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Mike Giardi was named the Marblehead boys varsity baseball coach.
Marblehead High School has named Mike Giardi as its next boys varsity baseball coach.
Giardi takes over for Jason Tarasuik, who stepped down after 12 years as head coach of the program.
Giardi is no stranger to Marblehead High School athletics, having served as the Boys varsity basketball coach from 1999-2005 and from 2013 to present. During his first tenure with the Magicians, he inherited a 3-17 last place team that he transformed into a 2005 Northeastern Conference champion.
Giardi’s current MHS Boys Varsity Basketball squad is poised for another trip to the MIAA State Tournament with a 15-2 record, with 5 games remaining.
Since 2008, Giardi has also served as assistant coach and offensive coordinator of Marblehead’s varsity football program, leading the team to MIAA Super Bowl appearances in 2010 and again in 2016, and to MIAA State Playoff appearances in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015.
A 1994 graduate of Harvard University, Giardi was inducted into the Harvard University Hall of Fame (2008) recognizing his accomplishments in both football and baseball. As a three-year starting quarterback for the Crimson, he was twice named team MVP and was an All-Ivy League selection. Giardi graduated Harvard holding the Harvard career records in rushing touchdowns and total offense, records which have since been broken.
As a four-year starter in baseball, he was twice named to the All-Ivy team and was voted Ivy League Player of the Year in 1994. After Harvard, he spent three years playing in the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Montreal Expos organizations.
A Salem native, Giardi was a standout three-sport Northeastern Conference All-Star in basketball, baseball and football at Salem High School. He also holds the distinction of being inducted into the Salem High School Hall of Fame.
Giardi holds a master’s degree in secondary education and has been the lead mathematics teacher at Marblehead High School since 2008. He began his teaching career at Marblehead High School in 2001.
