University of Massachusets Athletics
Hall of Fame
Joe DiSarcina
- Induction:
- 1997
- Class:
- 1969
A two-sport standout athlete, Joe DiSarcina competed for the UMass basketball and baseball teams from 1966-69. An all-America selection at shortstop in 1969, DiSarcina was also a three-time all-Yankee Conference selection and two-time all-Northeast and all-New England selection.
In 1969, DiSarcina was a key member of the UMass team that captured the Yankee Conference championship and upset No. 1 Southern Illinois, 2-0, in the College World Series.
As a guard on the basketball team, DiSarcina set set several school records, including assists in a game (15), a season (167) and career (431). His single-game mark still stands in the UMass record books.
A captain of both sports his senior year, DiSarcina was the Samuel Grossman Two Sport Athlete Award winner in 1969.
His nephews Glenn and Gary both played baseball at UMass, and Gary is now in the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame alongside Joe.
DiSarcina was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.
In 1969, DiSarcina was a key member of the UMass team that captured the Yankee Conference championship and upset No. 1 Southern Illinois, 2-0, in the College World Series.
As a guard on the basketball team, DiSarcina set set several school records, including assists in a game (15), a season (167) and career (431). His single-game mark still stands in the UMass record books.
A captain of both sports his senior year, DiSarcina was the Samuel Grossman Two Sport Athlete Award winner in 1969.
His nephews Glenn and Gary both played baseball at UMass, and Gary is now in the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame alongside Joe.
DiSarcina was inducted into the UMass Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997.
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