Coaching Staff

Dan Bollana
Assistant Coach

Dan Bollana was hired in the Summer of 2013 as the Assistant Baseball Coach and will assist Head Coach Joe Milazzo with practice and game preparation as the pitching and catchers coach.  Bollana has been coaching baseball in central New York State for 30+ years at the high school and college level. During games you will find him in the first base coaching box or in the bullpen.

He began his career as the Junior Varsity Coach at Notre Dame High School (Utica, NY) in 1981. After three very successful seasons, he moved on to Head Varsity Coach at John F. Kennedy High School (Utica, NY). During his tenure the Trojans compiled a 60-27 overall record with 2 League Championships.

In 1988, he returned to Notre Dame as a Varsity Assistant handling pitchers and catchers. From 1983 to 1988 Dan was also the Head Coach of the ‘Rome Indians’ which participated in the Northeast Collegiate Baseball League, sponsored by the NCAA and Major League Baseball. His teams qualified for post season play in each of the six seasons.

Bollana accompanied Coach Milazzo to Herkimer County Community College (1990) and then to Mohawk Valley Community College (1991-2002) helping those teams to 4 Mountain Valley Conference Championships, 10 NJCAA Tournament Appearances, 7 Region III Final Four appearances,  2 Region III Championships, and 2 NJCAA Division III World Series appearances.

In 2002, Dan returned to Notre Dame with Milazzo and helped lead the Jugglers baseball program to a New York State Class C Championship and a Section III Class B Championship in consecutive seasons.

He graduated from nearby Thomas R. Proctor High School in 1976 before earning his Associates Degree in Engineering Science from Mohawk Valley Community College (1978) and then attaining his Architectural Engineering and Civil Engineering Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Miami (Florida) in 1980.

Dan is a New York State licensed Professional Engineer and currently employed as head of the Site Operations Division at the Information Directorate/Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, NY. He lives in Whitesboro, NY with his wife Lynn and their three children: Kristen; Daniel Jr., and Kathleen.

Zack Landy
Athletic Assistant Coach

Zachary Landy joined the Utica College baseball program in the winter of 2021 as an athletic assistant. He will primarily work with the team as a pitching coach, while also assisting head coach Joe Milazzo with all facets of the program.

In his second season (2022) the Pioneer pitching staff returned to the conference championship series. The Utica staff ranked first in the Empire 8 in strikeouts with 257, second in ERA, B/AVG, and runs allowed. He helped Ryan Cardone earn an ABCA/Rawlings All-Region selection; the first for a pitcher in school history. The staff was awarded three all-conference selections with one member named to the all-tournament team.

In his first season as Utica’s pitching coach in 2021, Landy led the Pioneers pitching staff to the program’s first-ever Empire 8 Conference Championship Series. The Utica pitching staff ranked in the top-three in the Empire 8 Conference in ERA, strikeouts, and runs allowed. In 2021, Landy’s pitching staff included two Empire 8 All-Conference selections and one member was named to the Empire 8 Conference All-Tournament Team. His staff was also awarded conference pitcher of the week 3 times during the 2021 season. Under Landy, Grad-Student Griffin Baur set the single season school record for strikeouts (75) and set program records in appearances, games started, innings pitched, wins and strikeouts.

Landy enjoyed a decorated four-year baseball career at Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania. The right hander finished with a 12-4 record and five saves in 54 total appearances with the Crusaders/Golden Wolves. He logged a 3.38 ERA and 107 career strikeouts. The team made three NCAA regional appearances and also won the 2019 MAC Commonwealth Conference Tournament title with Landy on the roster. He threw 11 innings in that tournament and recorded the win in the championship clincher. Also in 2019, he was named MAC Pitcher of the Week and to the D3Baseball.com Team of the Week for a complete game one-hit shutout against Albright College. He had five strikeouts.

As a freshman in 2016, Landy pitched 19.2 innings and did not concede a single earned run to hold the record for the best season ERA in Alvernia history. He was later named to the MAC Commonwealth All-Conference team.

The Massapequa, NY native signs on to the Pioneer staff after performing a multitude of jobs in the sports and fitness industries. During the 2019-20 season, he recently worked in the community relations department of the NHL’s New York Islanders, where he was responsible for aiding in game presentation and off-site events for the club. He also performed an operations internship with the ECHL’s Reading Royals, and was also recently employed by a local health club before coming to Utica.

He graduated from Alvernia in May 2019 with his four-year degree in Sports Management and Economics.

He currently resides in Utica and will be pursuing his master’s degree here at UC.

Luke Schulte
Athletic Assistant Coach

Luke Schulte joined the Utica College baseball team as a player in 2019 as a junior college transfer from County College of Morris. He is a player that has seen the field from multiple different positions making him a valuable asset as a coach.

Unfortunately, Schulte’s first season was cut short due to the COVID pandemic. The following year being his senior year, Schulte suffered a shoulder injury that ended his season. He could not stay away from the game and the team here at Utica College. Schulte stayed on with the team as an assistant coach offering his knowledge and help wherever he could. Schulte being the youngest coach and a former player offers a great insight into the players minds and an easy coach to speak with.

From Morristown, NJ he currently performs multiple jobs with the Utica College Baseball staff. Performing odd jobs and giving his input and knowledge that he has accumulated playing with and for some great players and coaches throughout the years.

Rich Diliberto
Assistant Coach

Bios coming soon!!!

Tony Caruso
Assistant Coach

Bios coming soon!!!