Alex Trezza - Baseball Coach - Boston College Athletics

Alex Trezza

Title:
Associate Head Coach
Email:
trezzaa@bc.edu
Phone:
552-1131

Fourth Season

Alex Trezza joined the Boston College coaching staff as the associate head baseball coach in July 2016. As the Eagles’ pitching and catching coach, he came to the Heights with eight years of coaching experience and 12 years of professional playing experience. Since joining the coaching ranks, he has helped guide 10 pitchers to the MLB Draft, including six during his tenure with BC.

Trezza worked with All-ACC First Team pitcher Dan Metzdorf, who returned for his senior season after being drafted in the 38th round in 2018. Metzdorf earned Collegiate Baseball News All-America Third Team and led the ACC with a 2.30 ERA before being selected in the fifth round by the Chicago White Sox. Right-hander Matt Gill (27th - Reds) was also selected in the 2019 MLB Draft.

In the ACC rankings, BC pitchers and catchers led the league with 36 runners caught stealing. Eagles pitchers also led the league by allowing just 0.44 home runs per game.

Three BC pitchers were drafted following the 2018 season. Jacob Stevens was selected in the 21^st round by the Diamondbacks; 12 rounds higher than spot in the 2017 MLB Draft. Brian Rapp was drafted by the Twins in the 26^th round and Dan Metzdorf went to the Yankees in the 38^th. The Eagles catchers combined to catch 17 would-be base stealers; throwing out the opposition at a rate of 23.3%.

In his first season working with the Eagles, he saw RHP/OF Donovan Casey earn New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA) All-New England Second-Team honors and be drafted in the 20^th round of the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Stevens was drafted in the 33^rd by the New York Yankees.

Trezza worked with catcher Gian Martellini in his first full season behind the dish and freshman backup Aaron Soucy. Combined with the pitchers, the Eagles picked off 14 and caught 12 stealing.

Trezza came to The Heights after serving as the head coach at LIU Brooklyn. In his two years, he had four players earn All-Northeast Conference accolades and in 2016, the Blackbirds boasted the top GPA in the league. Before the start of the 2016 season, he was a featured presenter at the 2016 World Baseball Coaches’ Convention at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. His presentations included “The Hierarchy of Catching” and “The Prepared Catcher.”

Before his time with the Blackbirds, Trezza was the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at Sacred Heart. In 2014, the Pioneers reached the Northeast Conference Tournament championship game. Two players were named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans and pitcher Kody Kerski was selected in the eighth round of the MLB Draft.

In 2013 and 2012, Trezza was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at New Haven. In 2013, Trezza helped lead New Haven to a 34-16 record and its first-ever Northeast-10 Championship. In his time at UNH, he worked with one All-American, six All-Region and eight All-Northeast-10 players. In addition, he helped mentor three eventual professional players, including 2013 13^th round pick Henry Hirsch.

Trezza served as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at Adelphi University in 2010-11. The Panthers recorded a 36-win season, a Northeast-10 Conference Championship and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Northeast Regional Tournament. The team had seven All-NE-10 Conference honorees and the conference tournament MVP. Trezza helped mentor five future professional players, including 2010 28^th round pick Keith Couch and 2011 seventh rounder Rob Nixon..

Trezza started his coaching career at Anna Maria College in 2009, where he served as the top assistant and helped guide the squad to a record 21 wins and postseason berths in the TCCC Conference and ECAC championships.

Before his coaching days, Trezza was a standout player at Stony Brook. He earned Freshman of The Year and New York State Baseball Conference Player of the Year honors in his first season in 1999 after hitting 17 home runs and driving in 55 as a shortstop. In 2001, he launched a program-best 23 home runs and was named the school’s first All-American after moving behind the plate and playing first base. He set several school records, including single-season home runs (23), career home runs (55) and career RBIs (176).

Trezza was drafted in the 18th round by the Detroit Tigers following his junior year and played four seasons in the organization. He received the Most Improved Player award in 2003 after recording 19 doubles and driving in 27 runs for High Class-A Lakeland.

He completed his bachelor’s degree in political science from Stony Brook in 2004.