Babson College Men's Baseball

A 1990 graduate of Princeton University, Matt Noone is in his 24th season as head coach of Babson's baseball program in 2025-26. In 23 seasons at the helm, Noone has won more than 500 games and made eight postseason appearances, which includes leading the Beavers' first trip to the NCAA Division III College World Series in 2019.  The Beavers' most recent NCAA appearance came in 2024, when they captured their fifth NEWMAC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time under Noone. In the most successful stretch in program history, Noone guided the Green and White to three straight NEWMAC regular season titles and a school-record 39 wins that culminated with a spot in the 2019 Division III College World Series. The Beavers captured the Hartford Regional with a winner-take-all victory over Trinity and then swept Cortland in a best-of-three super regional series at Govoni Field to advance to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Following a record-setting 2017 campaign that saw the Green and White win 29 games and advance to the championship round of the NCAA Tournament Harwich Regional, Noone led the Beavers to an even better 2018 campaign. Babson captured its second consecutive NEWMAC regular season and tournament titles, won a then-school-record 35 games, and came within one victory of reaching the Division III College World Series as the runner-up at the York (Pa.) Regional. The Beavers won 28 of their final 33 games and set new program marks for runs scored, home runs, doubles, walks and total bases.  Overall since 2017, the Green and White has posted a 219-101 record, claimed four straight NEWMAC regular season crowns from 1971-21, and captured conference tournament championships in 2017, 2018 and 2024 in addition to its NCAA Tournament success. A two-time conference and two-time regional coach of the year, Noone has led the Green and White to 22 winning seasons and 22 or more wins on 16 occasions. He guided the Beavers to 26 victories in 2008 and led the program to its first NCAA Tournament win in 2009. Noone also led Babson to 25 wins in 2011 and helped his 2014 and 2016 squads advance to the NEWMAC Tournament championship series.  Prior to his arrival at Babson, Noone spent 12 seasons as the pitching coach at Northeastern University, where the Huskies twice captured America East titles and appeared in the NCAA Tournament regionals. Under Noone, the Huskies' pitching staff was consistently recognized as one of the finest in New England. Noone's 1999 pitching staff led America East and the ECAC Northeast Division in ERA and fewest walks per nine innings pitched. Coach Noone has also spent time in the prestigious Cape Cod League as a pitching coach for the Bourne Braves from 1995 to 1996 and the Hyannis Mets in 1999. Most recently, he served as the head coach of the Bourne Braves. As a player, Noone was a captain and a four-year letter winner as a pitcher and outfielder for Princeton University. He was a two-time First Team All-Ivy selection and a Northeast Regional First Team All-Star for the Tigers. In addition to his coaching duties, Noone served as teacher and chairman of the history department at his alma mater, St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Mass. He earned his master's degree in education from Boston College. Noone currently resides with his family in Needham, Massachusetts. Season Overall Conference Highlights 2003 19-18 10-2 ECAC Tournament, NEWMAC Tournament 2004 24-19 8-4 NCAA Tournament, NEWMAC Tournament Champions 2005 22-19 8-4 ECAC Tournament Finalist, NEWMAC Tournament 2006 19-18 7-5 NEWMAC Tournament 2007 25-14 6-6 NEWMAC Tournament Finalist 2008 26-14 11-1 NEWMAC Tournament 2009 23-20 6-6 NCAA Tournament - New England Regional, NEWMAC Tournament Champions 2010 20-14-1 8-4 NEWMAC Tournament 2011 25-13 13-5 NEWMAC Tournament 2012 22-19 10-8 NEWMAC Tournament Finalist 2013 22-18 11-7 NEWMAC Tournament 2014 20-16 10-7 NEWMAC Tournament 2015 15-19 11-6 NEWMAC Tournament 2016 24-16-1 10-7 NEWMAC Tournament Finalist 2017 29-15 12-5 NCAA Tournament - New England Regional Finalist, NEWMAC Tournament Champions 2018 35-12 14-3 NCAA Tournament - Mid-Atlantic Regional Finalist, NEWMAC Tournament Champions 2019 39-10 15-2 NCAA Tournament - College World Series, NEWMAC Tournament Finalist 2020 2-1 - - 2021 13-4 9-1 NEWMAC Tournament 2022 24-15 12-5 NEWMAC Tournament 2023 24-18 10-7 NEWMAC Tournament 2024 30-13 12-4 NCAA Tournament - Babson Park Regional, NEWMAC Tournament Champions 2025 23-13 8-8 NEWMAC Tournament Totals 525-338-2 221-107 23 seasons

