Keith Glasser was elevated to head coach in December 2018, taking over from Karl Steffen, who retired after a
Keith Glasser as Head Coach at Rensselaer
| Year |
Overall |
Conf. |
Note(s) |
| 2019 |
20-19 |
15-9 |
Liberty League Tournament |
| 2020 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
Season Ended Due to COVID-19 |
| 2021 |
6-8 |
6-8 |
Season Shortened Due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 |
14-18 |
6-12 |
|
| Totals |
42-48 |
27-29 |
10 All-League Players; 1 Pitcher of the Year |
distinguished 34 years at the helm.
A native of Rensselaer, New York, Glasser was an Engineers assistant coach for five years before being promoted. He worked primarily with the hitters and infielders, while also coaching third base. He helped the Engineers to a 105-98 record as an assistant, including 23 wins in 2014 and 29 in 2015.
In his first season at the helm, 2019, he led the team to a 20-19 record and an appearance in the Liberty League Tournament. Rensselaer defeated Union in the Wild Card to advance to the double elimination round. Five Engineers were named All-League, including Cole Paquin, who was also chosen as the Rookie of the Year.
The 2020 team won two of its first five contests before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A truncated 2021 campaign followed and RPI managed six wins despite a limited roster because of coronavirus-related restrictions. Regardless of the shortened season, Ryan Yerby was named the Pitcher of the Year in the conference.
The Engineers opened the 2022 season by playing its first 18 games on its home turf on their way to a 14-win campaign. Pitcher Chris Grome, a Ph.D. student, was among five who earned All-Conference honors before he was selected All-Region and named CoSIDA National Academic All-America.
Glasser has now coached 54 student-athletes who have earned Liberty League All-Academic recognition - 11 in 2019 - while 39 have been named All-Liberty League, including Sean Conroy '15, the 2015 conference Pitcher of the Year.
Seven have been selected All-Region and three have been All-America.
Throughout his tenure, Glasser has evaluated and trained RPI's hitters, catchers, outfielders and infielders on a daily basis. Also the team's primary recruiter, he worked as an admission's associate, giving presentations and communicating with prospective students and their families.
Prior to joining the RPI staff, Glasser spent the summer of 2013 as an assistant coach for the Saratoga Brigade of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. He was an assistant at his high school, Columbia, from 2012-13, helping the team to a Section 2 title in 2012.
Glasser served as an assistant at Siena College from 2009-11, where he was in charge of the team's offense, as well as fielding positioning. He assisted with recruiting and coached third base as the Saints set six program records during the 2010 season, including hits, runs, home runs, RBI, total bases and at bats. Four players he coached were selected in the Major League Baseball amateur draft.
As a graduate assistant at the University of West Alabama in 2008-09, Glasser coached the outfielders and was the team's first base coach. He also supervised the Tigers' strength & conditioning programs and aided the program's recruiting efforts.
Glasser is a 2008 graduate of Marist College, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in History. A catcher for the Red Foxes, he graduated ranked fourth in school history in fielding percentage (.988).
He and his wife Bryana live in East Greenbush with their young son, Walker.
Updated August 2022
