Matt Righter concluded his first season as the head baseball coach for the Mustang program in 2024. Righter joins Stevenson after serving as head coach at Vassar College.
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Righter has been the head coach at Vassar since 2016. In that time, he has built the program into a contender. This past season, the Brewers finished with a program record 20 wins and ranked among the Division III leaders in batting average (.337), on-base percentage (.895) and stolen bases (85).
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In his tutelage, the Brewers made the Liberty League playoffs three times including an appearance in the Crossover Series in 2023. A total of 114 student-athletes were named All-Liberty League All-Academic, along with 22 all-conference selections and three All-Region picks.
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Prior to his time in Poughkeepsie, Righter was the head coach at SUNY-New Paltz from 2013-2016. He led the Hawks to 20 wins in 2016, after finishing with just seven wins the year before. New Paltz also won its first conference series against nationally-ranked Cortland, who was the number one team in the country.
Righter was an all-conference selection in two sports (basketball and baseball) at Johns Hopkins University before getting drafted in the 21st round by the Detroit Tigers. He pitched professionally for six years, reaching AAA, Toledo Mudhens.
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Righter is no stranger to the area, as he was an assistant coach for both baseball and men’s basketball at Johns Hopkins. A 2004 graduate of Hopkins with a degree in international relations, he served as the pitching coach with the Blue Jays. He helped lead the team to the 2010 College World Series along with four Centennial Conference championships. Three of his pitchers went onto pursue professional careers.
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Updated 5/13/24
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