Arcadia University Men's Baseball

Chuck Thielmann enters his third season in the Knights dugout in 2026. In 2025, Thielmann led the Knights to the MAC Freedom Championship and the program's fourth-straight appearance in the NCAA Regionals, while also mentoring seven All-MAC Freedom selections In his first season, Thielmann was named the MAC Freedom Co-Coach of the Year and led the program to its third-straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Regionals. Thielmann came to Arcadia after serving as an Assistant Coach at fellow-MAC Freedom competitor Stevens Institute of Technology for six seasons, including the last season as the Associate Head Coach. While with the Ducks, Thielmann created and executed all practice plans and scouting reports, worked with the hitters and defense on game plan implementation, as well as handling all aspects of pitching development and game planning.  During his time at Stevens, Thielmann also served as the head coach for the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods Baseball League for their 2021 season. He was also the head coach of the Giants in the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League for their 2020 season.  Thielmann graduated from Kean in 2016 with a degree in Communications. While with the Cougars, Thielmann reached the Division III College World Series twice and was named the 2013 NCAA Division III Baseball Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament Most Valuable Player. He holds the program record for most complete games in a career with 19 and is tied for the most wins in a single-season in program history with 10 in the 2013 season.

Dylan Tice enters his fourth season as an Assistant Baseball Coach at Arcadia in 2026. During his first three seasons, Tice has helped lead the Knights to three NCAA Division III Regional appearances and two conference championships. Tice was a 36th-round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in 2015 and played five years of minor league baseball with the Cardinals and New York Mets organizations. He comes to Glenside after most recently serving as a trainer and coach at Tri State Elite Academy, where he served as the Head Coach of the 11u and 12u teams while planning and leading team practices for all age and skill levels, working specifically on hitting and fielding.   Tice brings college coaching experience from his tenure as an Assistant Coach at Cabrini University. Tice graduated with a Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Studies from West Chester University in 2020.  During his collegiate career, Tice was a two-time All-Region selection, First Team All-ECAC, Two-Time First Team All-Conference, 2015 PSAC East Player of the Year, and 2013 Futures Collegiate MVP and Playoff MVP. In 2015, Tice was a Tino Martinez Award semifinalist, which is handed out to the Division II national player of the year, hit .433 on the year (65-for-150) with 16 doubles, five triples and 11 home runs while striking out just seven times in 188 plate appearances. Tice also scored 59 runs on the year. He authored a .827 slugging percentage and a .548 on-base percentage offensively and only made 13 errors in the field (.935 fielding percentage). 

Jake Bargery enters his second season as an assistant with the Arcadia baseball team in 2026.

Dr. Frederic Breidenbach is an Assistant Professor of Practice, Program Coordinator of Sports Physical Therapy Residency at Arcadia University. To view Dr. Breidenbach's University's bio, click here.