HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac baseball head coach
John Delaney has announced the addition of
Trey Stover to the staff as an assistant coach and head recruiting coordinator, as well as
Kevin Murphy as a volunteer assistant coach.
"I am really excited to bring both young men on staff for this 2023 season," Delaney said. "Both bring high energy and high development philosophies with them."
Prior to making his way to Quinnipiac, Stover 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.
"It's great to have Trey back on staff, he's very familiar with the program and will be able to help our club progress right away," Delaney added. "He will be a great resource for our positional players with his versatility to work with multiple positions on the field and ability to help grow our hitting philosophy."
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. 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.
Prior to making his way to Quinnipiac, Murphy spent a year as a performance coach with Powerhouse Training. There he was responsible for the development of athletes, facility maintenance and served as the U17 prospects coach.
"I am excited about this great young hire in Kevin Murphy," Delaney added. "He brings a high-energy motor and wealth of knowledge coming from a consistent winner at ECSU. He has great knowledge to develop our catchers, outfielders and first basemen."
Prior to his time at Powerhouse Training, Murphy served as the head coach and site director for the CT Crush 13u program. Before taking over for the CT Crush, Murphy served as the Director of Communications at Complex Sports Academy. An elite premier training facility out of western Massachusetts, Complex Sports Academy provides athletes with the opportunity to maximize their abilities physically and mentally while keeping a culture of discipline, excitement and unity.
Murphy spent his undergraduate years at Eastern Connecticut as a member of the baseball program. After graduating from Eastern Connecticut in 2021 with his bachelor's degree in sports and leisure management, Murphy spent a season as a graduate student at Nichols as a member of the baseball program.
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