Le Moyne College Men's Baseball

Cassidy enters his seventh season in charge of the Dolphins in 2017 and eighth overall season with the program. Just the programs fourth coach in the last 47 years, Cassidy has posted a record of 151-131-1 in his first six years, including a mark of 43-15-1 in the program's first year back at the Division II level. In Le Moyne's first season back at the Division II level since 1988, Cassidy guided the Dolphins to a program-record 43 wins, which included capturing the 2012 Northeast-10 Conference Championship. The Dolphins earned the second seed in the NCAA East Regional and advanced to the regional championship game, where they were edged by top-seeded Southern New Hampshire. Cassidy spent the 2010 season as assistant coach and pitching coach for the Dolphins, as well as serving as the recruiting coordinator. With Cassidys assistance, Le Moynes 2009 recruiting class was nationally ranked by  Collegiate Baseball  newspaper. Prior to returning to Le Moyne, Cassidy played professionally for 10 years, including parts of three seasons at the Major League level. Following his retirement from professional baseball, Cassidy spent one season as the head baseball coach at Sullivan Community College. "I am very excited to be able to coach at my alma mater and look forward to the continued success of the baseball program, said Cassidy at the time of his hire on August 30, 2010. I would like to thank (Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics) Matt Bassett and the entire Le Moyne College Athletic Department for the opportunity to be the next Head Baseball Coach." "Scott Cassidy is the perfect fit to lead the Le Moyne College Baseball program, said Bassett when Cassidy was hired.  "He clearly values the history, tradition, and excellence that has defined Le Moyne baseball over the years. His familiarity with our players, alumni and institution should help to provide continuity and a seamless transition." Cassidy began his professional career in 1998 after playing three seasons for the Dolphins. Cassidy signed with the Toronto Blue Jays on May 21, 1998 as an amateur free agent. He worked his way through the Blue Jays minor league system - picking up league All-Star honors in 1998, 2000 and 2001 - and earned a spot on Torontos opening day roster for the 2002 season. He made his Major League debut against the Boston Red Sox on April 1, 2002, throwing one and two-thirds scoreless innings. Cassidy appeared in 58 games as a rookie for the Blue Jays in 2002, posting a 1-4 record with 48 strikeouts in 66 innings pitched. After spending the 2003 season with the Syracuse SkyChiefs (Torontos AAA affiliate), where he went 3-4 with a 3.24 earned run average and 75 strikeouts in 80 and two-thirds innings pitched over 57 appearances, Cassidy was traded to the Boston Red Sox at the beginning of the 2004 season. In 28 appearances, including 12 starts, for Bostons top affiliate, Pawtucket, Cassidy posted a record of 5-3 with a 3.46 earned run average and 72 strikeouts over 80 and two-thirds innings pitched. Cassidy began the 2005 campaign with Pawtucket, going 6-3 with a 4.05 earned run average and 66 strikeouts in 60 innings over 26 appearances. On July 6th, he earned a promotion to Boston, where he made one appearance with the Red Sox. Less than two weeks after making his Red Sox debut, Cassidy was traded to the San Diego Padres, where he split the remainder of the 2005 season between AAA Portland and San Diego. With Portland, Cassidy was inserted into the closers role, where he registered 11 saves, a 1.89 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 19 innings over 17 appearances. Following the completion of Portlands season, Cassidy joined the Padres for their run to the West division title. In 10 appearances out of San Diegos bullpen, Cassidy compiled a record of 1-1 and 12 strikeouts over 12 and one-third innings pitched. In 2006, Cassidy broke training camp with the Padres. He pitched in 42 games, recording a 6-4 record, a 2.53 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 42.2 innings pitched. He also made 17 appearances for Portland, going 3-1 with nine saves, a 2.70 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 20 innings. Cassidy completed his professional career in 2007, registering a 4-4 record, 10 saves and 49 strikeouts in 40 innings over 40 appearances for Portland. After signing with the Milwaukee Brewers in December 2007 in an effort to bolster the team for the 2008 season, Cassidy announced his retirement on March 2, 2008. In three seasons with the Dolphins, Cassidy made 33 appearances and went 14-12 with one save, a 3.44 ERA and 153 strikeouts over 186 innings pitched. He also posted a program-record 18 complete games and four shutouts, good for second-best in the programs Division I history. Cassidys strikeout total of 153 places him ninth in career annals. In 1998, Cassidy was selected as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year after going 7-5 with a 3.06 ERA and 83 strikeouts and leading the Dolphins to a 26-15 record, including a 20-6 mark in conference play. Cassidy, a deans list student in 1996 and 1997, is a 1998 graduate of Le Moyne, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing. Scott