Former Northeastern assistant Frank Holbrook is the head coach at Brown University. (Brown Athletics)
New England’s college baseball coaching carousel has continued to turn all offseason long.
For the fourth time in five seasons, more than one of the region’s Division 1 programs will begin 2026 with a new head coach. This movement comes after no programs at the highest level made changes last year.
Two vacancies were filled on a permanent basis, while two other programs have interim coaches leading the way this coming season.
Below is a look at the newcomers in New England dugouts for the 2025-26 academic year.
![Auburn’s Butch Thompson, D1Baseball’s Joe Healy [Sidearm Delivery] • D1Baseball](https://i3.wp.com/cdn.d1baseball.com/uploads/2026/05/14101128/Sidearm-Delivery-Butch-Thompson-Web.png?ssl=1 "Auburn’s Butch Thompson, D1Baseball’s Joe Healy [Sidearm Delivery] • D1Baseball")
![WVU Sweeps KU, UGA Mashing, Roch Talk, and Beavs Reach 40 [D1 Daily] • D1Baseball](https://i1.wp.com/cdn.d1baseball.com/uploads/2026/05/11132101/D1D-0511-WEB.png?ssl=1 "WVU Sweeps KU, UGA Mashing, Roch Talk, and Beavs Reach 40 [D1 Daily] • D1Baseball")
