MEDAILLE NAMES BRIAN KEHEW HEAD BASEBALL COACH

Medaille College Director of Athletics Susan Roarke announced the hiring of Brian Kehew as head coach for the Medaille College baseball team on Monday.

Kehew joins Medaille following his most recent position at Becker College in Leicester, MA as the Head Coach of the baseball team since July 2018. Prior to Becker, he had a six year run at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI where he worked as an Assistant for the baseball team while also serving as their Recruiting Coordinator and as the Student-Athlete Success Coordinator for the athletic department.

Kehew was instrumental in Salve Regina reigning atop the Commonwealth Coast Conference in 2017 and 2018 and winning the conference tournament in 2016 and 2017. In 2017, the team was nationally ranked as high as #12 and #1 in the New England region while being nationally ranked in multiple offensive and pitching categories. He also helped coach 11 players to be named to the All-New England team and one All-American, having two pitchers in the top-10 in earned-run average in 2017. 

Previous coaching stops include the Naval Academy Preparatory School where he served as the Head Coach from 2016-2017 and with the Ocean State Waves, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League as the Head Coach and Pitching Coach. 

Kehew received his Bachelor’s in Sport Administration from the University of Louisville and finished his education at the University of Central Florida where he earned his Master’s in Sport and Exercise Science.