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ohn Delaney, a former standout on Quinnipiac’s NCAA Tournament qualifying team of 2005, enters his ninth season as the Quinnipiac baseball head coach in the 2023 season.
Delaney led the Bobcats to 15 wins in 2022, including eight in MAAC competition. Delaney coached Danny Melnick to a FIrst Team All-MAAC Selection, becoming the 15th First Team All-MAAC honoree in program-history. Anthony Donofrio also earned All-MAAC Second Team honors.
In 2021, Delaney coached Evan Vulgamore to a First Team All-MAAC selection where he became the 14th First Team All-MAAC selection in program history. Vulgamore also finished his career as the Division I program leader with 136 RBIs.
Delaney added to his pedigree at Quinnipiac as he led the team to an outstanding season in 2019 in which the Bobcats reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005 and defeated #10 ECU in the first game for the first NCAA Tournament win in program history. Quinnipiac also won its first MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships along with a program-record 30 victories.
Closer Andrew Workman secured MAAC Relief Pitcher of the Year Honors, becoming the first Quinnipiac player to earn a major award from the MAAC, in addition to four All-League selections. Quinnipiac players set numerous individual Division I or all-time program records, in addition to the team setting program records in runs scored (380), hits (575), doubles (128), RBIs (328), stolen bases (108) and walks (225).
Pitcher Tyler Poulin became the 20th player selected in the Major League Draft as he was taken by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 29th Round.
In 2018, Delaney was named the MAAC Coach of the Year for the first time in his career after leading the Bobcats to a second-place finish in the final league standings at 16-8, setting a new program record for conference wins. Quinnipiac was picked eighth in the preseason poll, but jumped out to an 8-0 start in MAAC play and stayed in first the entire regular season until ending a half-game back on the final day. He coached four players to All-MAAC honors, including three first-teamers (first baseman Ben Gibson, outfielder Liam Scafariello and pitcher Taylor Luciani) as well as second-team outfielder Brian Moskey.
In 2017, Delaney coached two players who were selected in the Major League Baseball draft, pitcher Robbie Hitt (Milwaukee Brewers, 24th round) and shortstop Matthew Batten (San Diego Padres, 32nd round). They became the 18th and 19th players selected in program history
In the 2016 season, Delaney coached two All-MAAC players (Thomas Jankins and Batten), two All-New England players (Matthew Batten and Lou Iannotti) and one all-Northeast Selection (Matthew Batten). In addition, Jankins was drafted in the 13th Round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
In his first season in 2015, Delaney helped the Bobcats tie the program record for wins in a season with 29, as he led Quinnipiac to a 29-27 record with a 15-9 mark in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play. The Bobcats also finished third in the MAAC, their highest regular season finish in the conference and highest since winning the Northeast Conference regular season championship in 2007, when Delaney was a player on the team.
The Bobcats saw an 11-win improvement from the year before Delaney took over the program and also improved their conference win total by three wins from the previous season. Quinnipiac also reached as high as a No. 5 ranking among New England college baseball in the NEIBA poll, their first ranking since the 2007 season when they reached No. 1.
Five different Quinnipiac players were named to the All-MAAC First Team in 2015, two were named to the NEIBA All-New England team and Vincent Guglietti was named to the ABCA/Rawlings First Team during Delaney’s first season.
In 2014-15, Delaney was named as the tenth coach in Quinnipiac baseball history, and the fourth at the Division I level. In his first season as an assistant in 2013, Delaney helped guide the Bobcats to an eight-game improvement from the previous year. Delaney was elevated to associate head coach for the 2014 season, which was Quinnipiac’s first season competing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
Delaney finished his playing career in 2008, collecting four-straight All Northeast Conference honors, including a first-team selection in each of his last three years with the Bobcats. He was later drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, playing three seasons before retiring. Delaney was rated as one of the top third-base prospects in the organization, and was honored with the “Hardest Worker Award” at the Brewers’ 2009 Spring Training.
