Tufts University

• Location: Medford, MA
• Nickname: Jumbos
• Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference
• Division: III

College World Series Appearances: 1 1950

Tufts University has sponsored baseball since 1865. The school was known as Tufts College until 1955. Jim Lonborg is not usually listed as a player who went to Tufts, because he was an undergraduate at Stanford University. However, after his playing career he decided to become a dentist, and got his degree from the Tufts Dental School. As of 2005, he was still practicing as a dentist. In a similar vein, Andy Spognardi studied at Tufts Medical School after his playing career. Jack Slattery also went to dental school here after he had already begun his MLB career.

Notable Alumni

• Paul Bard, minor league catcher
• Peter Bendix, General Manager
• Rip Cannell, outfielder
• Ralph Carroll, catcher
• John Casey, college coach
• Wally Clement, outfielder
• Fred Crolius, outfielder
• Sammy Curran, pitcher
• Mike DeBartolo, General Manager
• Hod Ford, infielder
• Chippy Gaw, pitcher
• Rich Giacchetti, Italian Serie A1 pitcher
• Chuck Greenberg, owner
• Leo Hafford, pitcher
• Doc Hazleton, infielder
• Harold Kaese, writer
• Bill Kearns, minor league infielder
• Jim Lonborg, pitcher
• Doc Martin, pitcher
• Bill Morrell, pitcher
• Randy Newsom, minor league pitcher
• Fran O'Brien, college coach
• Jamie Pinzino, college coach
• Herbert Sanborn, college coach
• Wendy Selig-Prieb, executive
• Jack Slattery, catcher
• Bob Smith, pitcher
• Andy Spognardi, infielder
• Heinie Stafford, pinch-hitter
• Paul Svagdis, college coach
• Jeff Taglienti, minor league pitcher
• Jason Tower, college coach
• Walt Whittaker, pitcher
• Art Williams, outfielder

Coaches

• Jack Slattery, 1914-1917
• Ken Nash, 1921-1942
• John Ricker, 1947-1955
• Bill Kearns, 1956-1957
• Bob Meehan, 1958-1962
• John Coe, 1963-1964
• Herb Erickson, 1965-1974
• Rich Giacchetti, 1974-1975
• Leo Fanning, 1976-1978
• Bill Samko, 1979-1982
• Lee Sargent, 1983
• John Casey, 1984-2021
• Paul Svagdis, 2022-2024
• Bryan Stark, 2025-present

Assistant Coaches

• Brendan Casey, 2016-2022
• Fran O'Brien, 1997-1998
• Jamie Pinzino, 2 years
• Jason Tower, 2013-2015