Chaparral names DiGiosio new baseball coach

Alan DiGiosio has been named the new baseball coach at Chaparral. The school announced the move in a press release on Thursday.

DiGiosio is also the school’s softball coach, and has been for the past four seasons. He was Chaparral’s baseball pitching coach for the past nine seasons. Before that, he was the baseball coach at Elizabeth (2004-06) and Highlands Ranch (2001-04).

DiGiosio has also spent time as an assistant at Columbine (1997-2000), as well as Wheat Ridge, Greeley West and Pomona.

He takes over for Tony Persichina, who was 82-63 in seven seasons.

Chaparral, a Class 5A program, went 5-14 in 2015, a season after making the Final 8.

DiGiosio is 46-40 in his time as Chaparral’s softball coach. Last season, he led the Wolverines to the state tournament.