St. John's University Athletics
Blankmeyer Welcomes Back Benedetti As Volunteer Assistant Coach
9/27/2013 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Sept. 27, 2013
QUEENS, N.Y. - St. John's head baseball coach Ed Blankmeyer has announced that former Red Storm catcher Danny Benedetti has been added to the staff as a volunteer assistant coach.
"Danny was an outstanding catcher for us and we are excited to have him back with the program," said Blankmeyer. "He has some great coaching experience from his time at Long Beach State and he brings a lot of enthusiasm to the table."
"I had a great experience as a player at St. John's so I am happy to be back with the program and excited for the opportunity to learn from one of best coaches in the country," Benedetti added.
Benedetti began his coaching career immediately after the 2009 college baseball season, serving as a high school assistant coach at Los Alamitos.
Hired by Long Beach State in the fall of 2009, Benedetti spent the next four seasons with the Dirtbags as a graduate assistant coach. After working as a catching instructor for his first two seasons, Benedetti spent the next two years working with the infield.
While with Long Beach State, Benedetti also spent two summers as an assistant coach in the Northwoods League. Benedetti was the hitting coach for the Alexandria Beetles when the squad led the league in hitting in 2012 and also served as the pitching coach for the Thunder Bay Border Cats in 2011.
A two-time All-BIG EAST selection after transferring from Irvine Valley JC, Benedetti earned second team all-conference accolades as a junior before adding third team honors as a senior. The catcher batted .332 with 18 doubles, 50 RBI and a .392 on-base percentage in his two seasons with the Red Storm. Benedetti also threw out 45.3 percent (29-of-64) of potential base stealers and struck out just 28 times in 277 at-bats.
Benedetti graduated from St. John's in 2009 with a degree in history and earned his masters in public administration and policy in 2013 from Long Beach State.