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Flaherty to retire at the conclusion of 2024 season After nearly four decades of dedicated service to University of Southern Maine student-athletes as the Huskies' baseball coach, Ed Flaherty, is retiring from coaching at the end of the 2024 season.

Kaplan to lead Westfield State Owls Westfield State athletics has named Seth Kaplan as the next head baseball coach. The head coach at Lesley University since the fall of 2019, Kaplan emerged from an extensive search process.

Titan's Martel to retire following 2024 season Dennis Martel announced that he will retire after the conclusion of the 2024 season. Hired as Illinois Wesleyan's head baseball coach in 1988 at the age of 23, Martel was the youngest head collegiate baseball coach in the state of Illinois. Ahead of the 2024 season, Martel will coach his final season as the oldest baseball collegiate coach in the state.

Furbecjk named St. Elizabeth head coach Saint Elizabeth University today announced that Dan Furbeck has been appointed Head Baseball Coach. Furbeck joined the Saint Elizabeth University Baseball staff in its 2019 inaugural season.

Fritz to retire at end of season Stu Fritz, the winningest and longest-tenured coach in Hope baseball history, has announced that he will retire following the 2024 season.

Kauffman replaces Holbrook at RIC Rhode Island College has named Cody Kauffman as its new head baseball coach. Kauffman enters his first season as head coach at Rhode Island College after a brief stint as an assistant coach at UMass Lowell and two years as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Franklin Pierce.

Lakeland hires Post to lead program Lakeland promoted Kevin Post to the position of head baseball coach. Post moves up to the head spot after two-plus years as an assistant with the program. He joined the Muskies in 2021 first as a volunteer assistant coach, then as a part-time assistant and was most recently hired as the team's full-time assistant coach.

Torres surfaces with Dolphins There's a change at the helm of the College of Mount Saint Vincent's baseball program. John Torres was tapped as the Mount's newest head coach after serving in the same position for Monroe College – Bronx. Torres replaces longtime head coach John Muller, who departed from CMSV after seven seasons.

Willamette selects Coduto for head coach Mike Coduto has been hired by Willamette as the head coach of the baseball team. Most recently Coduto served as the associate head coach at Earlham College in Indiana, where he was on the coaching staff since the 2017 season.

Morales to top Dean program Dean school officials announced the hiring of Endy Morales as the next head coach of the baseball program. Morales joins the Dean family after coaching the 2023 season at Amherst College where he worked with the pitching staff and assisted in recruiting.

Basilis gets promotion at ENC Eastern Nazarene school officials announced the hiring of Josue Basilis as the head coach at Eastern Nazarene. Basilis becomes the 15th head coach in program history. A 2019 graduate of Eastern Nazarene College, Basilis takes the reins of the program after serving as an assistant coach with the Lions since 2020.

Scherer elevated to head of Cal Lutheran program Cal Lutheran found the ideal head coach candidate in its own dugout. Long-time assistant coach Erik Scherer has been promoted to head coach of the Kingsmen program. Scherer played a critical role in the program's 2017 National Championship and its consistent success.

Thielmann in as Arcadia head coach Arcadia school officials announced the hiring of Charles Thielmann as the new head baseball coach. Thielmann comes to Arcadia after serving as an assistant coach at fellow-MAC Freedom competitor Stevens Institute for six seasons, including the last season as the Associate Head Coach.

Bethany selects Finlan to head program Bethany school officials announced the hiring of Michael Finlan as the new head baseball coach for the Bison program. Finlan joins Bethany after serving as the assistant coach at Spalding.

Fuke tabbed interim at Vassar Following of Matt Righter departure, Associate Head Coach Blayne Fuke has been named the Interim Head Coach for the 2023-24 campaign. Fuke has been on the coaching staff full time since 2014 and was promoted to the associate head coach position in 2021.

Righter moves from Vassar to Stevenson Stevenson school officials announced the hiring of Matt Righter as the new head coach for the Mustang program. Righter joins Stevenson after serving as head coach at Vassar. Righter has been the head coach at Vassar since 2016. In that time, he has built the program into a contender.

