Bio

Rick Antinori was named Interim Head Coach for the Eagles in November 2021.

Rick Antinori joins the Clark State baseball staff during the offseason following the permanent closure of Urbana University at the conclusion of the 2019-2020 academic year.

Antinori brings a diverse coaching and sports business background to the Clark State staff.

He’s the president, CEO and founder of Titan Total Fitness, Inc., a mobile virtual reality athletic training platform. He has personally trained dozens of professional and collegiate athletes.

Antinori also spent seven years at Phoenix Bats, a specialized wooden-bat manufacturer, and most recently served as Director of National & International Sales. Antinori was tasked with directing sales activities across US territory and managed logistics to penetrate international markets. He also directed the Major League Baseball Professional Representative Department.

Prior to moving to Ohio, Antinori led operations for the Developmental Disabilities Institute in Long Island, New York for over 20 years. DDI is a non-profit organization that serves children and adults. During his time there, Antinori developed an award-winning sports program, Wiffleball League - a learning, physically active environment for developmentally-disabled adults.

Antinori's coaching experience includes a six-year stint as an assistant with the Suffolk County Community College Softball program. He designed training programs that helped mold the country’s leading batting average in 2010 while consistently ranking top-five nationally in several offensive categories.

Antinori holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in public relations, advertising and applied communication from the New York Institute of Technology. He earned a master’s degree from the United States Sports Academy and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Antinori is also certified in performance nutrition.

Clark State under Antinori

NJCAA Region XII - All-Region Team

2022: Jacob Savina, Derek Seigneur, Ben Scartz & Kenny Blackmore

OCCAC Pitcher of the Year

2022: Jacob Savina

OCCAC Player of the Year

2022: Kenny Blackmore

First Team All-OCCAC

2022: Ben Scartz, Kenny Blackmore, Derek Seigneur & Jacob Savina

 Second Team All-OCCAC

2022: Will Stultz

OCCAC Player of the Week

2022: Cooper Noel, Kenny Blackmore & Ben Scartz x3

OCCAC Pitcher of the Week

2022: Jacob Savina x3 & Will Stultz

NJCAA Academic All-American

2022: Kaeden Boyd (3rd), Jeffrey Butler (3rd), Anthony Crisci (2nd), Ryan Maloney (2nd), & Garrett Scott (2nd)

OCCAC All-Academic Team

2022: Brenten Baker, Kaeden Boyd, Jeffrey Butler, Anthony Crisci, Andrew DeWitt, Ryan Maloney, Nathanael Ryhlick, Ben Scartz, Matthew Schlanger, Garrett Scott, Noah Sears, Matthew Stivers, Luke Stoner & Will Stultz

In the Trophy Case

2022: OCCAC Coach of the Year

2022: OCCAC Conference Champions