Kevin Leighton Baseball Camps

ELLIOT GLYNN

Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator

Elliot Glynn begins his fourth season with the Fordham baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.

In 2021, Fordham continued to develop top pitching talent, as Matt Mikulski became a unanimous All-American, a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, and the second straight Ram to be named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year.  He also became the Rams' single season and career strikeouts leader and was a second round draft pick by the San Francisco Giants, the second-highest draft pick for the Rams in the modern draft era.

Glynn came to Rose Hill after five seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Hartford, where he assisted with recruiting, oversaw Hartford's pitching staff, and helped the Hawks break a handful of records during his time with the team.

In 2018, the Hawks' pitching staff had a stellar season helping the team to its first America East Regular Season and Tournament Championships.  The staff struck out the most batters in program history (405), while also setting a team mark for most innings (476.2) and had the fourth lowest ERA in program history. Highlighting the season was Nicholas Dombkowski, who became the first player in America East history to be named conference’s Rookie and Pitcher of the Year, and went on to earn Baseball America Freshman All-American honors.  Glynn also saw right-handed pitcher Seth Pinkerton drafted in the 20th round by the Minnesota Twins.

In 2017, Glynn’s pitchers combined to rack up the third-most strikeouts in a single season in Hartford history, with 324. While setting the program record for wins (37) in 2016, the Hawks also ranked second all-time in team ERA (4.33), one spot ahead of the 2015 staff (4.36). Under Glynn's supervision, Hartford's pitchers cracked the program's all-time top five in innings pitched, runs allowed, strikeouts, shutouts, saves and batting average against.

Prior to Hartford, Glynn was an assistant coach at Siena College. He helped guide Siena to the 2014 MAAC Championship and a win against Dallas Baptist in the Fort Worth Regional of the NCAA Tournament.

Glynn, who signed with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2011, played collegiately at the University of Connecticut, where he was a two-time captain for the Huskies. In 2011, he helped lead the squad to the NCAA Super Regionals and, one year prior to that, he helped the Huskies to a school-record 48 wins.  He still among the Huskies’ leaders in all-time innings pitched, games started, wins, and strikeouts.

As a freshman designated hitter, Glynn earned All-New England honors and in 2010 received Second Team All-Big East and All-New England distinction as a pitcher. He also played two seasons in the Cape Cod Collegiate Baseball League, where he earned a nod to the 2009 All-Star game at Fenway Park.

A Long Beach, Calif., native, Glynn was drafted three times before signing with the Brewers. He spent two seasons in the Brewers' farm system before playing one year in Germany.   A 2011 graduate of the University of Connecticut, he holds a degree in Education.

PAT PORTER

Assistant Coach

After a brief stint with Manhattan College in the fall of 2018, Pat Porter is back for his second stint with the Fordham baseball coaching staff, having previously served as a volunteer assistant coach in spring 2018.  He starts his fourth season in 2021.

“Pat is going to be a huge help for me, my staff, and our players. He will be responsible for a lot of the behind the scenes, day-to-day tasks of running this program. He brings high level playing experience, tremendous energy and work ethic, along with the desire to learn every day,” said Fordham head baseball coach Kevin Leighton.

In 2019, the Rams captured the Atlantic 10 Championship for the second time in program history and made its first NCAA appearance since 1998.  Fordham once again led the nation in stolen bases for the second consecutive with a school record total of 178, while also setting the modern day program record for wins in a season (38) and strikeouts (605).

Individually, pitcher John Stankiewicz was named Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, the NCBWA, and the ABCA, after being selected as the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year.   He also earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors along with teammate Kyle Martin, while Jason Coules was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team.

In his first season on the staff, the team finished with 35 wins, the most for the program since the 2007 season, and tied for second in the Atlantic 10 standings.  The Rams also set a number of records throughout the year, which included team records for stolen bases, leading the NCAA with 169, strikeouts, surpassing the old mark by over 100 with 536, and saves (20) in 2018.  Other team records set were runs in a single game (29 vs. Saint Peter's) and strikeouts in a game (21 vs. Hofstra).

Porter came to Fordham after spending 2017 as an operations intern for the Ohio State baseball team, where he also played for the Buckeyes from 2012-15.  He was a First Team All-BIG TEN outfielder in 2015, and was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 15th round of the 2015 MLB Draft.  He has spent the last three seasons in the Astros minor league system, most recently playing for Buies Creek in the Carolina League in 2017.

 TONY MELLACI

 Special Assistant to the Head Coach

Tony Mellaci, who served as an assistant coach at Fordham and as Director of Baseball Operations over three decades of service at Rose Hill, moves into the role of special assistant to the head coach in 2018. Over the past 30 years, he has directed the infield play and the defense, served as first base coach, and championed Fordham's strong recruiting program, which has brought some of the finest players coming out of high school and junior colleges to Rose Hill, served as a community service contact with youth programs, as well as with the Fordham baseball alumni base.

Along with 2005 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year Nick Restaino, Mellaci helped the Rams have a resurgent year in 2005, posting 34 overall wins and 17 conference wins. The 34 wins were the most since the 1997 campaign, while the 17 conference victories were the most by Fordham since joining the Atlantic 10 in 1995-96.

As a member of the Atlantic 10, Mellaci has helped Fordham to the Atlantic 10 Tournament on four occassions, including the 1998 title. Mellaci has also helped coach ten All-Atlantic 10 players, two Players of the Year, and two Rookies of the Year.

Among the team accomplishments in Mellaci's tenure, Fordham has had eight 30-win seasons, and captured seven league titles (3 - MAAC, 3 - Patriot League, 1 - Atlantic 10).

Prior to Fordham, Mellaci's first significant stop was at Westchester Community College where he was the head coach for five years. His club won four Mid-Hudson Conference Championships, in the process notching 106 wins against just 43 losses for a better than .700 winning percentage. This stretch was highlighted by a 30-4 record in 1981, when the diminutive general led his troops to a National Junior College World Series appearance.

Mellaci moved to Iona College following the 1983 season and not coincidentally, the program turned around. He helped the Gaels to two MAAC titles in the mid-1980's, including an ECAC playoff bid in 1985. Mellaci served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the New Rochelle, NY school for four years before joining Fordham's staff in a similar role in 1987.

Mellaci graduated from Mercy College in 1981. He currently resides in Oradell, New Jersey with his wife, Allison, and sons, Tyler and Jordan.