ever CAA championship to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
“I’m extremely excited to join the coaching staff at La Salle,” Amaro. “I look forward to building a winner here in my hometown of Philadelphia with Coach Miller.”
The nephew of former Major Leaguer, Philadelphia Phillies general manager and current Boston Red Sox coach Ruben Amaro, Jr., Amaro served as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II power University of Tampa for head coach Joe Urso in 2016. While in Tampa, Amaro worked with the outfielders, served as an advance scout, and directed base running and bunting. The Spartans went 41-10 during the 2016 season and advanced to the NCAA South Regional.
A native of Bensalem, Pa., and a standout at William Penn Charter School, Amaro began his collegiate career at the University of Maryland and played three seasons with the Terrapins from 2011-14 before moving on to Tampa. During the 2015 season, he batted .320 with three home runs, 25 RBIs, and a team-high 19 stolen bases, earning All-Sunshine State Conference honors and leading the team to a 43-13 record and a NCAA Division II national title.
Originally drafted by the Phillies in the 47th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, he was drafted by the Phillies once again in 2015, this time in the 35th round. He played one season in the minors, competing for the Lakewood (N.J.) Blue Claws and the Williamsport (Pa.) Crosscutters.
Amaro earned his bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Tampa in December 2015.
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