Delaney returned to his alma mater after stops at Sacred Heart University in 2010 and with the University of Hartford in 2011. Delaney completed his Quinnipiac career with 206 hits, good for fourth place all-time at Quinnipiac, while also totaling 34 doubles, tying him with former teammate Wilson Matos ’06 for third place all-time.
As a senior in 2008, Delaney led the Bobcats in most offensive categories including home runs (9), runs batted in (40), hits (66), runs scored (49), at-bats (196), batting average (.337), doubles (15), slugging percentage (.571) and triples (2). In addition, his .357 (20-56) batting average with runners in scoring position and 13, two-out RBI’s also led the team. Delaney posted a team-best 20 multiple-hit games, including seven games with three or more. His 12 multiple-RBI games also led the Bobcats while his 15 doubles ranked sixth all-time with his 66 hits ranking as the fifth most in Quinnipiac history in a single season.
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ohn Delaney, a former standout on Quinnipiac’s NCAA Tournament qualifying team of 2005, enters his ninth season as the Quinnipiac baseball head coach in the 2023 season.
Delaney led the Bobcats to 15 wins in 2022, including eight in MAAC competition. Delaney coached Danny Melnick to a FIrst Team All-MAAC Selection, becoming the 15th First Team All-MAAC honoree in program-history. Anthony Donofrio also earned All-MAAC Second Team honors.
In 2021, Delaney coached Evan Vulgamore to a First Team All-MAAC selection where he became the 14th First Team All-MAAC selection in program history. Vulgamore also finished his career as the Division I program leader with 136 RBIs.
Delaney added to his pedigree at Quinnipiac as he led the team to an outstanding season in 2019 in which the Bobcats reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005 and defeated #10 ECU in the first game for the first NCAA Tournament win in program history. Quinnipiac also won its first MAAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships along with a program-record 30 victories.
Closer Andrew Workman secured MAAC Relief Pitcher of the Year Honors, becoming the first Quinnipiac player to earn a major award from the MAAC, in addition to four All-League selections. Quinnipiac players set numerous individual Division I or all-time program records, in addition to the team setting program records in runs scored (380), hits (575), doubles (128), RBIs (328), stolen bases (108) and walks (225).
Pitcher Tyler Poulin became the 20th player selected in the Major League Draft as he was taken by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 29th Round.
In 2018, Delaney was named the MAAC Coach of the Year for the first time in his career after leading the Bobcats to a second-place finish in the final league standings at 16-8, setting a new program record for conference wins. Quinnipiac was picked eighth in the preseason poll, but jumped out to an 8-0 start in MAAC play and stayed in first the entire regular season until ending a half-game back on the final day. He coached four players to All-MAAC honors, including three first-teamers (first baseman Ben Gibson, outfielder Liam Scafariello and pitcher Taylor Luciani) as well as second-team outfielder Brian Moskey.
In 2017, Delaney coached two players who were selected in the Major League Baseball draft, pitcher Robbie Hitt (Milwaukee Brewers, 24th round) and shortstop Matthew Batten (San Diego Padres, 32nd round). They became the 18th and 19th players selected in program history
In the 2016 season, Delaney coached two All-MAAC players (Thomas Jankins and Batten), two All-New England players (Matthew Batten and Lou Iannotti) and one all-Northeast Selection (Matthew Batten). In addition, Jankins was drafted in the 13th Round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers.
In his first season in 2015, Delaney helped the Bobcats tie the program record for wins in a season with 29, as he led Quinnipiac to a 29-27 record with a 15-9 mark in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play. The Bobcats also finished third in the MAAC, their highest regular season finish in the conference and highest since winning the Northeast Conference regular season championship in 2007, when Delaney was a player on the team.
The Bobcats saw an 11-win improvement from the year before Delaney took over the program and also improved their conference win total by three wins from the previous season. Quinnipiac also reached as high as a No. 5 ranking among New England college baseball in the NEIBA poll, their first ranking since the 2007 season when they reached No. 1.
Five different Quinnipiac players were named to the All-MAAC First Team in 2015, two were named to the NEIBA All-New England team and Vincent Guglietti was named to the ABCA/Rawlings First Team during Delaney’s first season.
