Rutgers University-New Brunswick Baseball

The 13 th head coach in Rutgers baseball history, Steve Owens enters his seventh year leading the Scarlet Knights in 2026 after being hired on June 26, 2019....

Brett Miller comes to Rutgers University with a diverse background of experience that includes collegiate coaching, and corporate roles. Most recently, he was employed at Actalent (formerly Aerotek Scientific), a talent solutions firm that supports the science and engineering sector. His focus was to provide staffing support and insight to HealthCare clients such as RWJ Barnabas and the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Prior to Actalent, Miller spent six years in the collegiate ranks as an assistant baseball coach. Miller started his coaching career at TCNJ as the Lions hitting coach and recruiting coordinator where he helped lead TCNJ to back-to-back 32-win seasons, two NCAA Tournament appearances (2016, 2017), and a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship in 2017. Miller then spent one year at Monmouth serving as an assistant baseball coach, performing a variety of duties including, individualized practice plans and assisting in the development of student-athletes both on and off the field. Most recently, Miller was a member of the Frostburg State coaching staff in 2018-2020. While there, he supported the program's transition from Division III to Division II baseball. Miller, an outfielder on the York College (Pa.) baseball team, earned his bachelor's degree in sport management in 2014 followed by a master's degree in education from Frostburg State University in 2020. Miller currently resides in Roselle, New Jersey.

Danny Bethea enters his third year as an assistant coach for Rutgers in 2026 after joining the program August 2023. In his role, Bethea coaches the Scarlet Knight catchers and outfielders, assists with hitting/offensive development, recruiting and coaches first base. Bethea joined RU after five years on the coaching staff at St. John’s – including his last four as the Red Storm’s hitting coach. In his time at RU, Bethea has played a key role in the Scarlet Knights consistently ranking among the nation's best in fielding percentage, with RU being one of six program to have a fielding percentage of .976 in each of the last four seasons. Bethea has also played a key role in the development of a pair of third round MLB Daft selections in Trevor Cihen and 2024 Big Ten Player of the Year Josh Kuroda-Grauer. The 2025 season featured Trevor Cohen's historic offensive performance, which etched his name in both Rutgers and Big Ten record books. Cohen set a Big Ten record with 56 hits in conference play and batted .467, leading the conference by 86 points. His 24 doubles tied an RU program record. Both Cohen and Ty Doucette dominated conference batting averages, ranking first and third respectively, with Doucette hitting .374 in Big Ten games. As a team, Rutgers hitters were the most difficult to strike out in the Big Ten, with three Scarlet Knights ranking among the conference's top seven in lowest strikeout percentage. In 2024, Bethea helped oversee an offense that posted the Big Ten'

Frank Schwindel joined Rutgers as the Director of Player Personnel in September 2025. In his role, Schwindel provides strategic input to assist the coaching ...

Jack Arend joined Rutgers baseball as Director of Player Development in August 2023. In his role, Arend oversees video and data collection, utilizes Synergy ...

Mike Garza enters his third season as the hitting coach for Rutgers baseball in 2026, a role he was promoted to in July 2023. Garza is in his fifth overall s...

Ryan Fecteau joined Rutgers Baseball as associate head coach/pitching in Jan. 2026. "Ryan is a veteran pitching coach with a tremendous amount of experience ...