Danny Marcuzzo in his fourth season on the Nebraska baseball staff in 2023 as a volunteer assistant coach and camp coordinator. Marcuzzo coaches hitters and infielders, while also serving as the Huskers’ first-base coach.
During his coaching career, Marcuzzo has been instrumental in improving defenses, as he has been part of three teams that have set school records for fielding percentage.
Nebraska’s defense was a key part of the Huskers winning the 2021 Big Ten regular-season title by 3.5 games and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament, as the Huskers led the Big Ten and ranked 16th nationally with a .979 fielding percentage. In the postseason, the Huskers went 3-2 at the Fayetteville Regional, including a win over No. 1 overall seed Arkansas.
Marcuzzo aided in the development of Spencer Schwellenbach and infielder Max Anderson. Schwellenbach was named Big Ten Player of the Year, John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year and was a second-round pick by the Atlanta Braves in the 2021 MLB Draft. Anderson was tabbed Big Ten Freshman of the Year after hitting .337 with a league-best tying 60 hits.
Marcuzzo’s first season in Lincoln lasted just 15 games, as the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the season was cut short, NU’s defense was fielding at a .980 clip and the Huskers had won six of their last seven games.
Prior to his arrival in Lincoln, Marcuzzo spent one season as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Coffeyville Community College under head coach Jake Martin. Coffeyville recorded 29 wins in 2019, more than each of the previous four seasons and Coffeyville’s defense set the school record for fielding percentage, which also ranked sixth nationally.
It was his second stop in Coffeyville, as the spent his first two seasons of college coaching with the Red Ravens in 2013 and 2014. In the 2014 campaign, Coffeyville set program records with 38 overall wins and 25 conference victories, while also setting four team offensive records. Marcuzzo helped coach Chase Rader, who was a 16th-round draft pick by the Detroit Tigers in the 2014 MLB Draft. Rader set seven offensive records with the Red Ravens as a First-Team All-American and KJCCC Player of the Year in 2014.
Prior to Coffeyville, Marcuzzo coached two seasons at Central Oklahoma. In 2018, the Bronchos won 37 games and qualified for the NCAA DII Regionals after winning the MIAA regular-season title. UCO’s defense set the then-school record in 2017, before ranking fourth nationally and eclipsing it in 2018.
Before Central Oklahoma, Marcuzzo spent two seasons at Butler Community College. Butler’s defense set the school record for fielding percentage in back-to-back seasons under Marcuzzo’s tutelage in 2015 and 2016.
During his playing days, Marcuzzo played his final two years of college baseball at Western Illinois. With the Leathernecks, appeared in 90 games, making 83 starts in 2011-12. Marcuzzo transferred to WIU after two seasons at Coffeyville, where he held five offensive records, including the career and single-season home run records.
A native of Omaha, Neb., Marcuzzo graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois in 2012 and earned his master’s degree from Central Oklahoma in 2017. He and his wife, Erin, were married in 2018 and have two children, Lillian and the late Charles Patrick.
