Frank Battaglia

Frank Battaglia joined the Adelphi baseball coaching staff for his first season in 2021.

Battaglia's work with the pitchers in his first year catapulted Nicolas Luc to the top of the Adelphi rotation and earned him his first-ever NE10 All-Conference honor.

Adelphi's pitchers struck out more batters than any staff in the NE10 Southwest Division in 2021 and -- along the way -- the Panthers captured a second-straight NE10 Southwest Division regular-season title.

Then, in 2022, Battaglia's mentorship helped guide Adelphi towards a third-consecutive NE10 Southwest Division regular-season championship, and the program's first NCAA Tournament bid since 2019.

Battaglia came to Adelphi from nearby New York Tech, having spent three seasons with the Bears as an assistant baseball coach and equipment manager.

Prior to NYIT, Battaglia was the coach at the Portledge School in Locust Valley for six years. He led his squads to two Private School Athletic Association championships and received three New York State Association of Independent Schools Tournament bids, beginning with the school’s first-ever bid in 2014.

Battaglia played collegiate baseball at Queensborough Community College for two seasons, before moving to Queens College, where he helped the Knights to their first-ever league title as a senior captain. Battaglia graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Media Studies from Queens College in 2001.

After graduation, he joined the Knights' coaching staff from 2002-09, becoming one of the nation’s youngest head coaches at the start of his fourth season.

Battaglia resides in Franklin Square, N.Y. with his wife and former Queens College second baseman, Kristen, and his daughter Kaitlyn, who attends Carey High School.