JERSEY CITY, NJ - Grant Neary has been named the new Head Baseball Coach, Director of Athletics Rachelle Paul announced today.
"We are excited to announce the hiring of Grant as the new Head Baseball Coach at Saint Peter's," Paul said. "Grant was a part of the 2022 team that made big strides, and under his watch, we are excited to see what further steps the program will take."
Neary will be the 12th Head Coach in the history of the program. He spent last year as an assistant under former Head Coach Lou Proietti. Neary spent the 2021 season as an Assistant Coach at MAAC opponent Iona College where he coached the infielders, hitters and 3rd Base on game days. He was the Head Coach at McDaniel College (MD) from 2018-2020. His first season was highlighted by a 10-5 win over No. 6 Swarthmore College, marking the highest ranked team ever defeated by the Green Terror and a school record 65 team stolen bases. His second season was off to an 8-4 start before the spring 2020 was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I'm incredibly grateful to be selected as the next Head Baseball Coach at Saint Peter's University," Neary said. "I want to thank Katie Arcuri and the search committee for entrusting me with the responsibility of running the baseball program here at Saint Peter's. It is my goal to prepare our players to be successful in everything they set out to do, both on and off the field. I'm determined to build a baseball program at Saint Peter's University that all parties, players, alumni, parents, faculty and staff, will be proud to be associated with."
Neary graduated from Kean in 2003 with a degree in physical education/adult fitness, earned his master's in exercise science and health promotion from California (Pa.), is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Registered Athletic Administrator (RAA). In addition to his baseball background, he won both a national and a world championship in powerlifting.
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