Baseball

Entering his seventh season as head baseball coach, Mike Callahan has made his mark on the WPI program.  Under his tutelage, the Engineers won a school record 30 games three years ago, captured their first NEWMAC regular season crown and qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in program history.  At the regionals, WPI won their first two games and placed third in the eight-team event.

In addition, the WPI nine won their second ECAC title in three seasons when they defeated cross-town rival Worcester State for the 2009 crown.   Callahan has amassed a 119-100-1 mark over his five seasons.

Named interim head coach just a month prior to the start of the 2006 campaign, Callahan saw the interim tag removed during the middle of a 14 victory season, nearly doubling the win total from 2005.  The Crimson and Gray played their best ball at the end of the season when they reached the winner's bracket championship game of the NEWMAC Tournament, which was eventually won by NCAA Division III national championship finalist Wheaton.  2007 saw a new school record for wins with 24 and its first ECAC New England Division III title won with a dramatic walk-off victory over Suffolk.      

Callahan came to WPI after a two-year stint as head coach at Leicester High School. He compiled a 29-16 record over the two years and helped guide the Wolverines to the Central Mass Division III semifinals in 2004.

"We are extremely happy to have Mike on our staff," said Dana L. Harmon, WPI Director of Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics "His success in coaching and as a standout collegiate player is a great addition to our baseball program."

Callahan was a four-year starter on the Franklin Pierce baseball team. During his senior season in 2003, he was the captain on a team that reached the Division II College World Series. Callahan had a tremendous postseason for the Ravens as he was named to the Northeast Regional and College World Series All-Tournament teams and led the CWS in batting average (.591). He earned All-Northeast 10 honors as a junior in 2002 under head coach Jayson King.

Callahan, a native of Worcester, played high school baseball at St. Peter Marian.  Until recently he was the owner and general manger of the Homerun Club, an indoor baseball and softball facility in Worcester. Callahan had been the associate head coach for manager Mark Peters with East Side American Legion Post 201 of Worcester.   Recently, Callahan has become a respected umpire working AAU and American Legion baseball contests.

Dan Generelli begins his sixth season as Assistant Baseball Coach and Pitching Coach for the Engineers.

The Worcester native has enjoyed an illustrious career both on the mound and as a coach. Generelli is a graduate of Wachusett Regional High School in 1998, where he played for WPI Hall of Fame wrestling coach Phil Grebinar, and spent one season at Quinsigamond CC in 1999 before entering the ranks of professional baseball. He was a 20th round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox, and spent five years in the Red Sox system, making stops with the Lowell Spinners, Gulf Coast Red Sox and Augusta Greenjackets.

Generelli moved on to the Expos organization and spent two seasons with the Vermont Expos. He also spent some time as a member of the hometown independent Worcester Tornadoes.

Following consecutive surgeries in 2004 and 2005, Generelli retired from pitching and focused on coaching.  The pitching staff at WPI has improved each year, with the 2009 team producing a school-best 4.02 ERA (minimum 25 games) and the program boasting a consensus first team All-American in right-hander Conor Fahey.   

In addition to the six years he has spent on the WPI coaching staff, he has spent nine years coaching with WPI Head Coach Mike Callahan and Mark Peters with the East Side American Legion Post 201 club.  He help guide the Raiders to State Tournament appearances in 2005, 2006 and 2009 and a championship in 2011

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