Middlebury College

Mike Leonard took over the reins of the Middlebury baseball program in June of 2016. 

• Coaching Record
• 3x NESCAC Championships (2022, 2024, 2025)
• 3x NESCAC Runner-Up (2017, 2019, 2023)
• Coached 3x NESCAC Player of the Year (2022, 2023, 2025)
• Coached 4x NESCAC Pitcher of the Year (2018, 2022, 2023, 2024) 
• Coached the 2018 Defensive Player of the Year
• Coached five CSC Academic All-America selections
• Led the program to a single-season record 32 wins in 2024
• School-record 31 wins in 2022 (tied previous school record of 26 in 2019)
• Guided the team to the NCAA Regional Final in 2022 and the NCAA Regional in 2023, 2024 and 2025
• Coached numerous All-Americans and program single-season and career record breakers

• 3x NESCAC Coach of the Year (2022, 2024, 2025)
• 2022 D3 Baseball Region 1 Coach of the Year
• 2013 Rockville (Conn.) High School Hall of Fame

• Head baseball coach - Middlebury College (2016-present)
• Head baseball coach - Bates College (2010-2016)
• Head baseball coach - Elms College (2010)
• Assistant baseball coach - St. Lawrence University (2009-2010)

• Bachelor’s Degree - Political Science - University of Connecticut - 2004
• Master’s Degree - Education - St. Lawrence University - 2009
• Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) - Northeastern University - 2023

• Rockville High School (1997-2000)
  • 2000 Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year
  • 2000 Hartford Courant Player of the Year
• University of Connecticut (2000-2004)
  • All-Big East (2002, 2003)
  • Huskies’ top-15 career list in hits (205), RBI (118), at-bats (648) and games played (177)
• Gulf Coast League Red Sox (2004)
• Lowell Spinners (2005)
• Greenville Drive (2006)
• Portland Sea Dogs (2007)
• Worcester Tornadoes (2009)

The full history of the Middlebury baseball program can be found here.