Bio

Russell Sage College Athletics announced the hiring of Matt Marsh (East Setauket, N.Y.) as its new Head Baseball Coach in August of 2025.

Marsh came to the Capital District from Hendrix College, located in Conway, Arkansas. He served as the assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator for the Warriors for two seasons, guiding hitters, baserunners and infielders, while running the offense and being heavily involved in recruiting efforts.

“I am incredibly excited to be able to serve the Russell Sage Baseball Program as Head Baseball Coach,” said Marsh at the time of his appointment. “I am grateful to be a part of a program that has come so far so quickly and be back in the northeast where so many of my ties are in baseball, recruiting and family. I look forward to continuing to build the program and honoring the great work of Coach Pontari. There are so many people that I am thankful for in guiding me through every step of my career. I want to thank Jim Lyons, RSC Director of Athletics for this opportunity! I look forward to growing our student-athletes as students, baseball players and people and working alongside the great academics at Russell Sage to prepare our student-athletes to be successful in their careers, communities and families. Thank you! Go Gators!” 

"After a national search, we are excited to be welcoming Matt Marsh to the Swamp as the second baseball coach in Russell Sage history," added Lyons. "Matt was impressive at all levels of the interview process, and his recruiting philosophy immediately resonated with our staff. Gator Baseball is in excellent hands, and I look forward to our program reaching even greater heights with Matt as its next leader."

Prior to Hendrix, Marsh was an assistant at George Mason University, UMBC, and the University of Maine.

More than 20 of his former players have gone on to play professional baseball, including Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Pena, the 2022 World Series Most Valuable Player, and Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ben Brown.

Coach Marsh was on staff at University of Maine from Fall of 2017 through 2020 season. The Black Bears were second in batting average in the AE Conference in 2018 and led the conference in doubles and homeruns. Coach Marsh’s on field responsibilities at Maine included coaching the OF, coaching the baserunners, assisting with hitters and assisting with infielders. At Maine Coach Marsh was responsible for recruiting Jeremiah Jenkins (2X All American, 14th Round Draft Pick to San Francisco Giants) and Caleb Leys (AE Pitcher of the Year and 4th Round Draft Pick to Detroit Tigers). Coach Marsh started Team Camps at Maine and all reached record numbers for Prospect Camps and Youth Camps while also leading the Maine Grizzlies Youth Program. His responsibilities also included scouting report preparation, coordinating meals, coaching first base, defensive positioning and hiring and supervising analytic interns. 

Coach Marsh came to UMBC in 2020 and was on staff through the 2022 season.  Coach Marsh’s on field responsibilities at UMBC included coaching the infielders, baserunners, catchers and hitters. The Retrievers were in the Top 50 in the country in OBP in 2021 and is 2022 UMBC had 10 hitters hitting over .270. In both years the Retrievers were in the Top 20 in the country in Stolen Bases. UMBC was also #2 in the America East Conference in toughest to strikeout. The Retrievers SS, Drew Roberts led the conference in assists in both 2021 and 2022 and improved fielding percentage by 70 points. UMBC second baseman, Myles Nicholson, led the conference in fielding percentage in 2022. The Retrievers catchers also improved receiving numbers in strikes earned by 2-5% across catching staff for pitches in zone and one ball out of zone. At UMBC, Coach Marsh was involved in recruiting 23 Retrievers including Leewood Molessa (Freshman All American), Tony Krueger (All Conference Catcher, hit .367), Myles Nicholson (All Conference, Tied UMBC SB Record and hit .387). His responsibilities also included scouting report preparation, hiring and supervising analytics interns, writing player development plans and acting as camp coordinator. Coach Marsh started Team Camps at UMBC and all reached record numbers for Prospect Camps and Youth Camps. 

In similar fashion in leaving it better than you found it, both Maine and UMBC went from bottom of conference to top of the America East where through recruiting and development Maine won conference in ‘22 and ‘23 and UMBC came in second in the AE Conference in ‘23 and ‘24. 

George Mason had won 38% of games in 10 years leading into 2023 and went on to go the furthest in school history that year– reaching an NCAA Regional Final defeating Maryland and Northeastern before falling to Wake Forest. In 2023 Coach Marsh was an assistant coach for the Patriots, coaching the catchers, infielders, outfielders, hitters and baserunners. That year, he led also practice planning, early work and on field practices while also co-leading leadership classrooms, assisting in recruiting efforts, scouting report preparation, hiring and supervising analytics interns, writing player development plans, building academic check in system and coordinating 23 camps as camp coordinator. The Patriots set the school record for both HBP and Stolen Bases. At the time the school record for stolen bases was 118 and the Patriots stole 164 that year which was good for #3 in the country. The 2023 Patriots was the best team batting average in last 8 years, best OBP in 11 years, toughest team to strikeout in the Atlantic 10, third best fielding percentage in school history (fielding .972 including #2 SS in A10, #1 1B in A10, #1 3B in A10). All Catchers on catching staff improved between 2-5% again in receiving strikes in the zone and one ball out of the zone. At Mason, Coach Marsh was involved in recruiting 11 Patriots including Owen Hull (All Conference, now at UNC), Andrew Raymond (Starting C as freshman, now at Miss St.) and Michael Salina (Drafted in 4th Round by San Diego Padres). At GMU he also wrote the monthly newsletter to alumni.

In the fall of 2023 Coach Marsh moved out Conway, AR to coach the hitters, infielders, outfielders, baserunners and run the offense for Hendrix College. Hendrix went the furthest they had gone in 13 years in 2024 and set the school record for runs scored in Coach Marsh’s first year at Hendrix. The Warriors had their best team batting average in 13 years, 2nd highest OBP in school history, 3rd most doubles in school history, top 20 in the country both years in stolen bases, 4th highest fielding percentage in school history. He was responsible for planning all practices and early work, leading all on field practices, leading leadership classrooms, assisting in game scheduling, coordinating meals, scouting report preparation, hiring and supervising analytics interns, writing player development plans and acting as camp coordinator. He became the Recruiting Coordinator at Hendrix and was responsible for 51 Warriors from 19 different states.

Through his career, Coach Marsh has coached 25 professional players including 3 MLB Players: Jeremy Pena (Houston Astros, 2022 WS MVP and 2025 MLB All Star SS), Ben Brown (Chicago Cubs RHP) and Cody Laweryson (Minnesota Twins RHP). He has recruited 2 All Americans, 3 Draft Picks and 12 All Conference Players and has experience recruiting on the East Coast, in the South, the Midwest, the Southwest and West Coast on the high school front as well as junior college and transfer portal recruiting as well. 

Prior to coaching collegiately, he ran a travel baseball program and coached at the high school level where he grew up in Setauket, NY. Motus Academy had 238 players and over 150 have gone on to play in college baseball. Coach Marsh employed 32 coaches (15 of which played professionally). He also led recruiting support for all of their athletes, led all practice and game scheduling and budgets, coordinated tournaments and showcases and more. In 2016 and 2017 he also coached at Ward Melville High School. In 2017 the Patriots went 19-1 and Coach Marsh earned JV Suffolk County League I Coach of the Year Honors while the program set the school record for wins that year between JV and Varsity in winning over 40 games between the two programs. 

Coach Marsh received his Bachelors in Business Administration with a Concentration in Finance from Loyola University Maryland in 2015 and his Masters in Business Administration from University of Maine in 2020. Coach Marsh currently resides in Colonie, NY with his wife, Keanna, his daughter, Lillian and is expecting his son, Carson, in May 2026

Marsh graduated from Loyola University of Maryland in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Information Systems before receiving his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maine in 2020.