Hired: August 2026
Daniel “Danny” Acosta serves as Fork Union Military Academy’s Head Baseball Coach and foreign language teacher.
Acosta brings more than 30 years of experience in coaching, scouting, and player development across the collegiate, professional, and Major League Baseball ranks. Before joining Fork Union, he served as the head baseball coach at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where he led the Hawks from August 2023 to May 2026. Prior to UMES, he spent three years as head coach at Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, Iowa.
During his time at Iowa Lakes, Acosta helped student-athletes succeed both on the field and in the classroom. In 2023, two Lakers earned All-Region honors, while eight student-athletes were named to the All-Region Academic Team.
Acosta’s baseball career includes extensive professional experience. In the 1990s, he held coaching roles in Florida and Puerto Rico before moving into Major League Baseball as a scout with the Texas Rangers from 1995 to 1998 and later as a scout with the Seattle Mariners. He went on to serve as pitching coach for Santurce Cangrejeros, a professional team based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He began coaching at the collegiate level as an assistant coach at Iowa Lakes from 2006 to 2010 before returning to professional baseball as an associate scout for the San Francisco Giants. He later served as hitting coach for the Daytona Cubs, then a minor-league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.
In 2017, Acosta was named associate head baseball coach at Piedmont International University, where he served for three seasons before returning to Iowa Lakes as head coach.
At Fork Union, Acosta leads the Academy’s baseball program with a focus on skill development, discipline, accountability, and preparing cadet-athletes for success on and off the field. With his extensive background in college baseball, professional scouting, and player development, he brings valuable experience and leadership to Fork Union’s athletic program.
