BASEBALL COACHES

Head Coach: Justin Beach

Justin Beach was named head baseball coach in June of 2008 after one season as the interim head coach. Brockport has emerged as one of the top teams in the New York Region and Beach has continued the program’s recent success in 2010 with a ninth consecutive trip to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament and a conference title.  It was Brockport’s first league title since 2004 as the Golden Eagles earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Regional Tournament in Auburn, NY, making their second national appearance in program history.  In three years, Beach has coached ten all-conference players, nine American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region selections and one SUNYAC, ECAC and Rochester Area College Athlete of the year.

In 2010, the team finished with a 23-18 overall record including six wins against nationally ranked teams. SUNYAC Tournament MVP and First-Team All Region selection Nate Parrino set a single season record with 60 hits and first-team All-Conference player Max Keado broke the record for most runs scored with 43. Junior Max Zimmerman set the single season record for runs batted in with 47 and broke the career record for RBIs which stands at 119. On the mound, Brockport had its first nine-inning no hitter thrown by junior Steve Locke.

In 2009, the team posted a 23-23 overall record after starting the season 2-11 and went 7-5 in conference play to earn the third seed in the SUNYAC tournament. Jason Shannon threw a school record 80 innings.

Beach won the most games as a first-year head coach when he led the Golden Eagles to a 26-19-1 record in 2008. Only Dick Bonalewicz who won 18 games in his first season in 1975 and Bob Mollenhauer who was victorious in 16 contests in 1980 won more than 15 games in their rookie seasons as head coach.

The 26 victories tied for the third best in school history as the team was led by NABC/Rawlings First-Team All-Region and SUNYAC Player of the Year Rob Maxwell. The senior pitcher and first baseman was also a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence honoree and voted to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team.  In addition, Maxwell was named the 2008 Dr. Sam Molnar Award recipient; a conference wide award given to the male athlete with the greatest athletic and academic ability.

Off the field, Coach Beach has made sure his student-athletes are excelling in the classroom as proven by a 3.0 team grade point average in the Fall 2009.  In his first two seasons as head coach, Brockport has had the most baseball players selected to the SUNYAC Commissioners list and All-Academic Team, a trend the Golden Eagles hope to continue. 

As a player, Beach starred at Hudson Valley Community College where he led the Vikings to a Regional Championship and a fifth-place finish in the 2001 NJCAA World Series before transferring to Brockport as a junior. Beach’s senior year was his best as a Golden Eagle, as that year’s team captured an ECAC championship. He captained the 2003 Golden Eagles to a then school-record 31 wins. Hitting primarily from the leadoff spot, he hit .307 with eight doubles, four homers, and 24 runs batted in. He also went 8-for-11 in stolen bases and performed brilliantly on defense in center and right field.

After graduating in 2003, Beach accepted a position as a graduate assistant in the Department of Physical Education and Sport and eventually earned his master’s degree in Athletic Administration. Additionally, he served as interim assistant athletic director for the 2006-07 academic year while former baseball coach and assistant athletic director Mark Rowland took a leave of absence from the administrative position.

He was an assistant coach with the team (2004-07) helping the team to a 108-64 record, four appearances in the SUNYAC Tournament and a trip to the College World Series in 2004.

Assistant Coaches

Ory Mee

Ory Mee joined The College at Brockport Baseball staff as an assistant in 2007 after a very successful career as baseball coach at Hilton High School. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Golden Eagles.

Mee is a 1972 graduate of Brockport with a degree in Physical Education. He had previously taught physical education and coached baseball at Hilton High School for 31 years. He played two years at Jamestown Community College before transferring to Brockport and playing one year for the Golden Eagles.

“I can stay involved in a sport I enjoy while sharing my experience with a group of great young athletes at my alma mater” says Mee.

Mee works primarily with the infielders, catchers and hitters.

Jason Shannon

Jason Shannon completed his first season as an assistant coach for the Golden Eagles in 2010, after spending the previous four seasons on the mound for the Green and Gold. A native of North Syracuse, Shannon works primarily with the Brockport pitchers.

During his four years Shannon posted a school record 18 victories as Brockport went 99-75-1 overall and 31-23 in conference play with four SUNYAC Tournament appearances. Shannon threw a school record 80 innings in 2009 and finished second on the career chart with 206.1 innings of work. He stands fourth in career strikeouts with 119 in 38 appearances, including nine complete games. Shannon served as a team captain in 2009 and was named a second team All-Conference Selection. In 2006 he was selected the SUNYAC first year player of the year.

Shannon graduated in May 2010 with a bachelors degree in business administration and a concentration in sport management.

Shaun Caveny

Shaun Caveny, a 2006 graduate and four-year letterman at Utica College, completed his first season with the Brockport baseball staff in 2010. He assists in all facets of the program.

Caveny spent two seasons as the Head Coach at his alma mater and the 2007 season as the assistant coach for the Pioneers. As leader of the program he coached nine athletes to Empire 8 All-Conference honors.

He spent three summers coaching semi-professional ball with the Rome Thunderbolts (2008-09) and the Utica Falcons (2007) of the East Coast Baseball League (ECBL). He guided his team to the 2008 ECBL Championship and the 2009 regular season championship.

During his playing days at Utica, Caveny was primarily a relief pitcher. He was a two-time captain and earned Empire 8 All-Conference honors in 2006. Shaun led the team in appearances during the 2006 season (17) and tallied a career-best 3-2 record with 17 strikeouts in 29 innings. In four seasons he pitched 49 and 1/3 innings tallying 35 strikeouts and one save.

Caveny graduated from Utica College with a bachelor degree in health studies.

Peter Sharpe

Peter Sharpe completed his first season with The College at Brockport baseball staff in 2010 and will works primarily with the pitchers.

Off the baseball field, Sharpe works as a local Sales Manager for Associated Materials Incorporated located out of Akron, Ohio. He also owns Sharpe Outdoors and hosts a live radio program ‘The Outdoor Guys’ on WHAM 1180.  

Sharpe has been the head coach for the U12 North Coast Travel team since 2004 and coached the U16 All-Stars Cayuga Little League from 1993-97.

Sharpe grew up playing baseball in Section V and garnered player of the year honors in 1988. He pitched for two years (88-90) at the University Concord at West Virginia and signed with the Princeton Patriots of the Appalachian League in 1990.

Chad VanHusen, Student Assistant

Chad VanHusen completed his first season with The College at Brockport baseball staff in 2010.