Muller hired to lead Union program Bringing over a decade of coaching and playing experience to Schenectady, John Muller has been announced as the next head coach of the Union College baseball team.

Prigge named UMPI head coach School officials announced the hiring of Dan Prigge as the University of Maine at Presque Isle's Head Coach. Prigge is the former assistant coach at Greensboro College in North Carolina, also serving as the baseball teams Catching and Bullpen Coach in the 2022-2023 season.

Swick takes Wooster head coaching position Aaron Swick, a 15-year NCAA Div. III head coach who achieved great success at Willamette, has been hired as The College of Wooster's head baseball coach.

Guy to lead Wilkes Wilkes school officials has announced the hiring of Mike Guy as the Colonels new head baseball coach. Guy becomes the 17th head coach for the program as it heads into its 79th season during the 2023-24 academic year.

Beazley takes over for Jones at Lynchburg Lynchburg school officials announced changes to the Lynchburg baseball team's coaching staff. Head coach Lucas Jones will step down from his position, and associate head coach Travis Beazley will become the program's next head coach effective immediately.

Reilly to head Blugold program UW-Eau Claire school officials announced the hiring of Patrick Reilly to lead the UW-Eau Claire baseball program. Reilly steps into the lead role of Blugold baseball after serving on Winona State University's baseball staff for 13 years.

Spain hired at Dubuque Dubuque school officials announced Dan Spain as the 18th coach in school history of the Spartans baseball team. Spain most recently guided the Clarke University Pride since 2012. Spain was at Clarke University since 2012 where he established a foundation for one of the winningest programs in the Midwest.

Bartlein hired to lead River Falls Steve Bartlein was named the UW-River Falls head baseball coach Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, announced by school officials. The UW-River Falls baseball program was recently reinstated after a 21-year absence, and the Falcons will be set to compete at the varsity level during the 2024-25 academic year.

Backert names inaugural head coach for NDMU Notre Dame of Maryland school officials announced the hiring of Matt Backert as the inaugural baseball head coach. The new program will begin competition in NCAA Division III and the United East Conference starting in the 2024-25 academic year. Backert joins the Gators after serving as the head coach at CCBC Dundalk for the past four years.

Parker receives promotion, named Wilson head coach Wilson school officials announced the promotion of Vaughn Parker as the head coach of the Phoenix team. He becomes the second head coach in program history and takes over the reins after former skipper John Poss accepted a position with the University of Maryland.

Craddock named Wilmington head coach Wilmington has found its new head baseball coach as Barry Craddock rose to the top of an impressive pool of candidates during a national search. Craddock comes to Wilmington from Wooster, where he has been the head coach for the last four years.

MacFarlane takes over at Lancaster Bible Lancaster Bible announced Ryan MacFarlane has been named the 19th Head Baseball Coach in program history. MacFarlane replaces Caleb Abney, who stepped down following the 2023 season. MacFarlane served as an assistant coach on last year's team, joining the staff in August of 2022.

Elmhurst chooses Heller to run program Elmhurst school officials announced the hiring of Joe Heller as the 13th head coach in the history of Elmhurst. Heller comes to Elmhurst after spending 15 seasons at North Central (Ill.).

Mound steps down from Union After 13 years at the helm of the Union College baseball program, Paul Mound has stepped down as head coach to pursue other opportunities, Director of Athletics Jim McLaughlin '93 announced on Friday.

Herman to lead Valley Forge program Valley Forge school officials announced that Neil Herman will take over as the next Head Coach for the Baseball program. Coach Herman comes to UVF after most recently serving as the Assistant Baseball Coach at NCAA Division II Chestnut Hill College.

McIntosh loses interim tag at Plymouth State The "interim" tag has been removed for Plymouth State baseball coach Ryan McIntosh, school officials announced on Thursday. McIntosh, who was named Interim Head Coach at the conclusion of the 2022 season, was endorsed as the 10th head coach in the program's 76-year history, effective immediately.

