Studley Steps Down as Head Baseball Coach After 18 Seasons at the Helm

BOSTON, Mass. – Steve Studley, Wentworth Institute of Technology's Head Baseball Coach since the summer of 2004, has announced his resignation after 18 years at the helm. Studley, the department's longest-tenured head coach, was recently named the Director of Recreation for the Town of Duxbury (Mass.), after having served as the assistant director for 23 years. Director of Athletics Cheryl Aaron accepted his resignation.

"I would first like to congratulate Steve on his promotion to Director of Recreation for the Town of Duxbury," said Aaron. "I know this was a difficult decision for him to step down as Wentworth's baseball coach after 18 successful seasons. His contributions to the baseball program and the department as a whole have been immeasurable and his dedication to his student-athletes – past and present – is unmatched. We wish him and his family success in the future."

In his 18 seasons, he complied 266 victories – the most wins ever by a Leopard baseball coach – and took his squad to the Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament nine times.

After winning just 16 games in his first two seasons combined, a quality recruiting class entered the mix and led the team to a 13-win season in 2007 and a berth in the CCC Tournament where the Black & Gold advanced to the third round, before dropping a heartbreaking, extra-inning decision to Roger Williams.

The group of freshmen on the 2007 squad set the stage to make history in 2008 when Wentworth won a program-record 30 games and advanced to the CCC finals for the first time since the 1996 season. The 30 wins in 2008 started a stretch of 105 wins over a four-year (2008-2011) stretch, which were the most wins in New England during that same time period. During those four seasons, the Black & Gold also earned four ECAC Tournament appearances, with the 2010 team advancing to the championship for the first time in program history.

Thirty-eight of his student-athletes earned a total of 51 All-CCC honors, with Chris Sandini '10 earning CCC Pitcher of the Year honors in 2009 and Matt Moyen '06, Pete Oggeri '10, and Tim Elrick '18 each earning CCC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards. Oggeri and Aidan French '21 M '22 were both CoSIDA Academic All-District selections. Moyen (2012), Sandini (2015), and Oggeri (2015) have all been inducted into Wentworth's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Moyen, Oggeri, Mike Roberts '09, Brendon Duffy '11, and Tyler Weninger '18 are all alumni of the program who held assistant coaching positions during Studley's tenure and trio of student-athletes he coached while spending four seasons as an assistant coach at Stonehill College – Anthony Bernazzani, Billy Sittig, and Brian Nelson – all were assistant coaches under Studley at Wentworth.

Studley's first collegiate victory was an 11-7 win over King's College on March 10, 2005. He picked up his 100th win in a 9-4 win at Anna Maria on April 10, 2010, his 150th win came in a 21-3 win over Cazenovia on March 10, 2013, he won his 200th game in a 4-0 win at Curry on April 9, 2016, and win No. 250 came in a 7-3 win over Gordon on April 3, 2021.

This past season Wentworth finished the season with a 13-18 record and narrowly missed a berth in the CCC Tournament.

"I know if I start naming names I will leave people out so I would just like to thank all of the student-athletes I coached, the assistant coaches who have worked with me, and the administrators at Wentworth who have supported me over the years," said Studley. "I have been involved in baseball as a player or coach every year since 1977 and have been very fortunate to have served as a head coach at the collegiate level these past 18 years."

"My senior year of college we used the University of Tampa's facilities to practice on our spring trip," added Studley. "As we waited for Tampa to finish practice so we could use the field I watched the end of their batting practice from the outfield fence. The last batter was a smaller kid in full Tampa practice gear and he hit line drives all over the field. I asked one of the players what year he was and the kid told me it was their coach's 12 year old son. I can still remember that moment and thinking how great that would be to throw batting practice to your son at a college practice. Over the past 18 seasons Wentworth has given me the opportunity to do that with my now 18-year-old son, probably a dozen times in Florida and countless times in our cage at Wentworth. I have truly been given the opportunity to live out a dream."

"For the last 18 years Coach Studley has been more than just a head coach," said Senior Associate Athletic Director Bill Gorman. "He has been an asset to our department and a coach and mentor to the hundreds of student-athletes who have put on the Black & Gold for him. Going beyond the wins and losses, the relationships he has formed with his student-athletes during their careers is evidenced by those who have come back to coach under him, have shown up at games, and have played in the program's annual fundraising golf tournament. While we wish him, [his wife] Sharon, and [his son] Steven all the best moving forward, he will be missed at Wentworth."

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