Cocco's Corner Dedication Set For Sunday At The Shep
4/25/2025 11:35:00 AM | Baseball
South Orange, N.J. -- The Seton Hall baseball team's bullpen at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium at Owen T. Carroll Field will be formally dedicated to the late, great Michael Cocco '86 before the final game of the Pirates' three-game series with Butler on Sunday.
All are welcome to attend the ceremony, which will begin behind home plate at roughly 11:20 a.m., before supporting the Pirates in their series finale against the Bulldogs at 12:03 p.m.Â
Cocco, a man synonymous with Seton Hall University baseball, worked his way up from being a four-year student manager under legendary head coach Mike Sheppard, Sr. to serving Sheppard, Sr. as a graduate assistant and assistant coach. He was a part of two Seton Hall teams that made NCAA Regionals and he was on staff for the Seton Hall squad that won the 1987 BIG EAST championship. Cocco also notably managed Seton Hall's "B" team and he assisted then associate head coach and Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Famer Ed Blankmeyer with the pitching staff.
In total, Cocco spent 13 consecutive years on the South Orange campus; four as a high school student at Seton Hall Prep, four as a student manager at the University's baseball program, two as a graduate assistant and three as a full-time assistant. Cocco turned himself into one Sheppard, Sr's most trusted staff members. In his biography as a senior at Seton Hall in 1986, Sheppard, Sr. said this about Cocco:
"Started out to be one of the better managers during my time at Seton Hall…I truly love Mike Cocco for everything he has done for me."
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All are welcome to attend the ceremony, which will begin behind home plate at roughly 11:20 a.m., before supporting the Pirates in their series finale against the Bulldogs at 12:03 p.m.Â
Cocco, a man synonymous with Seton Hall University baseball, worked his way up from being a four-year student manager under legendary head coach Mike Sheppard, Sr. to serving Sheppard, Sr. as a graduate assistant and assistant coach. He was a part of two Seton Hall teams that made NCAA Regionals and he was on staff for the Seton Hall squad that won the 1987 BIG EAST championship. Cocco also notably managed Seton Hall's "B" team and he assisted then associate head coach and Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Famer Ed Blankmeyer with the pitching staff.
In total, Cocco spent 13 consecutive years on the South Orange campus; four as a high school student at Seton Hall Prep, four as a student manager at the University's baseball program, two as a graduate assistant and three as a full-time assistant. Cocco turned himself into one Sheppard, Sr's most trusted staff members. In his biography as a senior at Seton Hall in 1986, Sheppard, Sr. said this about Cocco:
"Started out to be one of the better managers during my time at Seton Hall…I truly love Mike Cocco for everything he has done for me."
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