Brendan McGowan joins the TU staff after spending the last three seasons at UMBC. There, he was primarily responsible for coaching the infielders and outfielders.
McGowan made an immediate impact with the Retrievers during the team's 2024 America East runner-up season. He inherited an infield with four returning starters and guided them to a .969 fielding percentage, a 15-point improvement from 2023.
Prior to UMBC, McGowan spent two years at Navy, also as an assistant coach.
Graduating from Catholic University in 2011, McGowan was a two-year letterwinner on the mound for the Cardinals' baseball team and made 32 appearances across his two campaigns in the Red and Black from 2007-08.
Previously, McGowan served as the pitching coordinator and Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Rawlings A's Prospects organization.
"Mac [McGowan] is somebody who's paid his dues in college baseball. He can coach any position on the field because of his background. He was a pitcher and has a pitching background, but he's coached our defense and been phenomenal at that," stated Coach Bowen. "He's a guy who's always adding value to the program. The combination of his versatility, his motor and his character make him a special coach."
