RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Marianne Reilly is pleased to announce the hiring of
Dave Miller as the next head coach of Manhattan Baseball.
"We are excited to welcome David Miller to the Jasper family and to our Bronx campus to lead our baseball program," said Reilly. "David is a proven winner at all levels of baseball with a history of success at LaSalle and Penn State Abington. Having someone who values and understands our Lasallian heritage, while being a dominant player themselves, will ensure our program is set up for success. We look forward to him taking our storied and historic baseball program to new heights at Manhattan College."
Miller comes to Riverdale after spending one year at NCAA Division III member Penn State University, Abington. In his year at the helm, Miller led the program to a program-best 33-11 record while coaching Ryan McCarty to DIII National Player of the Year honors and an eventual signing with the Toronto Blue Jays organization, the first MLB signing in the program's history.
"I am so excited to begin this new journey with Manhattan College" Said Miller, "I am looking forward to building something special with this team and beyond. It was a great run at Penn State Abington and I will be forever grateful for my time there but I'm ready to build something very special here in the Bronx. "
Before assuming the controls at Abington, Miller was the skipper for four seasons at La Salle before the school reduced the number of sports it would offer. While in Philadelphia, Miller tallied 76 wins with the Explorers, including setting a program record with 32 wins in the team's final season in 2019. In the same season, the team placed nine players on the All-Atlantic 10 team, another school record, while Miller was honored with Coach of the Year in the A-10.
Miller also brings years of professional playing experience to Riverdale. A former All-American at Clemson, Miller was drafted in the first round of the 1995 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians) and played professionally for 10 years.
Manhattan's baseball program dates back to 1863, when Brother Jasper started the program. The Jaspers have recorded over 1,300 wins in program history and have won three MAAC Tournament titles over those 15 appearances. Manhattan has made the NCAA Tournament three times since 2000 and once more in 1957. Since 2000, the Jaspers have won 20-plus games 18 times.
