Susquehanna University Athletics

Denny Bowers ’01, who finished his 18th season in 2023 with his fourth Landmark Conference championship, has established Susquehanna University Baseball as one of the top programs in the Mid-Atlantic region after coaching the team to the championship game of the Landmark Conference tournament in the past four seasons, winning the conference title in 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2023. Bowers was hired as baseball coach in 2005, added equipment management duties in 2010, and was later changed to baseball coach/assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2012. After serving as an assistant coach for five years, Bowers was named the head coach in the summer of 2005.


 

• All-time winningest coach in SU baseball history
• 357-376-2 record as the head coach at Susquehanna
• 4 Landmark Conference championships in 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2023
• NCAA Regional Appearances in 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2023, including a regional championship game appearance in the latter
• Achieved first career NCAA Tournament win over Keystone (5-3) in 2014
• Landmark regular season champions in 2009, 2016 and 2019
• Eight seasons with 20 or more wins
• Chalked up a record 33 wins in 2016, adding 30 in 2014
• Finished 2016 ranked No. 15 in the D3baseball.com National Poll
• NCAA Tournament record of 9-8

• Led program to school record 33 wins in 2016
• Top three win seasons (2014, 2016, 2017) had Bowers at the helm
• Captured first Landmark Conference title in 2014
• Advanced to first ever NCAA Regional Championship game in 2023 after winning fourth Landmark title

• Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (3): 2014, 2016, 2019
• Landmark Conference Players of the Year (2): 2009: John Lunardi; 2016: Justin Cassinelli
• Landmark Conference Pitcher of the Year (2): 2009: John Lunardi; 2014: Casey Hood
• Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year (5): 2010: Nick Ferlise; 2014: Taylor Luckenbill; 2017: Bobby Grigas; 2019: Ryan Monroy; 2021: Teagan Duffie
• Landmark Conference First Team (31): 2008: John Lunardi (SP), Don Kirkland (C), John Lunardi (OF), Chris Price (DH); 2009: John Lunardi (OF/SP); 2010: Justin Portzline (2B); 2011: Dan Wing (3B), Ethan Rieker (OF); 2012: Ethan Rieker (OF); 2014: Taylor Luckenbill (OF), Casey Hood (SP), Matt Smith (RP); 2015: Zach Leone (C); 2016: Liam Conboy (RP), Zach Leone (C), Justin Cassinelli (OF), Matt Cassinelli (DH); 2017: Bobby Grigas (SP), Cory Fallon (DH); 2018: Will Carey (RP); 2019: Bobby Grigas (RP), Peter Yarem (C), Steve Lorenz (OF), Alex Burman (DH); 2021: Peter Yarem (C), Anthony Dombrowski (2B); 2022: Dillan Weikel (SP), Kris Morrow (2B); Sean McCulloch (OF); 2023: Tony Rossi (3B); 2024: Tony Rossi (3B), Sean McCulloch (OF)
• Landmark Conference Second Team (36): 2008: Tyler Reichard (OF); 2009: Justin Portzline (2B), Kurt Yannelli (3B), Tyler Reichard (OF), Jordan Thomas (RP); 2010: Chris Price (C), Ken Yayama (OF), Don Kirkland (OF), Nick Ferlise (DH), Ben Leonard (RP); 2011: Geoff Hunter (SS), Nick Ferlise (DH), Matt Smith (RP); 2012: Ty Raubenstine (OF); 2013: Spencer Hotaling (SP); 2014: Dylan Glassmire (2B), Nick Kennedy (SS), Bryan Palsi (3B), Ty Raubenstine (OF), Luc Kocher (SP); 2015: Bryan Palsi (3B); 2016: John Cooley (SP); Bryan Palsi (3B), Taylor Luckenbill (OF); 2017: Zach Leone (C), Cole Luzins (SS), Taylor Luckenbill (OF); 2018: Bobby Grigas (SP), Cole Luzins (1B), Nick Berger (OF); 2019: Ryan Monroy (SP), Anthony Dombrowski (2B); 2021: Teagan Duffie (SP), Chris Corrado (3B); 2022: JP Yore (DH); 2023: Sean McCullough (OF), Dillan Weikel (SP), Dylan Heyduk (2B); 2024: Vincent Mariella (RP)
• Landmark Conference Honorable Mention (5): 2024: Ryan Redmond (SP), Michael Mancuso (C), Griffin Shenman (2B), Michael Biuso (SS), Dylan Heyduk (OF)
• ABCA/Rawlings All-American (2): 2016: Justin Cassinelli (OF, 1st Team), Zach Leone (C, 2nd Team); Tony Rossi (3B, Fourth Team)
• ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Position Player of the Year (1): 2016: Justin Cassinelli
• ABCA/Rawlings All-Region (11): 2014: Casey Hood (P, 1st Team), Bryan Palsi (3B, 2nd Team); 2016: Zach Leone (C, 1st Team), Justin Cassinelli (OF, 1st Team), Matt Cassinelli (OF, 2nd Team); 2017: Cory Fallon (1B, 1st Team), Zach Leone (C, 2nd Team); 2018: Cole Luzins (1B, 1st Team); 2019: Steve Lorenz (OF, 3rd Team); 2022: Dillan Weikel (SP, 2nd Team), Kris Morrow (2B, 3rd Team); 2023: Tony Rossi (3B); 2024: Tony Rossi (3B)
• D3baseball.com All-American (2): 2016: Justin Cassinelli (OF, 2nd Team), Zach Leone (C, 3rd Team)
• D3baseball.com All-Region (7): 2014: Casey Hood (SP, 2nd Team), Matt Smith (RP, 2nd Team); 2016: Zach Leone (C, 1st Team), Justin Cassinelli (OF, 1st Team), Bryan Palsi (3B, 2nd Team), Liam Conboy (RP, 3rd Team); 2017: Cory Fallon (DH, 1st Team); 2024: Tony Rossi (3B)
• D3baseball.com Preseason All-American (1): 2017: Zach Leone (C, 2nd Team)
• Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth First Team (3): 2007: Rob Fox (RP), John Lunardi (OF), Tyler Reichard (OF)
• Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Second Team (2): 2006: Brian Ahearn (DH); 2007: Tyler Reichard (DH)
• Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Rookie of the Year (1): 2007: Tyler Reichard
• CoSIDA Academic All-District (1): 2020: Alex Berman

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  Assistant Coach, Baseball, Susquehanna University, (2000-2005)
• Equipment Manager, Susquehanna University, (2010-2012)
• Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, Susquehanna University, (2012-2017)
• Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach, Susquehanna University, (2017-Pres.)

• 2001 graduate of Susquehanna University
• Susquehanna University Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, 2009
• All-MAC Commonwealth First Team, 1998, Baseball
• All-MAC Commonwealth First Team, 1998 & 1999, Football
• All-MAC Commonwealth Defensive Lineman of the Year, 1999
• Resides in Watsontown, PA
• Lives with wife, Amy, has two children Elle and Jackson