Cassidy enters his seventh season in charge of the Dolphins in 2017 and eighth overall season with the program. Just the programs fourth coach in the last 47 years, Cassidy has posted a record of 151-131-1 in his first six years, including a mark of 43-15-1 in the program's first year back at the Division II level. In Le Moyne's first season back at the Division II level since 1988, Cassidy guided the Dolphins to a program-record 43 wins, which included capturing the 2012 Northeast-10 Conference Championship. The Dolphins earned the second seed in the NCAA East Regional and advanced to the regional championship game, where they were edged by top-seeded Southern New Hampshire. Cassidy spent the 2010 season as assistant coach and pitching coach for the Dolphins, as well as serving as the recruiting coordinator. With Cassidys assistance, Le Moynes 2009 recruiting class was nationally ranked by  Collegiate Baseball  newspaper. Prior to returning to Le Moyne, Cassidy played professionally for 10 years, including parts of three seasons at the Major League level. Following his retirement from professional baseball, Cassidy spent one season as the head baseball coach at Sullivan Community College. "I am very excited to be able to coach at my alma mater and look forward to the continued success of the baseball program, said Cassidy at the time of his hire on August 30, 2010. I would like to thank (Assistant Vice President and Director of Athletics) Matt Bassett and the entire Le Moyne College Athletic Department for the opportunity to be the next Head Baseball Coach." "Scott Cassidy is the perfect fit to lead the Le Moyne College Baseball program, said Bassett when Cassidy was hired.  "He clearly values the history, tradition, and excellence that has defined Le Moyne baseball over the years. His familiarity with our players, alumni and institution should help to provide continuity and a seamless transition." Cassidy began his professional career in 1998 after playing three seasons for the Dolphins. Cassidy signed with the Toronto Blue Jays on May 21, 1998 as an amateur free agent. He worked his way through the Blue Jays minor league system - picking up league All-Star honors in 1998, 2000 and 2001 - and earned a spot on Torontos opening day roster for the 2002 season. He made his Major League debut against the Boston Red Sox on April 1, 2002, throwing one and two-thirds scoreless innings. Cassidy appeared in 58 games as a rookie for the Blue Jays in 2002, posting a 1-4 record with 48 strikeouts in 66 innings pitched. After spending the 2003 season with the Syracuse SkyChiefs (Torontos AAA affiliate), where he went 3-4 with a 3.24 earned run average and 75 strikeouts in 80 and two-thirds innings pitched over 57 appearances, Cassidy was traded to the Boston Red Sox at the beginning of the 2004 season. In 28 appearances, including 12 starts, for Bostons top affiliate, Pawtucket, Cassidy posted a record of 5-3 with a 3.46 earned run average and 72 strikeouts over 80 and two-thirds innings pitched. Cassidy began the 2005 campaign with Pawtucket, going 6-3 with a 4.05 earned run average and 66 strikeouts in 60 innings over 26 appearances. On July 6th, he earned a promotion to Boston, where he made one appearance with the Red Sox. Less than two weeks after making his Red Sox debut, Cassidy was traded to the San Diego Padres, where he split the remainder of the 2005 season between AAA Portland and San Diego. With Portland, Cassidy was inserted into the closers role, where he registered 11 saves, a 1.89 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 19 innings over 17 appearances. Following the completion of Portlands season, Cassidy joined the Padres for their run to the West division title. In 10 appearances out of San Diegos bullpen, Cassidy compiled a record of 1-1 and 12 strikeouts over 12 and one-third innings pitched. In 2006, Cassidy broke training camp with the Padres. He pitched in 42 games, recording a 6-4 record, a 2.53 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 42.2 innings pitched. He also made 17 appearances for Portland, going 3-1 with nine saves, a 2.70 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 20 innings. Cassidy completed his professional career in 2007, registering a 4-4 record, 10 saves and 49 strikeouts in 40 innings over 40 appearances for Portland. After signing with the Milwaukee Brewers in December 2007 in an effort to bolster the team for the 2008 season, Cassidy announced his retirement on March 2, 2008. In three seasons with the Dolphins, Cassidy made 33 appearances and went 14-12 with one save, a 3.44 ERA and 153 strikeouts over 186 innings pitched. He also posted a program-record 18 complete games and four shutouts, good for second-best in the programs Division I history. Cassidys strikeout total of 153 places him ninth in career annals. In 1998, Cassidy was selected as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year after going 7-5 with a 3.06 ERA and 83 strikeouts and leading the Dolphins to a 26-15 record, including a 20-6 mark in conference play. Cassidy, a deans list student in 1996 and 1997, is a 1998 graduate of Le Moyne, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing.

