Steve Freer of Saugerties returns to the SUNY Ulster baseball coaching staff as head coach of the Senators with goals of returning the team to its 1990s winning records.
Freer also has served as the college’s Director of Plant Operations since July 2011 and continues in that position.
Freer was assistant/pitching coach from 1991 to 1994 under then head coach Dennis Sheehan, when the team earned its first appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) World Series and recorded one of the most winning records in its history.
Freer brings experience as a former coach at every level from Little League and Camp Ulster programs to college, and was a top high school and college athlete. On the mound, he led Saugerties High School to its 1985 state Class B Championship and was recognized as “Player of the Year” by the Times Herald Record, Daily Freeman and Poughkeepsie Journal. Freer was selected First Team, All State in 1985 by the New York State Sportswriters’ Association.
After graduating from Saugerties High School in 1985, he played college baseball at St. John’s University and was a member of the 1988 Big East Champions. He graduated in 1990 but injuries prevented him from pursuing a professional career.
Freer aspires to bring SUNY Ulster back to its winning records in NJCAA’s Region 15. He is joined by assistant coach Robby Parisian, who is also new to the staff, and volunteer assistant coach, Dan Koegel.
“We want to recruit the best student athletes that fit the SUNY Ulster baseball program and campus,” said Freer. “We also want to build a program that the students, administration, faculty, staff and entire county is proud of. The players are working really hard and show a lot of promise.”
Freer will be relying heaving on returning players, including Randy Delanoy, Andre Castro and Brandon Fletcher, all from Kingston; Matt Dittus and Jeremy Fredenburg of Saugerties; and Stone Ridge’s Joe Redmond. The Senators open their fall season Sept. 14 at 3:30 p.m. against Orange County Community College. Their 40-plus spring game schedule will include games against Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester community colleges, as well as colleges outside Region 15.
Steve Freer of Saugerties returns to the SUNY Ulster baseball coaching staff as head coach of the Senators with goals of returning the team to its 1990s winning records.
Freer also has served as the college’s Director of Plant Operations since July 2011 and continues in that position.
Freer was assistant/pitching coach from 1991 to 1994 under then head coach Dennis Sheehan, when the team earned its first appearance in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) World Series and recorded one of the most winning records in its history.
Freer brings experience as a former coach at every level from Little League and Camp Ulster programs to college, and was a top high school and college athlete. On the mound, he led Saugerties High School to its 1985 state Class B Championship and was recognized as “Player of the Year” by the Times Herald Record, Daily Freeman and Poughkeepsie Journal. Freer was selected First Team, All State in 1985 by the New York State Sportswriters’ Association.
After graduating from Saugerties High School in 1985, he played college baseball at St. John’s University and was a member of the 1988 Big East Champions. He graduated in 1990 but injuries prevented him from pursuing a professional career.
Freer aspires to bring SUNY Ulster back to its winning records in NJCAA’s Region 15. He is joined by assistant coach Robby Parisian, who is also new to the staff, and volunteer assistant coach, Dan Koegel.
“We want to recruit the best student athletes that fit the SUNY Ulster baseball program and campus,” said Freer. “We also want to build a program that the students, administration, faculty, staff and entire county is proud of. The players are working really hard and show a lot of promise.”
Freer will be relying heaving on returning players, including Randy Delanoy, Andre Castro and Brandon Fletcher, all from Kingston; Matt Dittus and Jeremy Fredenburg of Saugerties; and Stone Ridge’s Joe Redmond. The Senators open their fall season Sept. 14 at 3:30 p.m. against Orange County Community College. Their 40-plus spring game schedule will include games against Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester community colleges, as well as colleges outside Region 15.