Peterson hired to lead St. Thomas Celts In an announcement from Celt Athletics, the University of St. Thomas-Houston has promoted Torry Peterson to the position of Head Coach of Celt Baseball. After serving as an assistant for the previous two seasons, Peterson has earned his first head coaching position after more than 10 years in the field.

Northland looks to Fougner to lead program Northland school officials announced the hiring of Cal Fougner as the LumberJacks' new head baseball coach. Since the spring of 2020, Fougner has served as the lead assistant baseball coach and recruiting coordinator for Valley City State, a NAIA program in Valley City, North Dakota.

Cal Lu's Slimak announces retirement Marty Slimak has announced his retirement the Kingsmen program. After serving as an assistant for four seasons, Slimak was chosen as the tenth Head Baseball Coach at Cal Lutheran in the summer of 1993.

Rekping to provide stability in CSS program College of St. Scholastica school officials announced the hiring of Brooks Repking as the new head coach of the baseball program on Wednesday morning. Repking is the first permanent head coach following two years with an interim head coach.

Sedbrook hired to lead Crown program Crown school officials announced Colt Sedbrook as the next Head Baseball Coach. Sedbrook was an assistant baseball coach at the Colorado School of Mines from 2018-2019. He most recently founded Rocky Mountain Corridor Collective, a baseball student athlete training and development program.

Gipson named head coach at Belhaven Andrew Gipson has been named the eighth Head Baseball Coach in program history as announced by Belhaven school officials on Tuesday.

Gilblair named head coach at Mitchell Shawn Gilblair has been named head coach of the Mitchell College baseball team, as announced by school officials. Gilblair returns to New London, where he served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator from 2019-2022

Stinson Resigns as UMPI coach Roger Stinson resigned as the head baseball coach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Stinson steps down after six seasons as the Owls' head baseball coach.

Carey tabbed as Central's new head coach Bringing the energy and commitment to Central College baseball he displayed as a pitcher, team co-captain and assistant coach, Adam Carey is the Dutch program's new head coach.

Burns elevated to head coach at Sewanee Announced on Tuesday by school officials, Nate Burns has been promoted to head coach at the University of the South. After spending the last three seasons as an assistant, Burns becomes the 29th head coach

Ratchford selected as Falcons’ head coach Albertus Magnus College athletic department will turn to a Connecticut native as its next head coach. Ian Ratchford, who served as the head coach at the University of Connecticut Avery Point for the past four seasons, will take over as the Falcons' skipper effective Monday, June 5.

Palmer named 10th head coach for Texas Lutheran Kyle Palmer, a 2009 Texas Lutheran graduate, was named the 10th head baseball coach in TLU history Friday by school officials. The Bremond, Texas native has four years of head coaching experience from his last four seasons at Belhaven University.

Kehew to start Alfred program Alfred school officials announced the hiring of Brian Kehew as the first baseball head coach for the Alfred program. For the past year, Kehew served as the head coach of the baseball program at Medaille.

Jenkins steps down from Sewanee Announced on Tuesday, David Jenkins has stepped down as head baseball coach at the University of the South. Spending the last nine seasons at the helm of the baseball program, he tallied 104 career wins and the third baseball coach to achieve more than 100 wins as a head coach.

Jesse Eikum Named Eagles Head Baseball Coach For the first time since 1996, University of Northwestern Baseball has a new skipper. After a national search, Jesse Eikum has been named the new Head Baseball Coach.

Vittorio resigns after five seasons After five season as Wilmington College head baseball coach, Tony Vittorio has resigned from his position to pursue other professional opportunities.

Goss first head coach for St. Jospeh's (Conn.) Adam Goss has officially been named the first-ever head coach of the newly-added Saint Joseph (Conn.) program. Goss is set to lead the newest Blue Jays program as a club team first during the 2022-23 academic year, with the varsity program set to debut in 2023-24. Goss is a Connecticut native (Waterford), a former baseball student-athlete at Division II powerhouse Franklin Pierce University, and has been an assistant coach at Division III Nichols College for the past three seasons. He begins his new role as a head coach at USJ on Monday, March 21.

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