In August of 2018, Amherst College announced the hiring of J.P. Pyne as the next Head Coach of the baseball program.

Pyne, who became just the third coach of the program since 1966, brings over 17 years of baseball coaching experience to the Pioneer Valley, including his most recent three seasons as the Head Coach at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. His Division III experience also includes a six-year stint at Daniel Webster College (Nashua, N.H.) and time as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Saint Joseph's College (ME).