Education
Bagonzi attended Woodsville High School in Woodsville, New Hampshire, before attending the University of New Hampshire, where he earned a Bachelor"s degree in biology.
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Career
He played baseball and basketball at the University of New Hampshire and ended up signing a professional baseball contract with the Boston Red Sox. He had to fulfill military obligations, however, and instead fought in the Korean War. Upon returning from his military duty, Bagonzi pitched briefly in the Red Sox minor league system in 1956, appearing in two games for the Class-Doctorate Corning Red Sox of the PONY League.
An arm injury ended his career.
Having already earned a Masters Degree from Indiana University, Bagonzi pursued a Doctor of Philosophy, which he earned. He returned to Woodsville, where he coached baseball and basketball teams for Woodsville High School from the 1950s to the 1980s.
In 1984 and to begin 1985, he was the head coach for the Plymouth State University baseball team He later authored two books: The Inner Sanctum: Mastering the Acting of Pitching and The Acting of Pitching: A Tutorial for All Levels by a Master Technician-Detailing Every Aspect of Pitching and ran the a website, Pitching Professor.
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Membership
Bagonzi is a member of numerous halls of fame, including the National High School Hall of Fame, University of New Hampshire Athletic Hall of Fame, New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Hall of Fame, New England Basketball Hall of Fame, among others
