Fairfield University Men's Baseball

Currier led the 2016 Stags, a team pre-ranked eighth in the MAAC Preseason Poll, to their first MAAC Tournament Championship in program history and an appearance in the program's first NCAA Regional. The two-time MAAC Coach of the Year (2012 and 2016) has also led Fairfield two a pair of 32-win seasons, setting new program records. Last season will always be known as the best in Fairfield history, and arguably the best in the 29-year coaching career of Currier. The Stags tied a program record with 32 wins, en-route to their first overall MAAC title since 1993 and the first-ever tournament title. For his efforts, Currier was named the MAAC Coach of the Year, for the second time in his career. Currier also oversaw five All-MAAC selections and helped coach slugger who would end up breaking the program's single season hits record with 77 and was named the program's first Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week after winning the MAAC Tournament MVP. Currier made his impact at Fairfield right from the start. During his first season at Fairfield, the Stags finished third in the conference, their highest finish in the MAAC in a decade. Fairfield also finished third in 2014, and won two games in the MAAC tournament, their most in a season since 1995.  The Stags have seen their success under Currier through their pitching staff, setting single-season records in strikeouts (315) and shutouts (five) in 2012. In total, Currier has been a head coach for 29 seasons and has accumulated 614 victories over that span. Before coming to Connecticut, Currier earned the most coaching victories in the history of his alma mater Vermont. In his 22 seasons with the Catamounts, Currier was a part of 486 wins, earned three America East Coach of the Year honors, and helped the squad to two conference Regular Season Championships. In addition to his five total conference Coach of the Year awards, Currier was presented with the 2009 Ralph Lapointe Award for his services to Vermont athletics, and was the recipient of the 2002 Jack Butterfield Award by the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Associations (NEIBA). He was also inducted to the Vermont Principals Association Hall of Fame in 2005. Currier graduated from Vermont in 1984 and helped the Catamounts to the title game in the 1981 East Coast Athletic Conference New England Regionals. In that season, Currier hit .295 and led the squad with five home runs, four triples, and 65 total bases. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth round and would play three seasons in their system. Players who Currier has coached to make it into the MLB include Matt Duffy, a former Vermont infielder who was called up to the Houston Astros in 2015 and made his debut on September 16. He earned a masters in physical education from Western Carolina in 1986, while also serving as an assistant coach. Currier resides in Shelton, Conn., with his wife Vicki. The couple has three sons: Brad, Bryan, and Bryce.

During his seven seasons at Fairfield, Brian Fay has been promoted to the Associate Head Coach and has helped guide the Stags to the most successful stretches in school history. During his time the Stags have won the 2025 MAAC Tournament Title and four regular season championships, while reaching 30-wins in six-straight seasons. They have advanced to two NCAA Regionals including earning the conference's first-ever At-Large bid. In total, the Stags have won 217 games and 64 percent of their contests during his stay.  Fay has been a part of two 39-win Fairfield teams that set the program's single-season record for wins. He has also aided in the development of 42 All-MAAC players, including 29 offensive players. 16 of those 29 Stags were named to the conference’s First Team.  Fay was also crucial in the development of three MAAC Players of the Year in Jack Gethings, Mike Caruso, and Charlie Pagliarini. Gethings became the program’s first-ever MAAC Player of the Year after setting a single season record with 88 hits.  Pagliraini had the best offensive season in school history, blasting the single season record with 24 homers and broke the MAAC single season record with 97 RBI.  He was also a part of the most historic regular season in conference history, helping guide the Stags to a 35-1 record and a .972 winning percentage, the highest in NCAA Division I history. That success put the Stags in the national spotlight as Fairfield was awarded their first-ever ranking in a national Top-25 poll as they reached No. 23 in Baseball America.  In his seven seasons mentoring the offense, the Stags have a .297 team batting average, 325 homers, a .406 on-base percentage, and a .503 slugging percentage. The Stags have also averaged 8.0 runs per game during those three seasons. Fay was a four year letter winner at Siena and won the MAAC Championship as a junior in 2014, advancing to the NCAA Regionals in the Fort Worth Regional where he helped the Saints win their first-ever NCAA Tournament game.