In 2014-15, Delaney was named as the tenth coach in Quinnipiac baseball history, and the fourth at the Division I level. In his first season as an assistant in 2013, Delaney helped guide the Bobcats to an eight-game improvement from the previous year. Delaney was elevated to associate head coach for the 2014 season, which was Quinnipiac’s first season competing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
Delaney finished his playing career in 2008, collecting four-straight All Northeast Conference honors, including a first-team selection in each of his last three years with the Bobcats. He was later drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, playing three seasons before retiring. Delaney was rated as one of the top third-base prospects in the organization, and was honored with the “Hardest Worker Award” at the Brewers’ 2009 Spring Training.
Delaney returned to his alma mater after stops at Sacred Heart University in 2010 and with the University of Hartford in 2011. Delaney completed his Quinnipiac career with 206 hits, good for fourth place all-time at Quinnipiac, while also totaling 34 doubles, tying him with former teammate Wilson Matos ’06 for third place all-time.
As a senior in 2008, Delaney led the Bobcats in most offensive categories including home runs (9), runs batted in (40), hits (66), runs scored (49), at-bats (196), batting average (.337), doubles (15), slugging percentage (.571) and triples (2). In addition, his .357 (20-56) batting average with runners in scoring position and 13, two-out RBI’s also led the team. Delaney posted a team-best 20 multiple-hit games, including seven games with three or more. His 12 multiple-RBI games also led the Bobcats while his 15 doubles ranked sixth all-time with his 66 hits ranking as the fifth most in Quinnipiac history in a single season.
Trey Stover returns to Quinnipiac and enters his first season as an assistant coach and head recruiting coordinator with the Quinnipiac University baseball team prior to the 2023 season.
Prior to making his way to Quinnipiac, he spent a year at Coastal Carolina as the director of operations for the baseball program. As the director of operations he was in charge of team travel, including hotels, buses, and flights, as well as working directly with the coaching staff for recruiting travel and official on-campus visits.
Stover joined the Chanticleers after two years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Hartford in 2020 and 2021 after working at Marist where he helped their offense rank first in batting average and on-base percentage in the MAAC for the 2019 season.
In both his stops at Hartford and Marist, he helped with the team travel aspects such as hotels, meals, buses, etc., as well as with the equipment and team apparel.
Over his two years at Hartford, Stove assisted in the development of the 2021 American East Conference Player of the Year and helped the Hawks post a top-three defense in the conference in both 2020 and 2021. Under his tutelage, the Hawks also led the league in stolen bases and ranked in the top three in all of the NCAA in stolen bases per game average, while also ranking in the top three in the conference in several offensive statistical categories in 2020.
As the recruiting coordinator, his class was recognized by Baseball America as a top-10 non-power five recruiting class. He also scheduled out the recruiting calendar, made recruiting boards for the 2021, 2022 and 2023 classes, and was a point person for the Hawks program for the high school and travel programs in the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions.
At Marist, he was also responsible for the day-to-day development of the infielders, while also assisting with hitters and base running. He was also in charge of both on and off-campus recruiting and served as the director of the camps and clinics in the summer. He helped recruit many members of the 2019 and 2020 recruiting classes for Marist, including two players that were ranked in the top 15 at their position.
Stover spent the 2018 season at Quinnipiac as a volunteer assistant coach, where he helped the Bobcats rank in the top 30 in the country for home runs. They also were the top program in the MAAC for steals, hits, and home runs, and ranked third in batting average. The Bobcats were the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament after being picked to finish eighth in the preseason poll.
Prior to joining Quinnipiac’s coaching staff, Stover was drafted in the 35th round of the 2015 MLB First Year Player Draft by the Kansas City Royals. He played in the Appalachian League for the Burlington Royals in Rookie Ball, before continuing his professional baseball career in Germany as the starting shortstop for the Mainz Athletics. The Athletics won their second championship, Deutschmeister, with Stover patrolling the middle infield.
Following the 2016 season in Germany, Stover traveled to Australia to join the Canberra Club Ball League, where he would play from October 2016 to May 2017. He batted .348 in the leadoff spot for the Ainslie Bears as the starting shortstop and helped lead the team to the semifinals.
