Coach Giordano has been at the head of the ATL program from its inception in 2019 and has quickly established ATL baseball as a first class organization for developing youth baseball players. ATL has grown from four teams to 15 teams in just a few seasons, and boasts over 240 players, and 60+ coaches in the program. Under his leadership ATL not only has built strong travel teams ages 13U-18U, but has led year around youth clinics for over 250 players and has successful run a well regarded youth summer camp with over 200 attendees each year.
Giordano is also the head coach for the top 13U team and has consistently fielded teams that compete at the highest level. These teams have established themselves as one of the best teams in the region and have garnered national recognition. in 2023, the Giordano led squad went 51-12-2 and was nationally recognized by Perfect Game as the 60th ranked team in the nation and 15th ranked team in the southeast region.
He spent 16 seasons leading the Stormy Petrel baseball program as the head baseball coach and Associate Athletic Director. He has the most career wins during the NCAA period in program history at Oglethorpe. In 2018, the Petrels finished third in the tough Southern Athletic Association and also landed the #1 recruiting class in the nation according to Perfect Game baseball. In 2015, the Petrels set an NCAA-era record with 26 wins and a .630 winning percentage. Giordano was named SAA Coach of the Year for the efforts in leading the Petrels. In early 2016, the Petrels received the Phil Niekro Scholarship Award from the Braves 400 Fan Club, which is given to an outstanding college program in Georgia. Giordano has also won the Georgia Dugout club NCAA D3 Coach of the Year in 2009.
Over his career, Giordano has coached 45 all-conference members, eight ABCA All-South region members and five D3baseball.com All-South region members and one ABCA All-American. He has coached several players to go on to play professional baseball, including the first OU player to get drafted in the modern era in Daniel Sarisky (2009 40th round, Houston Astros). Under the direction of Giordano, the Oglethorpe program has set single season school records in wins, home runs, slugging percentage, on base percentage, stolen bases, fielding percentage, double plays and strikeouts. They led the conference in home runs for five consecutive seasons and in 2017 led the nation in home runs per game.
Giordano graduated from Oglethorpe University in 2002 with a degree in Business Administration and also holds an MBA from Saint Leo University. During his playing career for the Petrels he was a four year starter and is currently 3rd in school history in innings pitched. In 2002, he was named First Team ALL-SCAC and was Oglethorpe’s Pitcher of the Year. He is no stranger to the NYO community having volunteered with Christopher League for over 10 years. Giordano has been running summer baseball camps for 10+ years in the Atlanta community for ages 5-15 and his camps have been ranked by the AJC as a top baseball camp in the Atlanta area.
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