The 2022 MBCA 55th Annual Clinic
Hall of Fame Induction & Awards Ceremony
February 4-6, 2022 • Four Points by Sheraton-Wakefield, MA
2022 Scheduled Speakers
Luke Behn
Peabody Fitness
Luke has built a career on a passion for innovating exercise physiology. He owns and operates three premier health and wellness centers in the Boston area where he applies an advanced knowledge of strength, conditioning, and corrective exercise to hundreds of clients each week. With a unique ability to develop progressive health and wellness plans for people from all walks of life, he has been able to achieve an incredible range of results – from college athletes preparing for the evolution into professional leagues to 90-year-olds seeking a more fulfilling, active lifestyle. As a graduate of Springfield College, he has built a professional staff with a diverse set of skills including agility, recovery and prevention, flexibility, and power. Luke is thrilled to partner with The Plex and operate his newest locations Peabody Sports and Fitness to share the gift of true fitness with a broader audience.
Ohio Head Coach Joe Carbone
Joe Carbone
Ohio University – retired
Joe Carbone spent 24 seasons in the dugout as the head baseball coach of his alma mater, Ohio University, compiling a 689-611-2 (.529) overall record from 1989-2012. His 689 wins make him the winningest coach in any sport at the institution and place him third all-time in Mid-American Conference (MAC) history. Additionally, his 368 conference wins rank second in MAC history.
During his tenure, Ohio won two MAC titles and Carbone was named MAC Coach of the Year twice (1991 and 1997). He was also honored as the ABCA/Diamond Mideast Region Coach of the Year in 1997, following the Bobcats’ record-setting 43-win season.
Over the course of his coaching career, 44 players signed professional baseball contracts. Eight of Carbone’s players achieved All-America status and he coached 43 first-team All-MAC and 33 All-Mideast Region performers.
Carbone took over the Bobcats’ program after 18 years as an assistant coach at Marshall, Toledo and Ohio State. During his stint with the Buckeyes from 1977-88, Carbone was very active in collegiate summer leagues. He was a coach and general manager of the Columbus All-Americans, also helping to develop the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League in Michigan and Ohio. For Carbone’s accomplishments and continued commitment to development of the GLSCL, the league named the Manager of the Year Award after him in his honor.
Carbone has been a frequent speaker at coaches’ clinics across the United States and Canada. He has produced baseball videos and publications and has also spoken at the ABCA Convention four times.
Brendan Casey
Tufts University
Now in his seventh season in the Jumbo program, Brendan has been a part of Tufts teams that won back-to-back New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) championships in 2016 and 2017 along with the 2019 conference crown. He works with the Jumbo hitters and middle infielders, helping the team lead the league in hitting for both 2018 and 2019.
A 2013 graduate of Azusa Pacific University, Casey played for former Jumbo Paul Svagdis at Azusa Pacific who was recently named head coach at Tufts. Brendan was a third baseman for the Cougars and was a team captain as a senior in 2013. During Azusa Pacific’s 47-12 season in 2012, Casey had career-highs in home runs (6), runs batted in (30), and hits (59) to help the Cougars clinch a Golden State Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the NAIA Playoffs. He also spent two years as an assistant coach at his alma mater.
The MBCA is proud to have Brendan Casey share his teaching philosophy with our association.
Ryan Hanigan
Former MLB Player (Reds, Rays, Red Sox, Rockies)
After graduating from Andover High School in 1999, Hanigan attended Rollins College, where he signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cincinnati Reds. He then spent the 2002 to 2006 seasons with Reds minor league baseball teams, including the Dayton Dragons and Louisville Bats. He made his MLB debut in 2007. While with the Reds he caught two no hitters, both thrown by Homer Bailey.
Ryan worked his way to the top by playing 11 seasons professionally with the Cincinnati Reds, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox, and the Colorado Rockies).
He is an excellent catching instructor who the MBCA is excited to have speak on how to develop the complete catcher.
