Robert Iamurri
Robert Iamurri
Title: Head Softball Coach
Phone: (239) 489-9278
Email: Robert.Iamurri@fsw.edu

Iamurri returns for season number nine with the Bucs in 2023-24 after starting the program in 2016.  

Iamurri has led FSW to unprecedented success over the past three seasons, guiding FSW to back to back to back NJCAA National Championships, just the second NJCAA Division I team to accomplish the feat and the first in over 30 years.  

Iamurri has put together an unbelievable eight year stretch for the Bucs, going 408-48 overall.  He has the same number of Conference Championships (7) as conference losses with a 126-7 mark in league play through eight seasons.  The eyepopping numbers continue with three straight National Championships in 2021, 2022, & 2023, three State Championships and six overall trips to the NJCAA National Tournament.  He has coached 30 First Team All-State selections and 18 NJCAA All-Americans, and two NJCAA National Pitchers of the Year in just eight years.

Last season was another magical one for Iamurri and the Bucs as they went 54-5 overall, winning the Southern Conference, FCSAA State, and finally their third straight NJCAA National Championship in the process. The Bucs dominated the competition from wire to wire in 2023, beginning and ending the season as the Nation's top team.  At the NJCAA World Series, the Bucs went a perfect 5-0, outscoring their competition 41-11 to win their third straight title. Iamurri coached four All-Americans including Belle Sardja who was named the 2023 NJCAA and NFCA National Pitcher of the Year. Iamurri was named both the NJCAA National Coach of the Year while leading the 2023 NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year for the second time in his career.  

In 2022 Iamurri and the Bucs won their second straight NJCAA National Championships.  The Bucs finished 56-6 overall, fighting off five straight elimination games, including four by one run, at the NJCAA National Tournament to claim the title. During the regular season the Bucs won their sixth straight Suncoast Conference Championship, posting their second straight undefeated record at 20-0.  Iamurri's list of All-Americans continued to grow in 2022 as Baylee Haggard, Feline Poot, and Laura Vigna were all named NFCA All-Americans while the trio along with Shenita Tucker were named NJCAA All-Americans.  

2021 was a magical season for Iamurri and the Bucs as they spent the majority of the season as the #1 ranked team in the country before going on to win the first NJCAA National Championship in program history in late May.  Iamurri's Bucs finished 49-4  and he was named both the NJCAA and NFCA National Coach of the Year. The Bucs went a perfect 19-0 in Suncoast Conference play to capture their fifth straight Conference Championship before winning the South Atlantic District Championship to qualify for their third National Tournament.  FSW didn't just win at the National Tournament, they dominated, outscoring their opponents 44-20 to capture their first ring.  For the second straight season Iamurri had four NJCAA and NFCA All-Americans including the NFCA Pitcher of the Year Alyssa O'Donnell.    

It's too bad Iamurri and the Bucs' 2020 season was cut short due to Covid-19 because FSW came out of the gates swinging last season, putting up a 23-2 record including wins over defending National Champs Chipola and defending State Champs Central Florida.  At the time of the stoppage the Bucs were averaging 10.7 runs per game and were hitting .434 as a team as they were getting ready to enter Suncoast Conference play.  Two players signed with Division I programs with Haley Ellefson going to the Big 10 and Maryland while Rebeca Laudino inked with perennial NCAA power Louisiana-Lafayette.  

2019 was another incredible year for the Bucs as they finished 54-3 and won their fourth straight Suncoast Conference Championship with a 19-1 record.  FSW was ranked #1 in the country for all six weeks of the regular season and finished the season #3 in the National Poll.  Iamurri coached four more All-Americans, six All-State selections, and 11 All-Confrence picks.  Six sophomores signed to play at the next level including three at the Division I level.  

Under Iamurri's direction, the Buccaneers finished the 2017 season with a 66-7 overall record (18-2 Suncoast Conference). For their performance in 2017, Iamurri and his coaching staff (Karla Powell, Kellie Quarles) were named NJCAA Division I South Region Coaching Staff of the Year. The Bucs captured their second straight Suncoast Conference title and won the program’s first FCSAA/Region 8 State title. FSW won three elimination games on May 19 at the NJCAA Division I Championship, before falling to national runner-up Salt Lake (3-1) on Championship Saturday to take third place. Coach Iamurri and his staff led the Buccaneers to win streaks of 10, 14 and 33 games this season en route to earning South Region honors.

