| Brendan Eygabroat |
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Head Coach
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| Experience:
8th Year
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| Alma Mater:
Mary Washington 2001
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In just seven seasons, Head Coach Brendan Eygabroat already has led Beacons baseball to new heights and unprecedented levels of success. Eygabroat has shown the ability to sustain continued success in one of the nation's top baseball conferences while holding the highest career winning percentage of any baseball coach in school history as well as the career wins mark.The Beacons skipper is also the all-time leader in conference and post-seasons victories.
Behind Eygabroat, the 2011 season produced the Beacon's highest regular season finish in the Little East Conference, earning them the #2 seed heading into the conference tournament. During the campaign, Eygabroat coached the LEC & ECAC Player of the Year in Ryan Walsh who was also named a First Team All-American before signing a professional contract.
In 2010, Eygabroat led the Beacons to their first-ever NCAA Division III College Baseball World Series appearance in Appleton, WI after sweeping through the Little East Conference and New England Regional tournaments. His squad broke numerous records, shattering the single-season wins mark with 32 victories. Two of his players were honored as D-III All-Americans, five were recognized on the New England All-Region squad as well as the Little East Conference Teams and he also coached the Little East Conference Pitcher of the Year for the third time in his career. His 2010 squad finished the year ranked 12th nationally in the NCBWA/D3Baseball.com coaches poll.
Behind Eygabroat, the 2010 Beacons set a school record for overall wins and matched the program's highest victory total in Little East Conference play with an 8-6 mark. UMass Boston won nine of its last 11 games, including four straight wins in the LEC Tournament and four in a row in the NCAA New England Regional. UMB set school records in games played (49), hits (580), runs scored (440), runs batted in (373), total bases (857), home runs (49), doubles (118), slugging percentage (.480), bases on balls (188), stolen bases (127), times hit by pitch (67), innings pitched (427 2/3), shutouts (4), batters struck out (333), saves (12), putouts (1283) and fielding assists (481).
During Eygabroat's six years his program has produced three All-Americans, the league's Pitcher of the Year three times, seven All-New England Region honorees and 17 players have been named to the Little East Conference All-Star squad. His players have also competed in prestigious summer leagues around New England such as the legendary Cape Cod League and New England Collegiate Baseball League. Since 2008, Eygabroat has had two of his former players sign professional contracts to play in the CanAm Independent League.
Prior to his arrival at UMass Boston Eygabroat spent four seasons as an Assistant Coach at nearby Suffolk University where he worked with the Rams' hitters and catchers. Eygabroat also saw time as an assistant coach in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for the Mill City All-Americans working with the outfielders and hitters.
Before joining the college coaching ranks, Eygabroat enjoyed an outstanding college playing career at Mary Washington College in Virginia, where he helped the Eagles to a pair of NCAA Regional tournament appearances in 2001 and 1998. The Rochester, New York, native was named captain for the Mary Washington College for his senior season and earned South Region Honorable Mention honors as a catcher. Eygabroat also earned a spot on the Capital Athletic Conference First Team. Eygabroat was also part of the Eagles CAC championship as a freshman in 1998.
Eygabroat graduated from Mary Washington in 2001 with a bachelors of science in business administration. Eygabroat also earned a masters degree in higher education administration from Suffolk in 2003. He resides in Jamaica Plain with his wife, Joanna.