Ginsberg's responsibilities include working with the infielders and recruiting for the Beavers. He helped the program win 25 games in 2011, good for the third most in school history, and saw the 2016 squad record 24 victories and reach the NEWMAC Tournament final.  A two-sport standout in baseball and football at Framingham North High School, Ginsberg was a four-year starter at the middle infield positions at Bates College, captaining the Bobcats during his senior season. He also played in the Boston Park League following his college career, and was actively involved in youth sports and coaching AAU baseball.  Ginsberg was a celebrated entrepreneur as CEO/Founder of Bennett Footwear Group, one of the largest privately-held footwear companies in the U.S. In 2005, he sold the company to Brown Shoe. Ginsberg currently resides in Westwood with his wife, Kris. They have three children. View: | Desktop

Mitchell Holmes is in his second season as an assistant baseball coach at Babson College in 2025-26. He helped the team to a 23-13 record in his first season, with three players earning All-Conference honors and two receiving All-Region honors. Holmes came to Babson after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at Holy Cross. During his time with the Crusaders, he oversaw the hitters and catches, was involved with recruiting and assisted with the organization of the programs’ camps and clinics. After helping Holy Cross make its first Patriot League Tournament appearance in three years in 2022, Holmes played a key role in helping the team produce 26 victories in 2024, its most since 2016. The Crusaders set a single-season program record for walks (295) and totals that rank second in all-time in school history in runs scored (350), RBI (306) and stolen bases (74). Additionally, Holmes helped Holy Cross raise its scoring average by nearly two-and-a-half runs per game and its OPS by 120 points over the last three campaigns.  Holmes, who also served as the director of player development at Wofford University from August 2021-January 2022, spent three summers as the head coach of the Vermont Mountaineers in The New England College Baseball League (NECBL). He owns a regular season record of 87-38-1, which is good for the highest winning percentage (.706) of any coach over those three years, and led the team the playoffs in each of his three seasons as manager.  During his tenure, the Mountaineers recorded the most regular season wins in the league in both 2022 and 2024 and made three playoff appearances. Holmes also was selected as an NECBL All-Star Game manager in three consecutive seasons.  A 2021 graduate of the State University of New York at Cobleskill, Holmes was a three-year starter for the Tigers batting .284 with 10 doubles, 30 RBI and 49 runs scored in 77 games. After earning his bachelor of technology degree in plant science, he completed his masters of education in positive coaching and athletic leadership from the University of Missouri in May 2022. 

Bruce Ginsberg is in his 17th season as an assistant baseball coach at Babson College in 2025-26.  A native of Framingham, Ginsberg's responsibilities include working with the infielders and recruiting for the Beavers. After helping Babson set school records for victories on the way to making back-to-back NCAA Regional final appearances in 2017 and 2018, the Green and White won 39 games and advanced to the Division III College World Series for the first time in program history in 2019. Babson hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time in 2024. In addition to its NCAA Tournament success, Babson has captured four straight NEWMAC regular season titles from 2017-21 and won consecutive conference tournament championships in 2017 and 2018. Ginsberg, who has helped the Beavers record 166 victories while posting a .689 winning percentage over the last seven seasons, was selected as the recipient of the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association's (NEIBA) Kevin Burr Assistant Coach of the Year Award in the summer of 2020. A two-sport standout in baseball and football at Framingham North High School, Ginsberg was a four-year starter at the middle infield positions at Bates College, captaining the Bobcats during his senior season. He also played in the Boston Park League following his college career, and was actively involved in youth sports and coaching AAU baseball.  Ginsberg was a celebrated entrepreneur as CEO/Founder of Bennett Footwear Group, one of the largest privately-held footwear companies in the U.S. In 2005, he sold the company to Brown Shoe. Ginsberg currently resides in Westwood with his wife, Kris. They have three children.

Govoni is a Wellesley native and former baseball standout at Wellesley High School and The Tilton School. After receiving his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Syracuse University, where he played freshman baseball for the Orangemen, Dr. Govoni earned his Ph.D from the University of Missouri. He taught at Syracuse University, the University of Missouri, and Bowling Green State University, before arriving at Babson in 1970. At Babson, he has earned awards for teaching and service, and in the summer of 2007 became the first-ever recipent of the Kevin Burr Assistant Coach of the Year Award during the NEIBA College All-Star Game. The driving force behind the Babson College Athletics Hall of Fame, the Professor of Marketing serves as Babson's NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative and chairman of the Athletics Advisory Committee. In his younger days, Govoni played amateur baseball in the Boston Park League and the Blackstone Valley League. In 2003, he was honored by the Boston Park League with the Thomas A. Yawkey Sportsman Award for his contributions to amateur baseball. Dr. Govoni resides in Medfield. His wife of 41 years, Terry, passed away in January 2005. She was an avid supporter of Babson baseball, and the widely-reknowned and beautifully manicured Babson baseball diamond is named in their honor. They have three children. View: | Desktop