  Cassidy by the Years 2011 23 30 2012 43 15 1 2013 25 24 2014 19 23 2015 14 22 2016 27 17 2017 28 16 2018 34 17 1 2019 24 25 2020 9 7 2021 16 9 2022 27 25 2023 34 22 2024 22 27 1 2025 20 28 Totals 365 307 3 The 2026 season will mark the 16th season at the helm for Scott Cassidy. He has amassed a record of 365-307-3 in his time at Le Moyne. In his time on the Heights, he has seen 65 players receive All-Conference honors, including 16 First Team awards, three Rookie Hitter of the Year, three Rookie Pitcher of the Year, two Player of the Year and two Pitcher of the Year honors. He has seen two of his pitchers (Josiah Gray and Ryan Murphy) be drafted in the top five rounds of the MLB draft and one, Josiah Gray, already reaching the Major Leagues as he is in the rotation for the Washington Nationals. Cassidy’s team has on three different occasions won the Team Excellence award for best team GPA in the NE10 for baseball, something he is very proud of. The 2025 team improved on the first year back to DI with 17 conference wins earning them a fifth place finish out of 12 teams. Under Cassidy’s leadership, they finished the season fifth in batting average, fourth in ERA and first in fielding percentage. Dolphin catcher Cooper Romich became the first player to earn All-Conference honors since the return to DI as he was named to the NEC Second Team. 2024 marked the first season back at the Division I level since 2011 as the Dolphins joined the Northeast Conference. Cassidy led his team to 15 conference wins in their first year as well as going 4-2 against fellow NY Division I non-conference opponents. In 2023, the Dolphins claimed an NE10 Southwest Division title and earned a spot in the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season. Cassidy led the 'Phins to an NCAA East Regional #2 Championship and an appearance in the East Super Regional where they fell to #10 SNHU. The Dolphins compiled a 14-6 conference record, including two division sweeps. Seven different Dolphins earned All-NE10 honors. Starting pitcher Max Parker and infielder/outfielder Adam Sullivan were named to the NE10 All-Conference First Team, starting pitcher Sam DiGeorge and outfielder Wyatt Patchett were second team honorees, while infielder Drew Carroll was named to the All-Defensive Team, and freshmen Sullivan and Brody Keneston earned spots on the All-Rookie Team. Sullivan was also named NE10 Southwest Division Rookie of the Year, and he also garnered All-East Region accolades along with Parker and DiGeorge. The 2022 season marked the third time Cassidy has led the Dolphins to the NCAA tournament, while accumulating 27 wins on the year. The Dolphins eliminated conference foe Adelphi in the NCAA Regional before losing a tough one to Franklin Pierce to end the season. The 2022 season also saw two more Dolphins earn All-Region honors with graduate student outfielder Mike Smith and junior pitcher Jake Marshall earning the honors. Cassidy also led five players to All-NE10 honors led by first teamers Mike Smith and Jake Marshall. Senior Ty Syta and junior Zach Brush pulled in second team honors and graduate student catcher Drew Fureno garnered third team accolades. Jake Marshall was also named the Southwest Division Pitcher of the Year, the first Dolphin to win that honor since Josiah Gray in 2018. The 2021 season was a shortened one due to Covid-19 where the Dolphins played only their conference schedule. Cassidy led them to a 16-9 record, falling to Adelphi in the Southwest Division Final. Andrew Roden garnered First Team All-NE10 as well as honorable mention All- Region and Joe Vail was recognized as Second Team All-NE10. The 2020 season was shut down after just 16 games played due to the pandemic and the Dolphins finished with a 9-7 record. Despite the shortened season, as well as the shortened MLB draft being limited to five rounds, Cassidy saw one of his pitchers get drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fifth round. Junior righty Ryan Murphy became the second pitcher in just three years to be drafted in the top five rounds of the MLB Draft and also was the first Division II player taken in the draft. The 2019 Dolphins team won 24 games and eventually was the top remaining seed in the Southwest Division of the NE10 tournament and played host to the surviving four teams. After winning the first two games of the double-elimination tournament, they were upended by Merrimack and eventual winner Franklin Pierce. 2019 marked the second consecutive season that a Cassidy led team had a player garner Player of the Year honors as Andrew Taft took home the honor after putting together one of the best seasons ever for a Dolphin after hitting .339 with a league-leading 15 home runs and 48 RBI. Taft was also named Consensus East Region First Team selection. Along with Taft, Camillo Spinoso took home First Team All-NE10 honors and Justin Tuey landed on the second team. Rounding out the All-League awards was Nick Nevins and Jacob Maser taking home third team. 2019 also marked the first time under Coach Cassidy a Dolphin was named to the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team as sophomore pitcher Ryan Murphy earned the honors. 2018 marked a historic season for the Dolphins and Coach Cassidy as they finished with a 34-17-1 record and saw action in the NCAA Regional Tournament, eventually losing to SNHU, which went onto to play in the DII World Series. The Dolphins garnered some major awards this season as Ben Walsh was named Player of the Year in the Conference, Josiah Gray was named Pitcher of the Year, Ryan Murphy was named Freshman Pitcher of the Year (the third consecutive year a Dolphin won this award) and Coach Cassidy garnered Coach of the Year honors. Walsh and Gray were joined on the first team by senior outfielder Brian Cox and junior first baseman Andrew Taft. Murphy was named to the second team along with junior catcher Camillo Spinoso and junior DH Nick Place. Following the season, Ben Walsh was named Honorable Mention All-American at shortstop and Josiah Gray was not only a First Team All-American but was also named D2CCA and NCBWA National Pitcher of the Year. Not to be outdone on the field, Gray also garnered Google Cloud Academic All-America honors. Gray then became the third-highest pick in program history when he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the MLB Draft with the 72nd overall pick, making him the first Division II player taken in the draft. Another milestone was reached on April 7th when the Dolphins beat Assumption College by a score of 15-4 giving Coach Cassidy his 200th win at the helm of his alma mater. The 2017 team finished with a 28-16 record, eventually falling in the conference tournament. Cassidy led several players to all-league honors as Josiah Gray earned first team honors while senior pitcher Sean Pisik landed on the second team. Three Dolphins garnered third team with outfielder JT Pittman, utility player Camillo Spinoso and pitcher Damian Powers all being recognized. Freshman pitcher Chase Borowitz earned Freshman Pitcher of the Year for the Conference, marking the second straight year a Dolphin won the award. Along with his All-NE10 honors, Josiah Gray was named Honorable Mention All-American by the NCBWA. Cassidy’s pitching staff, led by Gray, also led Division II in Team ERA at 2.61. Cassidy led the Dolphins to a 27-17 record in 2016, earning them another postseason opportunity, though they fell to Pace University in the NE10 playoffs. Along the way, several of Cassidy’s players earned All-NE10 honors. Catcher Trey West, DH Nick Place and pitcher Damian Powers were named to the second team, while second baseman Brett Charbonneau and pitcher Zach Place were named to the third team. Nick Place was also named the Rookie Hitter of the Year in the conference and righty Sam Walsh was named the Rookie Pitcher of the Year. 2015 was a down year for the Dolphins, finishing with a 14-22 record, marking the only season under Coach Cassidy that he has not played in the postseason. Freshman outfielder Brian Cox earned conference Rookie Player of the Year honors with his outstanding play all season which also earned him third team All-NE10. The 2014 team played to 19 victories and saw two more players earn All-NE10 honors as outfielder Nate Reynolds and catcher Trey West earned second team and third team, respectively. Along the way, Cassidy earned his 100th win with a victory over Merrimack on April 6 with a score of 18-4. The Dolphins made the postseason once again despite not playing with their leading returner, Pat Wiese, as he was sidelined with a cancer diagnosis. He has recovered fully and has started the Patrick Wiese Foundation to support children and their families with similar diagnosis. Wiese was named the NE10 Man of the Year at the conclusion of the Spring season. 2013 saw the Dolphins finish with 25 wins and another trip to the postseason as they upended Pace and Merrimack in the first two games of the double-elimination tournament before they eventually fell to Merrimack ending their season. Four members of the team earned All-Conference recognition led by outfielder Pat Wiese, who was named to the first team. Lefty Ryan Davis earned second team honors and second baseman Vinnie Redmond and catcher Brian Stinson landed on the third team. The 2012 season was a memorable one. Cassidy led the Dolphins to a program-record 43 wins on their way to an NCAA Regional bid after winning their first NE10 Conference title. They won three games in the regional, eventually losing to SNHU by one run in the championship game leading up to the World Series. The Dolphins climbed as high as sixth in the country and garnered several accolades at years end. Seven Dolphins were named to the all-conference team, led by a pair of outfielders in Brett Botsford and Zach Wiley. Infielder/pitcher Matt Marra and righty Casey Cannon both received second team recognition as righties Derek Zielinski and Kevin Carroll were named to the third team. 2011 marked Coach Cassidy’s first year at the helm of his alma mater as he led them to 23 wins in their last year at the Division I level. The Dolphins took down James Madison University on February 25th by a score of 11-7 to capture Cassidy’s first win. After the 2011 season, the Dolphins transitioned to the DII level. Before his time here on the Heights, Cassidy was the Head Coach at Sullivan CCC for one season before taking over as Pitching Coach at Le Moyne for the 2010 season under then-Head Coach Steve Owens. Prior to getting into coaching, Cassidy had a very impressive playing career that saw him play in the Major Leagues with three different organizations. The Toronto Blue Jays signed him out of Le Moyne College in 1998 as a Free Agent and he went on to tear up the minor leagues. He garnered all-star recognition in Rookie Ball (Pioneer League) as well as AA (Southern League) while climbing the ranks in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was named to have the Best Control in the organization, something he preaches to his current players. One of his former pitchers, Ryan Murphy, garnered the same recognition in the San Francisco Giants organization at the end of his first season in pro ball. He made his MLB debut on Opening day of the 2002 season at Fenway Park in Boston and pitched in 58 games his rookie season. After he was traded from the Blue Jays, Cassidy had a short stint with the Boston Red Sox before being traded to the San Diego Padres, where he was a part of the 2005 and 2006 National League West Championship teams. In 2006, he was a member of a bullpen setting up Hall of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman and went onto have six wins with a 2.53 ERA. Cassidy has international experience as well as he represented his country while playing for Team USA during the World Cup of Baseball in Taipei, Taiwan in the Fall of 2001. He helped pitch his team into the Gold Medal game, eventually losing to Cuba and settling for the Silver Medal. Cassidy, a member of the Liverpool High School Hall of Fame, the Le Moyne College Hall of Fame, and the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame, resides in Liverpool, NY with his wife Melissa and their two children, son Colin and daughter Kyler.

Robbie Spagnola joined the Le Moyne coaching staff in August of 2023 following two seasons as an assistant coach at Marshall University. Prior to Marshall, Spagnola spent time as an assistant coach at Manhattan College. During his first season on the Heights in 2024, Spagnola helped the Dolphins compiled a 15-17 conference record during the program’s return to Division I and its inaugural season in the Northeast Conference. In part of his role as an assistant coach at Le Moyne, Spagnola develops plans for hitters in their offseason training. The Dolphins posted an improvement at the plate in 2025, recording a .287 team batting average during conference play, compared to .265 in 2024. Le Moyne also recorded a .976 team fielding percentage during conference play in 2025, which ranked second in the NEC. In year two of Le Moyne’s transition to Division I in 2025, the Dolphins compiled a 17-13 conference record, finishing fifth out of 11 teams in the Northeast Conference standings. Sophomore catcher Cooper Romich was named to the 2025 All-NEC Second Team after recording a .333 batting average and a .449 on-base percentage in 25 conference games played. At Marshall, Spagnola served as infield coach and assisted with hitters’ daily plans. The Thundering Herd posted a .965 fielding percentage in 2022, and increased their fielding percentage to .967 in 2023. At the plate, Spagnola helped Marshall improve its team batting average from .238 in 2021 to .270 in 2022. During Spagnola’s second season with the Thundering Herd, Marshall infielder/catcher Owen Ayers recorded the most doubles in a single season in program history in 2023 and was subsequently taken in the 19th round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs. Spagnola played collegiately as an infielder and pitcher at Hudson Valley Community College, making an appearance in the 2018 NJCAA Region 3 Tournament with the Vikings. Spagnola went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Kentucky in 2021. During his time in Lexington, Spagnola served as an Equipment Manager for the University of Kentucky baseball team, assisting with the analytics team, generating scouting reports, hitting ground balls, throwing batting practice and setting up equipment, among other duties. Spagnola, a native of Amsterdam, New York, served as an assistant coach for the Amsterdam Mohawks of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League in the summers of 2019-21. With the Mohawks, Spagnola coached third base, assisted with offensive strategy, in-game defensive positioning, scouting reports and lineup adjustments. The Mohawks claimed the 2019 PGCBL Championship, and were ranked nationally as high as seventh. With the Mohawks, Spagnola coached nine players who were either taken in the MLB Draft or signed a free agent deal with an MLB club, including Matt Shaw, who was drafted in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft after a standout career at Maryland.  

University of Kentucky student manager: 2018-2021 Manhattan college volunteer assistant coach: Fall 2021 Marshall university volunteer assistant coach: January 2022-May 2023 LeMoyne college assistant coach: July 2023-present