Assistant Coach/Infield & Hitting
1st Season at JCCC
McKendree University/St. Louis University

Joe Costanzo enters his first season as assistant baseball coach at Johnson County Community College. He will serve as the Cavaliers infield and hitting coach.

Costanzo comes to JCCC after a stellar four-year career at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill, followed by a season at St. Louis University while enrolled in a Public Health Certificate program. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology at McKendree.

Over his four seasons, Costanzo played in 129 games posting a batting average of .246 (100-for-406) with 20 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 59 runs scored, 31 base-on-balls and 49 RBI. His best two seasons came in 2021 and 2022 during his junior and senior campaigns. As a junior he batted .242 (32-for-132) with six doubles, a home run, 17 runs and 14 driven in. He bumped his average to .299 (47-for-157) in 2022 with 10 doubles, two triples, two homers, 27 runs and 28 RBI.

In his final season at St. Louis, Costanzo made 13 plate appearances over 13 games, collecting a single and a double, three runs and two RBI. 

In addition to his duties at JCCC, Costanzo serves as head coach of a 15U travel team with Building Champions Baseball Academy, a team he played for during his prep career at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City.