Nick Ammirati

Biography

Nick Ammirati recently completed his first season as a member of Wes Johnson's coaching staff at the University of Georgia. Ammirati (am-uh-RAH-tee), also known as “Ammo,” directs the Bulldog offense, works with the outfielders, and helps coordinate transfer portal recruiting. During the 2025 regular season, Georgia led the nation in home runs as they eventually tallied 144 in 60 games which ranked second in school history. Georgia's 475 RBI ranked third in school history. In 2025, Georgia raced out to another impressive start that featured a 17-game winning streak and ultimately finished 43-17. The Bulldogs were a consensus top 10 ranked team, including reaching as high as No. 1 during the season, and played host to an NCAA Regional for the second straight year. Also, the Bulldogs established a school record for fielding percentage at .983. Prior to Georgia, Ammirati served as the hitting, infield, and catching coach on Nick Mingione’s staff at Kentucky for three years. In those three years, Ammirati was instrumental in helping Kentucky reach new heights: including winning a regular season SEC Championship, hosting two regionals, two super regionals, and was highlighted by earning the program’s first ever trip to the College World Series in 2024. Prior to Ammirati’s arrival in Lexington in 2022, Kentucky had been playing college baseball since 1896 and had only been to seven regionals and one super regional. Ammirati also brought in three top 10 transfer portal classes in hi