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Marek Drabinski finally ended his chase for an elusive Ivy League title in his 11th year at the helm of the Brown baseball program last season. He led the Bears to a team-record 27 wins, besting the previous mark of 25 set by his 2002 club and earning New England Coach of the Year honors from the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association. Drabinski also recorded three-straight 23-win seasons from 1999 to 2001, which tie for the third-most wins in a season by a Brown squad.
In addition to his head coaching responsibilities, Drabinski works closely with the Bears pitchers and catchers. 2007 was Brown's seventh season with double-digit wins in the Ivy League, six of which have come under Drabinski's watch, as the Bears took the Red Rolfe Division title with a 14-6 mark. Brown was once again the top hitting team in the Ivy League, hitting .346 in League games, 39 points ahead of any other team. The Bears also led the League in on-base percentage, slugging, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, runs batted in, and stolen bases.
Brown's pitchers also were outstanding, finishing second with a 4.22 ERA in Ivy play and recording a League-high 153 strikeouts, 28 more than any other team. The Bears raked in postseason honors as a result, with Devin Thomas' unanimous selection as Ivy League Player of the Year and Jeff Dietz's selection as Pitcher of the Year headlining a list of five First Team and two Second Team All-Ivy, four All-New England, and three All-Northeast honorees. In the last nine years, the Bears have compiled 105 Ivy wins, the second-highest among Ivy League schools.
Drabinski was the runner-up for New England Coach of the Year in 1999 after leading Brown to its first winning season in 10 years. During his tenure, Brown has had 28 First Team All-Ivy, 23 All-New England and 13 All-Northeast Region selections. Drabinski has coached a total of 15 players who have gone on to play professionally, including Thomas, Brown's highest draft pick since 1973 when he was chosen in the seventh round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Detroit Tigers last summer, and Dietz, who signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks after his junior season.
Drabinski arrived at Brown after a three-year stint as an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Connecticut, under legendary head coach Andy Baylock. He was responsible for the Husky catchers and outfielders, and also served as the conditioning coach and assistant hitting coach.
A 1991 graduate of Connecticut with a degree in finance, Drabinski was a four-year starter for the Huskies at catcher. He was selected as captain both his junior and senior seasons, with the 1990 team capturing the Big East Conference Tournament and advancing to the NCAA Northeast Regional. UConn's MVP in 1990, Drabinski also earned All-Big East Conference honors in 1988 and was a member of the 1990 Big East Conference Tournament Team. After his collegiate playing career, Drabinski spent two-plus seasons with the Atlanta Braves organization, making stops in Idaho Falls and spending two seasons with the Braves' Class A affiliate in Macon, Georgia. After his pro career, he returned to Connecticut in 1994, earning his Master's Degree in Sports Management.
Drabinski is the director of the highly successful Brown
Baseball Camps, which has gained the reputation of developing
outstanding young pitchers. He and his staff also conduct several
youth clinics throughout the year. Marek, a native of Chicopee,
Massachusetts, now resides in Lisbon, Connecticut, with his wife,
Tracie, and his three children, Brandon (11), Jordyn (9) and Austin
(6).
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Brian Murphy is in his first season as Assistant Baseball Coach at Brown University. Murphy serves as the Bear’s hitting coach and will also instruct the Bears’ infielders. Murphy will also coordinate the program’s recruiting efforts.
Murphy spent 2006-2009 as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at Bryant University in Smithfield, RI, coaching the Bulldogs’ hitters, catchers, and outfielders. During that time frame, Bryant captured the 2008 Northeast-10 Championship, reached two NCAA Regional Finals and set a program record with 42 victories in 2008. In Murphy’s four seasons with the Bulldogs, the team recorded 128 victories – an average of 32 per season. The Bulldogs’ offense showed constant improvement during Murphy’s tenure, improving the team batting average and runs per game in each of his four seasons with the team.
During the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Murphy was an Assistant Coach at Wheaton College in Norton, MA, coaching the hitters and catchers. The Lyons won the 2004 and 2005 NEWMAC Championship and advanced to the 2005 NCAA New England Regional Finals.
Murphy has summer coaching experience in the Cape Cod League and the Northwoods League. In 2005 and 2006 Murphy served as hitting coach for the CCBL’s Hyannis Mets and in 2008 he was the Head Coach of the Battle Creek (MI) Bombers in the Northwoods League.
Murphy played collegiately at Merrimack College in North Andover, MA where he was the team captain in 2003. Murphy earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Merrimack in 2003 and a Master’s Degree in Sports Management from California University of Pennsylvania in 2009.
Murphy resides with his wife Karen in Norwood,
MA.
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