University of San Francisco Athletics

University of San Francisco baseball coach Nino Giarratano has appointed Matt Hiserman to the position of pitching coach.
 
Hiserman, a pitcher for the Dons from 2009-11, returns to the Hilltop after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Cal State-Northridge under former longtime USF assistant coach Greg Moore. In addition to his on-field responsibilities, he also assisted in recruiting and daily operations, including team travel, fundraising and community service.
 
Prior to his appointment at CS Northridge, Hiserman spent the 2012 season as USF's director of baseball operations while completing his master's degree in sports management. He also served as the pitching coach for the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods Leaque in 2012. He spent the summer of 2011 as he associate head coach of the Fontanetti Athletics in the Far West Collegiate Baseball League, where he served as pitching and third base coach.
 
"We are proud and excited to welcome back Matt to the Hilltop as our pitching coach," said Giarratano. "Matt is very disciplined and is one of the up and coming coaches in collegiate baseball. Our pitchers along with the rest of our players and staff are fortunate to have a such a great leader in our program."
 
"USF is adding more than a coach, although Matt is one of the finest coaches I've ever been around," said Moore, who spent nine seasons on Giarratano's staff before taking over the head coaching duties at CS Northridge following the 2013 season. "Coach Hiserman's ability to develop pitchers comes from being a caring mentor, relentless worker and true teacher. He relates easily, is a tremendous instructor and brings out the best in players both on the field and in the classroom. I couldn't be more happy for Matt, Dons baseball and the players he will impact.
 
In his first season at Northridge in 2013, Hiserman played a large role in establishing The Diamond University program, which included a series of classes combining lessons from behavioral sciences and academics necessary to help student-athletes build life skills. Last season, he was promoted to an on-field coaching role, working with the Matadors' catchers, first basemen and assisted Moore with a pitching staff that produced a 2.61 earned run average, which was the sixth-best in the nation.
 
Under his tutelage, Matador catchers threw out 42.9 percent of potential base stealers while base runners were successful in 64.9 percent of their stolen base attempts, the program's best mark since 2002.
 
Hiserman transferred to USF after spending his freshman season of 2007 at Santa Clara University. In three seasons on the Hilltop (2009-11), he compiled an 11-15 record with a 4.08 ERA in 37 career appearances, including 15 starts. He was a mainstay in the rotation on USF's West Coast Conference championship team of 2011, posting a 6-4 record and a 4.00 ERA in 18 appearances, including 14 starts. His six wins were a team-high along with first round draft pick Kyle Zimmer and Eliott Waterman and he also led the staff in innings pitched (94.1). He worked six innings or more in nine of his 18 appearances, including a 98-pitch, complete game against UC Irvine in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional.
 
Hiserman was a WCC honorable mention selection as a sophomore in 2009 after posting a 4-6 record with a 3.43 ERA in 19 appearances, including 10 starts. He struck out 88 batters in 89.1 innings of work and earned WCC Pitcher of the Week honors three times during the course of the season.
 
A native of Mission Viejo, Calif., Hiserman attended Capistrano Valley High School where he played baseball and basketball. He helped the Cougars to four South Coast League Championships and gained international experience by pitching for Team USA in the 2005 and '06 Goodwill Series against Australia and Japan, respectively.
 
Hiserman earned his degree in finance from USF in 2010 and added a master's degree from the University's highly-acclaimed sports management program in 2012. Matt and his wife Molly, a 2011 USF graduate, reside in San Francisco.