Pete Moscariello
Personal Best
MBCA’s own Pete Moscariello will share his expertise in mental toughness training. Pete has run clinics and seminars for parents and student-athletes for years through a company he founded, Personal Best. Pete Moscariello was the Head Baseball Coach at Reading Memorial High School for over 30 years and has over over 500 career wins, 12 league championships, is a two-time Boston Globe & 8-time Middlesex League Coach of the Year, and has a state championship under his belt. Pete is the owner and director of the Reading Baseball School since 1984 and has been inducted in to the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the Reading Memorial High School Athletics Hall of Fame. Coach Moscariello was also the recipient of the MIAA and Sportsmanship Alliance of Massachusetts Award in 2003 and 2009.
Matt Noone
Babson College
A 1990 graduate of Princeton University, Matt Noone is entering his 20th season as head coach of Babson’s baseball program in 2021. In 19 seasons at the helm, Noone has won more than 400 games and made seven postseason appearances, which includes leading the Beavers’ first trip to the Division III College World Series in 2019.
In the midst of the most successful stretch in program history, Noone guided the Green and White to a third straight NEWMAC regular season title and a school-record 39 wins that culminated with a spot in the 2019 Division III College World Series. The Beavers captured the Hartford Regional with a winner-take-all victory over Trinity and then swept Cortland in a best-of-three super regional series at Govoni Field to advance to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Following a record-setting 2017 campaign that saw the Green and White win 29 games and advance to the championship round of the NCAA Tournament Harwich Regional, Noone led the Beavers to an even better 2018 campaign. Babson captured its second consecutive NEWMAC regular season and tournament titles, won a then-school-record 35 games, and came within one victory of reaching the Division III College World Series as the runner-up at the York (Pa.) Regional. The Beavers won 28 of their final 33 games and set new program marks for runs scored, home runs, doubles, walks and total bases.
Overall since 2017, the Green and White has won 118 games, claimed four straight NEWMAC regular season crowns, and captured two conference tournament championships in addition to its NCAA Tournament success.
A two-time conference and two-time regional coach of the year, Noone has led the Green and White to 15 winning seasons and 22 or more wins on 11 occasions. He guided the Beavers to 26 victories in 2008 and led the program to its first NCAA Tournament win in 2009. Noone also led Babson to 25 wins in 2011 and helped his 2014 and 2016 squads advance to the NEWMAC Tournament championship series.
Prior to his arrival at Babson, Noone spent 12 seasons as the pitching coach at Northeastern University, as well as serving as a pitching coach in the Cape Cod League for both the Bourne Braves and the Hyannis Mets. Coach Noone will be speaking to the MBCA about how to develop pitchers with a plan every day.
Bob Prince
UMass – Dartmouth
In 10 seasons at the helm of the baseball program, Bob Prince has created a winning culture that has restored UMass Dartmouth to its contender status in the strongest conference in Division III. Prince has compiled an overall record of 186-178 (.511), including four 20-win seasons and three appearances in the finals of the Little East Conference Baseball Championship.
Prince was named head coach at UMass Dartmouth in August 2011, succeeding Bob Curran. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Prince is the athletic facilities coordinator.
In just his second season, Prince brought the Corsairs to the cusp of an NCAA Division III tournament appearance. Seeded fifth in the conference tournament, UMass Dartmouth rebounded from a first round loss with three consecutive wins—knocking out Western Connecticut, UMass Boston, and Eastern Connecticut—to advance to the 2013 Little East Conference Baseball Championship Game. The Corsairs gave top-seeded Southern Maine all they could handle, but their upset bid was eventually thwarted. UMass Dartmouth finished the 2013 season with an overall record of 18-23, a four-win improvement from 2012.
A tremendous motivator and recruiter, Prince has mentored eight all-conference honorees.
