| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Cal State Northridge |
| Conference | Big West |
| Record | 79–75 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1981-11-19)November 19, 1981 (age 43) San Bernardino, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2001 | Riverside CC |
| 2002–2003 | Oklahoma |
| 2003 | Vancouver Canadians |
| 2004 | Modesto A's |
| 2005–2006 | Stockton Ports |
| 2006–2007 | Midland RockHounds |
| 2007–2008 | Sacramento River Cats |
| 2008 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox |
| 2008 | Tulsa Drillers |
| Position | Infielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011 | UC Riverside (H/IF) |
| 2012–2018 | UC Santa Barbara (H/IF/RC) |
| 2019 | San Jose State (H/IF/RC) |
| 2020–2022 | Cal State Northridge (H/RC) |
| 2023–present | Cal State Northridge |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 79–75 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 0–0 |
Eduardo Cornejo (born November 19, 1981) is abaseball coach and formerinfielder, who is the current head baseball coach of theCal State Northridge Matadors. He playedcollege baseball atRiverside Community College in 2001 before transferring toOklahoma. He played professionally from 2003 to 2008.
Cornejo grew up inSan Bernardino, California, where he attendedJurupa Valley High School. Cornejo would go on to playcollege baseball for theRiverside Community College. As a freshman at Riverside Community College in 2001, Connejo had a .368batting average, a .438on-base percentage (OBP), and a .492slugging percentage (SLG), with three home runs.[1] As a sophomore in 2002, he transferred to theUniversity of Oklahoma, Cornejo batted .325 with a .411 SLG, 17 doubles, and 31 RBIs. As a junior in 2003, he batted .393 with a .509 SLG, 2 home runs, and 49 RBIs.[2]
Cornejo was drafted by theOakland Athletics in the 13th round of the2003 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Athletics on June 6, 2003, forgoing his senior year of eligibility in college.[3] He would play the next five years in the Athletics organization, never advancing above Triple-A. He was released, and signed with theColorado Rockies organization where he would finish out the 2008 season. He announced his retirement in 2009.
Cornejo began his coaching career in 2011, as an assistant for theUC Riverside Highlanders.[4] He would join the staff of theUC Santa Barbara Gauchos the following season.[5] He left the Gauchos following the 2018 season to join the staff of theSan Jose State Spartans.[6] He would joinDave Serrano's staff on theCal State Northridge Matadors for the 2020 season. When Serrano announced that he would be retiring following the 2022 season, Cornejo was named the head coach of the Matadors beginning with the 2023 season.[7]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Northridge Matadors(Big West Conference)(2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Cal State Northridge | 34–17 | 20–10 | T-2nd | |||||
| 2024 | Cal State Northridge | 30–24 | 16–14 | 6th | |||||
| 2024 | Cal State Northridge | 15–34 | 10–20 | 9th | |||||
| Cal State Northridge: | 79–75 | 46–44 | |||||||
| Total: | 79–75 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||