Josh Laurie was hired as an assistant coach for the Yale baseball team in June of 2023. He spent the previous two seasons as the head assistant coach at his alma mater, Alfred State College in Alfred, N.Y. Â
In 2022 Laurie helped Alfred State set the school record for wins (26) and earn the program’s first Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular season championship. As hitting coach, he helped the team to its highest batting average as an NCAA team (.302).
Laurie earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in supply chain and psychology from Alfred State in 2021, captaining the baseball team for three years. He received the school’s Pioneer Legacy Award, given annually to the male and female athletes who have achieved success on and off the field throughout their career. An infielder, he was named first team All-AMCC in 2019. He earned a masters in business administration from Alfred in 2022.
Laurie has played professionally for the Alpine Cowboys of the independent Pecos League in Texas since 2021. He is a native of LeRoy, N.Y.