In his first season with the Buccaneers, Iamurri led FSW to a 53-16 overall record and a No. 11 national ranking. The Bucs secured the program’s first Suncoast Conference Championship with a 19-1 mark in conference play, won the District H Championship and locked up the program's first berth to the NJCAA National Tournament by finishing as the runner-ups at the FCSAA State Tournament. The Bucs won one game at the 2016 NJCAA National Tournament in St. George, Utah before being eliminated on day two of the event.

Iamurri has a long-standing connection in Southwest Florida, which includes earning his Associate in Arts degree from Edison Community College. He was the head softball coach for Naples High School from 1986-2014.

As FSW Head Coach

  Overall Conf. Postseason
2023 54-5 12-2 NJCAA National Champions
2022 56-6 20-0 NJCAA National Champions
2021 49-4 19-0 NJCAA National Champions
2020* 23-2 0-0 *Season Ended Early Due to Covid-19
2019 54-3 19-1 FCSAA State Tournament Runners-Up
2018 53-5 19-1 5th Place NJCAA National Tournament
2017 66-7 18-2 3rd Place NJCAA National Tournament
2016 53-16 19-1 NJCAA National Tournament
Total 408-48 (.895)

126-7 (.947)

 

 

High School Accolades

Iamurri has earned numerous accolades as a high school coach and community leader, including:

  • State leader for most wins (817)
  • State leader for most tournament games played (87)
  • State leader for most tournament wins (73)
  • State leader for most fast pitch playoff appearances (25)
  • State leader for most fast pitch state championships (12)
  • Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) district chairman, 15 years
  • FACA Hall of Fame Inductee, 2009
  • National High School Coaches Association, National Coach of the Year, 2010 & 2014
  • Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Inductee, 2010
  • Outstanding Citizen of Naples, Lifetime Achievement, 2012
  • Naples Daily News Coach of the Year multiple times

Overall Accolades

FSW Record 408-48 
All-Time Conference Record 126-7
Southern Conference Championships: (1) 2023
Suncoast Conference Championships: 6 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
FCSAA State Tournament Berths: 7 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
FCSAA State Tournament Record: 26-5
FCSAA State Tournament Championships: 3 (2017, 2018, 2023)
District Championships

5 (2016; District H), 
(2017 & 2018; District G), (2021, 2022, & 2023; South Atlantic) 

NJCAA National Tournament Berths 6 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
NJCAA National Tournament Record 25-7
NJCAA National Championships 
3 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Southern Conference Coach of the Year 1 (2023)
Suncoast Conference Coach of The Year 5 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
Southern Conference Pitcher of the Year 1
Suncoast Conference Pitcher of the Year
Suncoast Conference Player of the Year 4
Southern Conference 1st Team All-Conference 6
Suncoast Conference 1st Team All-Conference 47
FCSAA Region 8 All-Tournament Team 29
FCSAA Region 8 Tournament MVP 2 (2017; Quinn)
(2018; Collins, (2023; Tucker)
FCSAA Region 8 Coach of the Year
3 (2017, 2018, 2023)
FCSAA Region 8 Pitcher of the Year

4 (2017; Gettins),
(2019; Collins), (2021; O'Donnell), (2022; Haggard), (2023; Sardja)

FCSAA 1st Team All-State 28
NFCA 1st Team All-Region 25
NFCA 1st Team All-American 14
NFCA 2nd Team All-American 6
NFCA 3rd Team All-American 1
NJCAA 1st Team All-American 8
NJCAA 2nd Team All-American 6
NJCAA 3rd Team All-American 4
Fastpitch News NJCAA D1 Pitcher of the Year 1 (2016; Gettins)
Dudley® NJCAA D1 National Pitcher of the Year 3 (2016; Gettins)
(2019; Collins), (2023; Sardja)