Prior to joining UMass Dartmouth, Prince served as an assistant coach at Southern Maine since 2004. He helped the Huskies compile an overall record of 231-122-2, three NCAA Division III tournament appearances, two Little East Conference regular-season titles, and three 30-win seasons.
Matt Reynolds
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Matt Reynolds, a former infielder and captain for the Minutemen, was named the 15th head coach in the history of the University of Massachusetts baseball program on May 26, 2017.
Reynolds’ ball club took another step forward in the 2019 season with its first Beanpot Championship since 2012. The Minutemen were 4-1 against teams that ultimately reached the NCAA Tournament and continued to show upward momentum as the year progressed.
Reynolds returned to his alma mater after a three-year stint as head coach at Washington College (2015-17) in Chestertown, Maryland, and seven seasons as an assistant coach at Navy (2008-14). In his first season as head coach, he guided the Shoremen to their first winning record in three years (19-15). He followed that performance up with a 26-win effort in 2016, the team’s second-highest win total ever.
Reynolds spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he focused on the squad’s hitters, infield and outfield defense and coached third base. He coached a Patriot League Rookie of the Year and a Patriot League Player of the Year and a number of All-Patriot League players and Major League Baseball draft picks during his time at Navy.
With Reynolds providing hitting instruction, the Midshipmen set a number of offensive team records and top 10 all-time team totals during his tenure. In his first season, the Midshipmen broke school records for hits, doubles, home runs, RBI and total bases.
Reynolds served as a graduate assistant under Mike Stone at UMass for three seasons (2005-07). He worked with infielders and hitters while assisting with recruiting. He played his final two collegiate seasons in Amherst after transferring from the University of Maine. He earned Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team honors in 2003 and was named the Minutemen’s Most Valuable Player the following season.
Tim Saunders
Dublin HS (OH) – retired
- Coach Saunders retired from Dublin Coffman High School (2020) after amassing a record of 589-393. He led the Shamrocks to 13 league titles at Coffman HS and two league titles at Meigs HS. He won a State Championship in 2001 to go along with a state semifinal appearance in 2000.
- In 2012, he became the first coach from Ohio to be inducted into the National High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and is currently the Executive Director of NHSBCA USA Baseball. He served on the USA Baseball staff from 1997-2015 and coached the first team to beat Cuba twice in 3-game series. Coach Saunders was inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2004. and the Central District Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2005.
Dan Tischler
Columbia University
Dan Tischler reunited with his former college coach Brett Boretti and joined the Columbia baseball staff as an assistant coach in June 2012. In January 2019, he was promoted to Associate Head Coach. Prior to Columbia, Tischler spent two years as an assistant coach at Cornell where he helped guide the Big Red to a program record for wins (31), Ivy League wins (14) and the program’s first Ivy League championship since 1976. Before Cornell, he was the pitching coach at Swarthmore (PA) for two seasons. In 2010, the Garnet had its first 20-win season in 25 years and made the Centennial Conference tournament for the first time in program history.
Tischler has been a part of four Ivy League Championships during his time at Morningside Heights and five of the last seven overall (Cornell – 2012). He serves as the team’s recruiting coordinator, works primarily with the infield and coaches third base for the Lions.
The Lions hitting, infield defense and base running have excelled under Tischler’s guidance. Columbia boasted one of the top offenses in the Ivy League over the past two seasons and led the conference in nine different offensive categories during that span. Tischler has aided the Lions in setting program records for fielding percentage twice in back-to-back seasons (2013 – 0.971, 2014 – 0.975) and double plays turned (48) in 2015.
Mark Baldwin
Hampshire Regional HS (MA)
Mark Baldwin is a past president of the MBCA and a 2019 MBCA Hall of Fame inductee. Coach Baldwin has decades of coaching experience and has seen it all. He has guided his teams to six MIAA quarterfinal games and has amassed over 200 victories. His broad-based knowledge of baseball is well-known and the MBCA is pleased that Coach Baldwin will be sharing some of this all-time favorite drills with our association.