Brendan Casey enters his third season as the head baseball coach at WPI ahead of the 2025 season.
In 2024, Casey guided the Crimson and Gray to a 20-17-1 overall record with an 8-8 mark in the NEWMAC as the Engineers marked their first NEWMAC Tournament berth since 2019. Jacob Hand, Owen Radcliffe, Tommy Burns and Andrew Cash collected postseason NEWMAC nods. Hand continued to draw regional praise from the ABCA and D3baseball.com before being tabbed as an ABCA All-America Third Team selection. Additionally, the Engineers earned the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award following the 2024 campaign.
Coach Casey took charge for his first spring in 2023 as the Engineers posted a 13-22 overall record. The program listed Jeffrey Brennan and Jacob Hand to the 2023 NEWMAC postseason all-conference second team as Brennan pulled in regional honors from D3baseball.com and Hand reeled in all-region laurels from the New England Intercollege Baseball Association (NEIBA) and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
Casey arrives at WPI after helping the highly successful Tufts Baseball program since 2016. He has been involved in all aspects of Jumbo Baseball from recruiting, hitting, pitching, positional work as well as fundraising, alumni relations and community service. For his outstanding efforts, he was recently promoted to associate head coach in 2021-22.
During Casey's time at Tufts, the Jumbos captured NESCAC crowns in 2016, 2017 and 2019 while also advancing to the NCAA championships, including reaching the regional finals in 2016, 2019 and 2021. Casey has also worked with the New England Ruffnecks since June of 2014 and is a respected coach, instructor and clinician.
Prior to his time at Tufts, Casey spent two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater Azusa Pacific University. During his time as an assistant coach, the Cougars averaged 32 victories and qualified for the postseason both years. Casey is a 2013 graduate of APU majoring in physical education where he played four years, including captain his senior year. He was instrumental in helping the Cougars capture their conference championship in 2012 and advancing to the NAIA playoffs.
Being a head baseball coach in NCAA Division III is a family affair for the Casey family as Brendan joins his father John (American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Famer and former long-time head coach of Tufts University), brothers Brian (currently at Coast Guard Academy) and Kevin (currently at Johnson & Wales University) into the profession.
