- 2019 Atlantic 10 Champions
After a brief stint with Manhattan College in the fall of 2018, Pat Porter is in his second stint with the Fordham baseball coaching staff, having previously served as a volunteer assistant coach in spring 2018.
“Pat is a huge help for me, my staff, and our players. He will be responsible for a lot of the behind the scenes, day-to-day tasks of running this program. He brings high level playing experience, tremendous energy and work ethic, along with the desire to learn every day,” said Fordham head baseball coach Kevin Leighton.
In 2019, the Rams captured the Atlantic 10 Championship for the second time in program history and made its first NCAA appearance since 1998. Fordham once again led the nation in stolen bases for the second consecutive with a school record total of 178, while also setting the modern day program record for wins in a season (38) and strikeouts (605). Individually, pitcher John Stankiewicz was named Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball, the NCBWA, and the ABCA, after being selected as the Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year.
In 2021, Fordham continued to develop top pitching talent, as Matt Mikulski became a unanimous All-American, a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, and the second straight Ram to be named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year. He also became the Rams' single season and career strikeouts leader and was a second round draft pick by the San Francisco Giants, the second-highest draft pick for the Rams in the modern draft era.
Since arriving in 2018, Porter has coached two All-Americans, eight All-Atlantic 10 performers, 11 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selections, and nine Academic All-Conference picks.
Porter came to Fordham after spending 2017 as an operations intern for the Ohio State baseball team, where he also played for the Buckeyes from 2012-15. He was a First Team All-BIG TEN outfielder in 2015, and was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 15th round of the 2015 MLB Draft. He has spent the last three seasons in the Astros minor league system, most recently playing for Buies Creek in the Carolina League in 2017.
