Nicholas Barese (November 29, 1986) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the

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. Barese played college baseball at

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from 2005 to 2009 for coaches J. P. Pyne and Barry Rosen and in

for two seasons from 2009 to 2010. He then served as the head coach of the Merrimack (2015–2021). Barese was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. He attended Braintree High School in Braintree. After graduation from high school, he attend

to play football and baseball. Upon graduation from Saint Anselm, he continued his baseball career playing professionally for

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. In 2015, Barese was named the head coach of the

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program, succeeding his Jim Martin.

Playing career

Barese was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. He attended Braintree High School in Braintree, and was a

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in football, basketball, baseball and track. Barese would go on to attend

, while there he played both quarterback and pitched for the Hawks. Barese would go on to play professional baseball for the

Coaching career

Barese was named an assistant for Merrimack College in 2011. In September, 2014, he was named the interim head coach of the Warriors after Jim Martin left the team to become an assistant at Rhode Island. Barese was promoted to head coach in January, 2015. In July, 2021, Barese was fired. In December 2021, Barese joined the coaching staff of the

. In July 2023, Barese was initially named interim head coach of UMass Lowell for the 2024 season following the resignation of longtime head coach

Ken Harring Kenneth Nils Harring (born February 10, 1967) is an American college baseball coach who was the head coach of UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball, UMass Lowell from 2004 until 2023. Playing career Harring was a four-year player at NCAA Divisio ...

. On August 7, 2023, Barese was officially named as the new head coach of the program.

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External links

Merrimack Warriors profile
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