Eugene Steinbach
Head Coach - Baseball
Phone - (718) 409-7003
E-Mail - esteinbach@sunymaritime.edu
Eugene Steinbach begins his first year as the Privateer Head Baseball Coach. Coach Steinbach brings years of AAA playing experience and more than 15 years of coaching experience to Maritime. His passion and love for the game is something that he takes pride in, something he hopes to transfer to his student-athletes each and every day.
Coach Steinbach was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a 6th round pick in 1981. He played 4 years in the Dodger organization before being acquired by the Cleveland Indians.
Prior to Maritime, Coach Steinbach was an assistant coach at Adelphi University. The majority of his college coaching experience came from Molloy College, where he spent 6 seasons as the assistant and 2 as the associate head coach. He coached the catchers and was the hitting coach while at Molloy, helping guide the team to a NYCAC Conference Championship in 2001. "You can bet that I will bring my passion for the game with me to Maritime", commented Steinbach. "I will work tirelessly to put a competitive and respected team on the field every game we play."
"I am looking forward to coaching at Maritime and taking the program to the next level", said Steinbach. "One of my primary roles as head coach is to build life time character traits. Every day is an opportunity for me to be a positive influence in a young man’s life."
Aside from coaching at the college level, Steinbach was an assistant coach for the L.I Tigers and a hitting instructor for high school, college, and many minor league players. Gene is also active in his community where he volunteers his time coaching youth baseball, lacrosse and soccer. He also runs coaching clinics for Little League coaches all across Long Island.
"Coach Steinbach will be an excellent fit for Maritime College and will be a successful leader of the young men in our program", commented Dick Hack. "He brings to our program, experience, knowledge, dedication, discipline and passion; all key ingredients for a successful tenure at Maritime College. Coach Steinbach made a very favorable impression with all the staff members who had the opportunity to meet him. We are all pleased to have Coach Steinbach a member of our team".
Coach Steinbach grew up in Long Island, graduating from Valley Stream South High School before attending Georgia Southern University. Steinbach currently owns and operates two successful restaurants. Gene resides with his wife Bonnie and nine year old son Kyle in Garden City, NY.
Paul Sasso
Assistant Coach
Phone - (718) 409-7003
E-Mail - pasasso@optonline.net
Paul Sasso enters his first year as assistant coach of the Maritime baseball team. He brings over 30 years of coaching experience to Maritime.
Prior to Maritime, Sasso was the pitching coach for 10 years at Molloy College and 2 years at Holy Trinity High School in Hicksville, N.Y. In addition, he has worked many camps and clinics throughout the New York area. In 20 years as head coach of three baseball organizations in Long Island and Brooklyn, he has been part of 15 local and regional championship teams. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Cadets Baseball Club.
Sasso attended Brooklyn College and currently lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Joe Penny
Assistant Coach
Phone - (718) 409-7003
E-Mail – jpenny@sunymaritime.edu
Joe Penny begins his first year as a member of the coaching staff at Maritime. His primary duties will be working with the pitching staff and conditioning the players.
Penny comes to Maritime with 3 years of coaching experience at Molloy College following a very successful playing career at that school. He is among the career leaders in wins, saves, strikeouts and ERA. Penny was part of Molloy's first Conference Championship team in 2001.
Penny graduated from Molloy College in 2005 with a degree in sociology.
Mike Vecchione
Assistant Coach
Phone - (718) 409-7003
E-Mail – mvecchione@sunymaritime.edu
Mike Vecchione joins the coaching staff of the Maritime baseball team as an assistant pitching coach. His duties will include conditioning and pitching instruction.
Vecchione was a starting pitcher for Molloy College in 2005 before moving to the bullpen in 2009 where he became one of the top closers in the conference contributing to a league championship. Prior to Maritime, he has gained experience working with many professional pitching instructors.
Vecchione is currently completing his degree in education at Molloy. He lives in Levittown, N.Y.