David Vandercook is in his fourth year as an assistant coach for the Manhattan Baseball program. He has been responsible for hitters, infielders and outfielders. In 2022, he aided in the development of First Team All-MAAC shortstop David Bermudez and outfielder Pete Durocher, both of which had career years for the Jaspers. The Manhattan Offense has been one of the top offenses in the league each of the previous two seasons. 

Vandercook, a former All-Ivy League third baseman at Columbia, arrives in Riverdale after serving as an assistant coach at Dartmouth College in 2019.

Prior to working in New Hampshire, Vandercook served on Mike Leonard’s coaching staff at Middlebury College, where he coached the outfielders, infielders and hitters. The Panthers posted the second-most victories in school history during the 2017 season - Vandercook’s first with the team - finishing with a 22-16 record in placing second in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC). Middlebury also boasted the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in shortstop Brooks Carroll.

Vandercook spent the 2016 campaign at Claremont McKenna College under former Cornell head coach Bill Walkenbach. He also coached for two summers with the Scorpions South high school travel team based out of Palm Beach, Florida.

A 2015 graduate of Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in history, Vandercook was a three-year starter and helped the Lions win the conference crown each of those three seasons. He was a member of the All-Ivy League First Team in each of his last two seasons.