By Caroline McCarthy
Former Main League Baseball participant David Miller was formally launched as Manhattan School’s new head baseball coach on Sept. 8.
Miller, former head coach of La Salle College (one other Lasallian Christian Brothers establishment) and Penn-State College Abington, inherits the staff after Mike Cole departed. Cole now serves as the highest assistant at Military West Level underneath head coach Chris Tracz.
“We’re excited to welcome David Miller to the Jasper household and to our Bronx campus to guide our baseball program,” stated Manhattan School Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Marianne Reilly. “David is a confirmed winner in any respect ranges of baseball with a historical past of success at LaSalle and Penn State Abington.
“Having somebody who values and understands our Lasallian heritage, whereas being a dominant participant themselves, will guarantee our program is about up for fulfillment. We look ahead to him taking our storied and historic baseball program to new heights at Manhattan School.”
Miller, a former first spherical draft choose for the Cleveland Indians in 1995, spent greater than a decade taking part in within the MLB and has a further 15 years {of professional} baseball expertise as a coach, recruiter and businessman.
Earlier than coming to Manhattan School, Miller earned the Coach of the 12 months title within the Atlantic 10 Convention whereas teaching at La Salle in 2021, and once more within the United East Convention whereas teaching at Penn State Abington final 12 months. Miller has produced 15 all-conference gamers throughout his tenure and constantly produced profitable seasons for these colleges.
“I’ve by no means been extra excited to start out a job in my life than I’m to get going right here right now,” Miller stated.
Miller spoke on his dedication to turning Manhattan baseball right into a championship staff and a “vacation spot program” for faculty potentials. His targets embody profitable MAAC championships, regionals, and hopefully lead Manhattan to see a school World Sequence.
“I need my staff to know what it means to like follow,” Miller stated. “All of our work will get achieved in follow. I’m not speaking in regards to the previous anymore however we took an 8-win staff at La Salle to a 32-win staff in three years. Manhattan is true there.”
Miller shared that after spending 4 years teaching at a Lasallian establishment, the values of Manhattan School are what drew him to the varsity.
“I’m a agency believer that God places you the place he needs you,” Miller stated. “My little spherical about strategy to get to Manhattan is simply what I wanted to get the juices flowing once more, and to get tremendous enthusiastic about constructing a championship staff.”