Troy, N.Y. - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Associate Vice President & Director of Athletics Dr. Lee McElroy has announced the hiring of Jason Falcon as head baseball coach. Falcon brings many years of head coaching experience, most notably as head coach at Clark University for 16 years from 1999-2015.
 
"We welcome Coach Falcon and his family to our RPI Athletics family," said McElroy. "Following a comprehensive search, we are fortunate to hire one of the outstanding leaders and coaches in the nation. Our student athletes look forward to working with Coach Falcon as they contribute to pursue excellence in academics, athletics, and leadership."
 
Falcon comes to Troy after a pair of short stints as head coach at Salem State University (2022) and here in the capital region as pitching coach at the University at Albany (2020-21). He preceded his time with the Great Danes with four years as hitting coach at Holy Cross from 2015 to 2019, where he produced nine All-Patriot League selections.
 
"Thank you to President Schmidt, Dr. McElroy, and Kevin Beattie for the opportunity to take over a program that's rich in tradition," said Falcon. "I also want to thank my wife and kids for their support during this process. I'm excited to become a part of the RPI family, and I'm looking forward to working with all of these players in the program. They have been amazing in my short time on campus so far, and I look forward to helping them achieve their goals. Being from the northeast, I understand the history at RPI and look forward to continuing that."
 
In his second season with the Crusaders in 2017, Falcon helped guide the team to its first Patriot League Championship and the team's first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1978. Holy Cross qualified for the Patriot League Tournament during each of Falcon's four seasons on the coaching staff.
 
Falcon was the head coach at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1999 to 2015, where he managed all aspects of the team. In 2010, Falcon led the 91-year old program to just its second winning season in school history, while producing a pair of all-conference players.
 
He was also the head coach of the North Shore Navigators of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) from 2007 to 2009, where he posted a 72-53 record at the helm and was named Manager of the Year in 2007.
 
Falcon also had coaching stops with the Lowell All-Americans of the NECBL as a pitching coach (2006), Team USA International as the head baseball coach and recruiting coordinator (1999-2006) and UMass Boston as an assistant coach.
 
He was a four-year letterwinner, two-year captain and team MVP while playing collegiately at Western New England University. Falcon earned numerous accolades, including Constitution Athletic Conference (CAC) Player of the Year in 1995 after leading the Golden Bears to the CAC Championship following a season in which he went 5-1 on the mound and hit .405 at the plate. He earned CAC conference honors two more times and was selected to play in the New England All-Star Game at Fenway Park in his senior season.
 
After graduating from Western New England in 1997, Falcon signed as a free agent with the Massachusetts Mad Dogs, an independent professional baseball team, where he pitched for two years.
 
Falcon earned his master's degree in Athletics Administration in 2011 from Endicott College's Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies.