Yale University Men's Baseball

Josh Laurie is in his first season as an Assistant Coach at Yale University. He is the programs assistant hitting coach and supports in recruiting efforts. For the past two years, Laurie was the Hitting Coach at Alfred State where they completed the programs most successful seasons in the NCAA era. The Pioneers were the regular season conference champions in 2023. Statistically, the teams offense included: AVG .302 OBP .390 SLG .453 and hit 40 home runs in 42 games. Laurie also played at Alfred State and started all four years for the Pioneers. He was named first-team All-Conference Utility Player in 2019 and served as a 3-year captain. In 2021 he was a recipient of the Pioneer Legacy college achievement award. After his time at Alfred, he continued his playing career in professional baseball for the Alpine Cowboys. He helped the Cowboys achieve two successful seasons as a middle-infielder where he hit a career average of .345. Laurie is from Le Roy, NY, graduated from Le Roy High School, received B.S in business administration from Alfred State, and earned his MBA from Alfred University.

Trevor Wren joined the Yale baseball coaching staff in January 2025. Wren will primarily work with catchers and hitters. He will also assist in recruiting along with game day and travel operations. Prior to Yale, Wren spent four seasons as a member of the Northwestern State baseball staff. He served as as the Director of Player Development for two years following a two-year stint as a graduate assistant. Wren spent two seasons (2019-20) at Andrew College in Georgia, working primarily with the teams hitters and outfielders. He also coached ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winner Brenton Phillips. Wren, an Ohio native, earned his undergraduate degree in sport management at Schreiner, earning Academic All-SCAC honors in all four years, and completed his masters degree in sport administration at Northwestern State in May 2022.