Updated August 2024
Andy Barlow has been the head coach of MIT baseball since 2004. In 22 seasons he has elevated the program to one of the best in the New England region and the NEWMAC. Overall, Barlow's record at MIT is 388-290-4, including a 48-39 mark in postseason play (through the 2024 season).
In the 2022 season, the Engineers heated up as the postseason approached and as the No. 5 seed in the league tournament, the team knocked out three teams en route to a berth in the 2022 NEWMAC Championship Game.
In 2019, the Engineers posted their 15th winning season since he took over the program and captured the program's third NEWMAC Championship. Barlow's squad advanced to the program's fifth NCAA Tournament, defeating Oswego in the opening game while finishing with an overall record of 23-19-1 and 9-8 in NEWMAC play. This marked the 11th time that Barlow's teams have reached the 20-win mark.
The Engineers finished with a 2-1 mark in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite playing only three games, the team made them count as senior outfielder Matt Johnston tied the NCAA Division III single-game home run record as he hit a team-record four home runs in a road win at Nichols College.
A four-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year, Barlow's 2015 squad set a single-season program record for wins with 29 while reaching the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament. In 2017, Barlow saw two of his players drafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft as Austin Filiere was chosen in the eighth round by the Chicago Cubs and David Hesslink went to the Seattle Mariners in the 34th round. MIT was the only Division III program in the nation to have multiple players chosen in the 2017 MLB Draft.
With over 20 years of dugout experience, Barlow made the move to Cambridge from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he served for nine seasons as Vassar College’s head baseball coach. During his time with the Brewers, Barlow saw the program improve every season, culminating in a school record 19-win season in 2002.
After initiating a feeder system in Maine through the development of a youth clinic, Barlow extended his professional repertoire in 1988 to include the college scene, when he assumed duties as an assistant baseball coach at the University of Maryland. In 1991, Barlow made the switch to Hamilton, N.Y., specializing in the training of the pitching staff at Colgate University. Barlow stayed with the Red Raiders until inheriting the Vassar program in 1995, opting for the head coaching tag of a team that was just three years removed from club status.
A 1985 graduate of the University of Vermont, Barlow’s breadth of experience also includes time spent coaching in some of the top collegiate summer leagues in the country. Barlow is a longtime member of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and is also an active member of the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA).