Stover played his college ball at Hartford, where he was a four-year starting shortstop before graduating in 2015. He was selected to the American East All-Tournament team as a senior when the Hawks competed for an American East Championship. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree in communications.
Rich Cesca enters his first season as an assistant coach and pitching coach on head coach John Delaney’s staff entering the 2023 season. Cesca joins the Bobcats after spending time as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at his alma mater of St. Thomas Aquinas College.
As a transfer and 2-year starter, Cesca was a solid player at both catcher and first base. As a hitter during his junior year, he hit .267 with 30 RBIs, second on the team in doubles with 14 and helped lead the 2015 to a runner-up finish at the East Region Tournament. The following year he added some power, blasting 5 home runs.
After finishing his playing career at STAC in 2016, he immediately joined the staff and had an instant impact. The 2017 team broke the program record for wins and won the East Region Championship, eventually finishing No. 3 in the nation at the DII National Championship. His primary responsibilities included coaching first base along with working with the catchers and first basemen.
Following his success at STAC, he was hired as the recruiting coordinator and hitting coach at SUNY New Paltz. The 2018 New Paltz team saw improvement in batting average, doubles, triples and home runs. That season, New Paltz set a single-season stolen base record and went on to win a playoff game for the first time in over 10 years. His coaching responsibilities included coaching third and working with hitters.
Cesca returned to STAC in the Fall of 2018 as the pitching coach. In taking on this role,he relied heavily on his many playing years as a catcher. From his catching perspective he was able to give the STAC pitchers unique and valuable instruction.
In the summer of 2019 Cesca became the Pitching Coach of the Vermont Mountaineers of the NECBL. The Mountaineers went on to lead the league in team ERA and least hits given up. Six players went on to sign professional contracts including pitcher Ryan Murphy. Murphy was a 5th round draft pick of the San Francisco Giants in the 2020 MLB Draft.
In the fall of 2019 Cesca was named the recruiting coordinator at St. Thomas Aquinas where they posted back-to-back nationally ranked recruiting classes at the Division II level.
Cesca took over as manager of the Winnipesaukee Muskrats of the NECBL in the Summer of 2021. That season, th Muskrats reached the playoffs for the first time since 2015 and three players from the 2021 roster went on to be drafted in 2022.
In 2021 St. Thomas Aquinas held a 26-7 record while also being ranked as high as #13 in the country, receiving the #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament (East Region). The Spartans had seven All-Conference players including the ECC Pitcher of the Year.
Former Quinnipiac legend Dan “Skip” Gooley returns to the Bobcat dugout as a member of head coach John Delaney’s staff as the director of baseball operations for the 2022 season. Quinnipiac baseball’s all-time wins leader as a manager, Gooley boasts 430 career wins in 24 seasons as the Bobcats’ skipper, including 235 at the NCAA Div. I level. Over his career, Gooley registered 542 career wins between his time at Quinnipiac and the University of Hartford, the second-most career victories at Quinnipiac behind current men’s ice hockey coach Rand Pecknold.
Gooley led Quinnipiac to four consecutive 20-win seasons between 2004-2007 in his second stint with the Bobcats, including a then program-record 29 wins during the 2007 season. Prior to that in 2005, Gooley guided the Bobcats to 26 wins and the program’s first NEC Championship and NCAA Regional berth.
Prior to rejoining Quinnipiac in 2002, Gooley led the clubhouse at University of Hartford in 1988. He guided Hartford through the 1992 season before leaving college baseball to oversee Major League Baseball operations for the Starter Corporation, based out of New Haven, Conn.
In his original stint as Quinnipiac’s skipper from 1977-1987, Gooley led the Bobcats to 205 wins. During that period, Quinnipiac, then a Div. II program, reached three NCAA Div. II Tournaments and one Division II College World Series under Gooley.
A standout as a player for the Bobcats, Gooley holds the school’s career strikeout record with 316, ranks second with a career 2.47 earned run average and is tied for third with 20 career victories. He was inducted int the Quinnipiac Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983.
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