Head Coach Joe Litterio is now in his ninth season at the helm of the Seahawk baseball program. He directs all aspects of the program working primarily with the hitters and infielders. Last season, he led the Green & White to wins over national powers Florida International and Winthrop. He also was instrumental in the development of Joey DiGeronimo and Matt Mastrianni as both ended their careers with over 200 hits. DiGeronimo, who was a 42nd round draft pick of the Baltimore Orioles and finished as the school's record holder in hits, also earned First-Team All-NEC honors. The four-year starter batted a team-best .347 while posting team-highs in hits (69), runs (42), doubles (10), triples (6), stolen bases (29) and a school-record 157 assists.

In 2006, Litterio led Wagner to arguably their best season since winning the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship in 2000. Entering the season's final weekend the Seahawks were on the outside looking in needing to sweep all three games from Monmouth. Despite daunting odds the Green & White did just that and in the process knocked the preseason-NEC favorites out of tournament for the first time since 1997 while setting a school-record for NEC wins (15) and qualifying for a program-best third-straight NEC Championship. Once in the tournament the No. 3 seeded Seahawks upset No. 2 Quinnipiac on their way to a third-place finish.

Litterio also oversaw the development of right handed pitcher Andrew Bailey, who was highest-ever drafted player in the NEC, going in the sixth round to the Oakland A's in June of 2006. Last summer, Bailey showed off his talents, earning two promotions, culminating at AAA Sacramento, where he took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his debut. Following the year, he was named the 17th-best pro prospect in the High-A California League by Baseball America. Over three stops (Low-A, High-A, Triple-A) he recorded 150 strikeouts in 125.0 innings, averaging 10.8 K's per nine innings. He also finished with a 3.46 ERA, third-best in the Oakland system.

In 2005, the Green & White picked up 13 conference wins and made it to their second-straight NEC Tournament. In 2004, Litterio guided Wagner to within one game of the NCAA Tournament and a second-place finish in the conference tournament.

Litterio brings with him a wealth of big-game experience as he has been to six NCAA Regionals. During his playing career at Rutgers, he helped the Scarlet Knights to bids in 1990, 1991 and 1993. While an assistant coach at Monmouth, the Hawks qualified for the 1998 NCAA Regional in Gainesville, FL. The following season while a coach at Winthrop, the Eagles won the Big South Conference Championship. Then in his first season at Wagner, he led the Seahawks to their only NEC Baseball championship and their first-ever NCAA Regional appearance. In addition to leading his team to a school-best 24 victories, Litterio became the first baseball coach in NEC history to lead his team to the NCAA Tournament in his first season.

In Litterio's eight seasons at the helm he has taken the Wagner program to heights never before imagined. During his time the Seahawks have made four postseason appearances, winning it all in 2000 and finishing second in 2004, after only qualifying once previously in school history.

While at Wagner, he has also coached current pro and former Philadelphia Phillies farmhand Mike McTamney and former Chicago Cubs farmhand Mike Cerminaro. In 2006, McTamney was cited by Baseball America as one of the top-eight prospects in independent baseball and as having the best fastball in the Golden Baseball League. Cerminaro, who ranks among the top-three at Wagner in hits, runs, doubles and RBI in school history, was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an undrafted free agent in 2001.

At Winthrop, he also coached Jason Colson, who was a sixth round pick in 2001 by the Toronto Blue Jays.

Known for his ability to recruit throughout the Northeast, specifically the New Jersey area, Litterio has increased his incoming class size nearly every year. Last year, the Seahawks boasted a class that included players from Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania and this year he brought in another solid 12-player recruiting class.

The Cranford, NJ native had a successful collegiate career as an infielder for Rutgers, where he helped lead the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances from 1990-1993. In 1990, his Rutgers team came within one game of the College World Series while recording the most wins (4) in a single NCAA Tournament in school history. A second-team All-Atlantic 10 selection at second base after his junior season, the sure-handed infielder recorded a .976 fielding percentage for a team that was ranked fourth in the nation in fielding.

After serving as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater the following off-season, Litterio coached at Immaculate Conception High School (NJ) in the spring of 1994. Litterio then moved back to the collegiate level coaching at Monmouth from 1995-1998 where he was responsible for hitting instruction and infield play. From there he went to Winthrop for a season before returning to his Northeast roots as the head coach at Wagner.

His work with the hitters has paid off, as he has coached 15 of Wagner's 35 members of the 100-hit club including the top four.

Litterio has gotten the reputation of playing anyone anywhere anytime as is evident by the tough competition the Seahawks face every year. Last season Wagner played arguably the toughest non-conference slate of any NEC team and rose to the occasion, defeating national powers Florida International and Winthrop. Additionally, Wagner split with NEC Tournament champ Monmouth, highlighted by Joe Testa's complete game two-hit, 12-K shutout.

Already holding the school-record for wins in a season, Litterio is fast approaching the school record in victories. He enters 2008 campaign just 11 wins away from equaling legendary coach Herb Sutter. He has also been the quickest Wagner coach to 50, 75 and 100 wins, currently standing second with 138 wins.

In eight seasons at the helm of the Seahawks Litterio has posted a 138-259-2 overall record and a 91-104 mark in the NEC.

Litterio, his wife Michelle and their daughters, Frances and Mia, currently reside in Brick, NJ.