University of South Alabama Athletics

Nick Magnifico joined the Jaguar baseball staff as hitting coach and recruiting coordinator in October 2020 after serving in the same role the previous season at Southern Illinois.

In Magnifico's only season at SIU, the Salukis led the Missouri Valley Conference in batting average, hits, walks, doubles, on-base percentage and stolen bases. The Salukis ranked among the national leaders in stolen bases (fourth), walks (14th), doubles (16th) and hits (17th). 

Defensively, SIU led the MVC in fielding percentage and double plays. The Salukis turned 18 double plays in 18 games, which ranked ninth nationally.

After the 2020 season, SIU was named the MVC's most surprising team by D1Baseball. Magnifico coached Ian Walters, who was one of the nation's best hitters in 2020, ranking second in the country in hits. Walters led the MVC in hits, doubles, stolen bases, assists and on-base percentage. Magnifico also coached Evan Martin, who was named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball, the program's first outfielder to earn Freshman All-America honors since 2007. 

Magnifico also led SIU's recruiting efforts that resulted in the nation's No. 10-ranked junior college recruiting class by Baseball America. 

In Magnifico's first season at Corpus Christi in 2018, he helped lead the Islanders to their first winning record in five years. After TAMCC was at least 10 games under .500 in both 2016 and 2017, Magnifico helped the Islanders to back-to-back 30-win seasons in 2018 and 2019. In his first season, Magnifico's offense led the Southland Conference in batting average, runs, hits and RBIs. Five of his offensive players earned All-Conference honors, which led the league. In addition to TAMCC leading the league in team hitting, Itchy Burts took home the league's individual batting title. 

Coaching at Central Missouri in 2017, Magnifico's offense led the league in total bases, slugging, OBP and stolen bases. In a 32-win season, Central Missouri hit .313 with 106 doubles, 25 triples, and 53 home runs while averaging 7.6 runs per game. Seven of his players earned All-Conference honors, which led the league. 

Magnifico began his collegiate coaching career at Heartland Community College in 2016. HCC went 43-15 and won a conference championship behind a powerful offense that ranked in the top-10 nationally in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs and stolen bases. The team featured two MLB Draft picks, two All-Americans and four all-conference players coached by Magnifico. 

A native of Lexington, Missouri, Magnifico played collegiately at John Wood Community College as a shortstop and team captain before transferring to Missouri State, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2011.