Bo Durkac

Gabriel Bo Durkac (born December 12, 1972) is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman. He is the hitting and infield coach at the University of South Florida. Durkac played college baseball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1992 and Virginia Tech from 1993 to 1995 and Arizona State University before pursuing a professional career. He served as the head baseball coach at Illinois State University from 2015 to 2018.

Playing career

Durkac began his college career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he hit .226 as a freshman. After being told he would not have much of an opportunity to play much as a sophomore, he transferred to Virginia Tech. While he was at Virginia Tech, he was twice named an All-Metro Conference honoree.

Coaching career

On June 10, 2002, Durkac was hired as an assistant at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

On June 23, 2014, Durkac was promoted to head baseball coach. He was fired on May 29, 2018, after compiling a 82–134 record.

On July 26, 2018, Durkac was named the volunteer assistant at the University of Miami, working with infielders and hitters. He was then named the infielder and hitting coach at the University of South Florida, as well as recruiting coordinator on July 16, 2019.

Head coaching record