Eric Cirella was officially named the fifth head coach in the history of the Salve Regina baseball program in June 2013, returning to his alma mater and replacing his father, Steve, who stayed on staff as an assistant coach until 2017, after a 14-year tenure as head coach of the Seahawks. Cirella is entering his tenth season as Salve Regina’s head coach.
In nine seasons, Cirella’s record stands at 256-124-6. Cirella has guided the Seahawks to Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championships in four of the last seven seasons (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021) and NCAA appearances in six of seven (2022 & 2023 NCAA At-Large) including most single-season wins ever in the history of the program this past year (39-10-1; finishing the season ranked #15).
The 2023 Seahawks won more games than any team in program history (39-10-1) and were also the #1 seed in the Dallas, PA NCAA Regional for the first time in program history. Cirella was named CCC Coach of the Year.