Release Date: 10/30/2025
PITTSBURGH, PA 鈥� The 麻豆精品 is excited to announce James Rice as the inaugural head coach for Baseball.
Rice joins Carlow by way of Wilmington (Ohio) College where he was the assistant coach for two years. Prior to Wilmington, Rice spent three seasons coaching teams in the Old North State League in North Carolina.
鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome James to Carlow as the inaugural head coach of our baseball program,鈥� Interim Director of Athletics Karina Graziani said. 鈥淗is commitment to Mercy Values and his vision for the program aligns well with the mission and vision of the Department and the University as a whole.鈥�
Coach Rice is no stranger to the area or to the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. He is a graduate of Greensburg Central Catholic High School and earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Mount Aloysius College, where he was a member of the baseball team. He played for Mount Aloysius in the AMCC when the team won a conference championship in 2022 and earned a trip to the NCAA Regional Tournament.
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In addition to coaching duties, Rice will be responsible for facilities and establishing consistent intramural programs on campus.
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