Anthony Del Prete, the University Associate Director of Athletics and Head Baseball Coach, will serve as Suffolk men's soccer recruiting coordinator for the 2019 season. 

Del Prete replaced Cary McConnell prior to the start of the 2015 season after he relinquished the role as he was named the University’s Director of Athletics. He became just the sixth baseball coach in the program’s 71 year history.

Prior to taking over as head coach he served as an assistant coach at Suffolk for 10 seasons. In 2014 he was promoted to Associate Head Coach as Suffolk won their program’s second Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Championship. Del Prete also served as an assistant in 2005 and 2009, seasons in which Suffolk advanced to two of the program’s four NCAA Tournament appearances with Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championships.

He takes over the program of his alma mater in which he graduated in 2004. In four seasons on the mound at Suffolk he recorded a 21-11 overall record helping guide the Rams to a 2002 NCAA Tournament appearance in which he was named GNAC Tournament MVP, the conference Pitcher of the Year and an New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association(NEIBA) All-Region selection.

He pitched for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2002 and served as closer for the Columbus All-Americans of the Great Lakes Summer League during their championship season in 2003. After his time at Suffolk, Del Prete had a brief stint with the North Shore Spirit ofthe independent CanAm League. In 2005, he signed with theEvansville Otters of the Frontier League. Del Prete spent 3 seasonsplaying professionally in Evansville, Indiana, helping the Otters win their franchise’s first and only league championship in 2006. He is ninth all-time in appearances (74) for the franchise. Del Prete has also traveled overseas to play as he spent the winter of 2005 in Perth, Western Australia, pitching for the Melville Braves of the Western Australia State League with stops in Antwerp,Belgium (2002) and Cuba (2011) in between.

Following his playing career, Del Prete completed his Master’s Degree in Administration of Higher Education in 2008 at Suffolk where he served as the department’s graduate assistant.

In 2008, Del Prete served as the institution’s Sports Information Director. He oversaw all media relations and publicity of the athletics programs while maintaining the department’s website. He also served as an advisory member for the institution’s athletic review committee in 2014.

Alongside his baseball responsibilities, Del Prete serves as the department’s Associate Director of Athletics. He will oversee the department’s compliance and recruiting coordinator and also handle scheduling for the varsity intercollegiate men’s sports teams.

Del Prete is a native of East Boston in which he still currently resides.