Tony Tatro enters his 3rd season as the Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Baldwin Wallace University in 2024.  The 2022 and 2023 Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Coach of the Year has won 105 career games in his college coaching career, including 96 at BW.  In his first two seasons as Head Coach, Tatro has led the Yellow Jackets to an undefeated 18-0 OAC Regular Season Record, resulting in two OAC Regular Season Conference Championships and two OAC Championship appearances.

Under Tatro’s Guidance (2022-23)

• 3rd Head Coach in program history
• 30-7 overall record
• Has won 14 or more games in both seasons as Head Coach
• Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions in 2022
• Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions in 2023
• Has Mentored:
  • 5 USILA All-Americans
  • 7 IMLCA All-Region players
  • 2 OAC Defensive Players of the Year
  • 2 OAC Rookies of the Year
  • 23 All-OAC players
  • 2 Pre-Season All-Americans
  • 18 Academic All-OAC recipients
  • 1 Academic All-American
• 2023 NCAA DIII Statistical Champions in Scoring Defense (1^st), Goals Allowed Avg (1^st – Joe Storner), Save % (1^st – Joe Storner)
• In 1^st year (2022), set school record for wins in a season (14), consecutive wins (13), most home wins (8), best OAC record (9-0), shots (808), ground balls (626), caused turnovers (235), and saves (195)
• In 2^nd year (2023), set school record for wins in a season (16), consecutive wins (16), most home wins (8), best OAC record (9-0), shots (817), ground balls (644), caused turnovers (242), saves (226), and save percentage (67.1)
• Coached the 2023 Kenneth Steingass Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year – Neil Randall
• Team GPA of 3.3 (2022) and 3.4 (2023)

Coaching Career at BW

• Entering 9^th year as a member of the Baldwin Wallace Coaching Staff
• Head Coach (2022-Present)
• Defensive Coordinator (2018-2021)
• Volunteer & Defensive Assistant (2015-2016)
• 96-27 Overall Record / 40-14 Record as an assistant
• Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions in 2021
• Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season Champions in 2016
• Has Mentored:
  • 6 USILA All-Americans
  • 12 IMLCA All-Region players
  • 3 OAC Defensive Players of the Year
  • 3 OAC Rookies of the Year
  • 60 All-OAC players
  • 52 Academic All-OAC recipients
• 2015 NCAA DIII Statistical Champions in Scoring Defense (1^st)
• 2016 NCAA DIII Statistical Champions in Scoring Defense (1^st) and Goals Allowed Avg (1^st – Mike Dizonno)

Coaching Experience Outside of BW

In between stints at BW, Tatro served as an assistant coach/defensive coordinator for Wittenberg University where he helped lead the team to a 9-7 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the North Coast Athletic Conference and an NCAC postseason tournament appearance. Four of his defensive players were named to All-NCAC teams while two were also named first-team IMLCA All-West Region selections.

Before coaching at the collegiate level, Tatro spent four seasons as the head varsity boy’s lacrosse coach at Walsh Jesuit High School where he compiled a career divisional record of 31-22. He coached the 2012 Ohio High School Lacrosse Association Goalie of the Year and was named the 2014 North Coast League Coach of the Year. 

Hometown Roots

• A native of Akron, Ohio, Tatro was a standout goalkeeper at Walsh Jesuit High School.
• Tatro spent two years playing collegiate lacrosse at NCAA Division II Wheeling Jesuit University before obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in communication studies from Kent State University in December of 2013.

Coach Tatro resides in Berea with his wife Kelsey. 

This page was last updated on July 17, 2023