Victor Diaz joined the Embry-Riddle baseball coaching staff in the summer of 2018. Diaz, a native of Perth Amboy, N.J. is in charge of the pitching staff and assists in the Blue and Gold recruiting efforts.
In his first season with the Eagles, Diaz's pitching staff showed tremendous improvement, dropping their staff ERA by two-and-a-half runs per game and dramatically reducing opponents hits by three per contest. ERAU improved from 20-30 to 29-22 in 2019, and Garrett Goodall had a breakout season for Diaz's staff, earning first team All-SSC honors after an 8-2 season on the mound.
The 2020 season was shaping up to be a continuation of the pitching success from Diaz's first year with the Eagle staff posting a 3.84 ERA, the lowest team ERA in the ERAU NCAA era, but the Covid-19 pandemic ended the promising season early.
Diaz came to Embry-Riddle from Old Dominion where he spent the 2018 season with the NCAA I Monarchs as a volunteer assistant. Diaz spent the 2017 season at NCAA II Kentucky Wesleyan where he helped the Wildcats to a Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship and a NCAA II Regional appearance.
Diaz appeared in 58 games with 25 starts over four seasons with ODU (2013-16), helping guide the Monarchs to 113 victories and a 2014 NCAA Regional appearance. The right-hander went 5-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 2014 and posted a 6-4 record and 3.78 ERA in his final collegiate season in 2016.
Prior to pitching at Old Dominion, Diaz spent a season at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota where he had a 3.86 ERA and was also a member of the 2011 Mississippi State Super Regional squad. During the summer of 2011, he played in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Summer League with the Bethesda Big Train, leading them to a national championship.Â
Diaz was the County Player of the Year during his senior season at St. Joseph's High School in New Jersey. He helped his prep squad to a pair of country championships, one sectional title and a New Jersey State Runner-up finish (2010) while garnering first team All-State honors.
Diaz graduated from Old Dominion in 2015 with a degree in Sports Management.
