Fordham head baseball coach Kevin Leighton announced the addition of Elliot Glynn as an assistant coach today. He will also serve as the team’s recruiting coordinator.
Glynn comes to Rose Hill after five seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Hartford, where he assisted with recruiting, oversaw Hartford’s pitching staff, and helped the Hawks break a handful of records during his time with the team.
In 2018, the Hawks’ pitching staff had a stellar season helping the team to its first America East Regular Season and Tournament Championships. The staff struck out the most batters in program history (405), while also setting a team mark for most innings (476.2) and had the fourth lowest ERA in program history. Highlighting the season was Nicholas Dombkowski, who became the first player in America East history to be named conference’s Rookie and Pitcher of the Year, and went on to earn Baseball America Freshman All-American honors. Glynn also saw right-handed pitcher Seth Pinkerton drafted in the 20th round by the Minnesota Twins.
In 2017, Glynn’s pitchers combined to rack up the third-most strikeouts in a single season in Hartford history, with 324. While setting the program record for wins (37) in 2016, the Hawks also ranked second all-time in team ERA (4.33), one spot ahead of the 2015 staff (4.36). Under Glynn’s supervision, Hartford’s pitchers cracked the program’s all-time top five in innings pitched, runs allowed, strikeouts, shutouts, saves and batting average against.
Prior to Hartford, Glynn was an assistant coach at Siena College. He helped guide Siena to the 2014 MAAC Championship and a win against Dallas Baptist in the Fort Worth Regional of the NCAA Tournament.
Glynn, who signed with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2011, played collegiately at the University of Connecticut, where he was a two-time captain for the Huskies. In 2011, he helped lead the squad to the NCAA Super Regionals and, one year prior to that, he helped the Huskies to a school-record 48 wins. He still among the Huskies’ leaders in all-time innings pitched, games started, wins, and strikeouts.
As a freshman designated hitter, Glynn earned All-New England honors and in 2010 received Second Team All-Big East and All-New England distinction as a pitcher. He also played two seasons in the Cape Cod Collegiate Baseball League, where he earned a nod to the 2009 All-Star game at Fenway Park.
A Long Beach, Calif., native, Glynn was drafted three times before signing with the Brewers. He spent two seasons in the Brewers’ farm system before playing one year in Germany. A 2011 graduate of the University of Connecticut, he holds a degree in Education.
