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."
In Miler's first season at the controls, the Jaspers finished the 2023 season with a final record of 22-34 and 13-11 in MAAC play and a postseason berth. The 13 wins in league play were the most since the 2019 season. The first win under Miller came on Feb. 26 with a 5-4 over Cal State Bakersfield. The Jaspers won four of its final five MAAC series to earn a spot in the MAAC Championship and managed to run rule third seeded Canisius in the team's first game, 17-3. The record books needed some adjustments when the season concluded. The team drew the most walks in a single season in the history of the storied Jasper program, with 321 walks being drawn all year. On the mound, the Jaspers rang up 416 batters on strikes, the second most in a single season. The team's power at the plate was also on display. The Jaspers left the park 43 times in Miller's first season, which is the fourth most in any season in program history.
Miller guided four Jaspers to postseason honors, with Frankie Marinelli earning first team All-MAAC honors, Pete Durocher being placed on the second team and Oliver Pudar and Garret Garbinski earning spots on the All-Rookie Team.
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.
