Staff Directory
Mike Maher
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Joined Brown:
- September 2025
- Alma Mater:
- Wheaton '24
Mike Maher joined the Brown baseball staff ahead of the 2026 season as an assistant coach. Maher works directly with the Bears’ infielders, baserunners and hitters, and also serves as first base coach.
In his first season on staff in 2026, Maher and his fellow coaches were named the Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year and led the Bears to the finals of the Ivy League Tournament. Brown’s 23 wins were more than the previous two seasons combined. Maher helped Brown's offense improve significantly from the year prior to his arrival, with the team batting average increasing by 25 points from 2025, along with scoring 1.53 more runs per game. Brown also ranked in the top half of the league in steals.
Maher came to College Hill after most recently serving as an assistant coach with the Worcester Bravehearts of the Futures League during the 2025 season where he worked with the team’s hitters and infielders. He also spent the previous year as a Mental Skills and Strength and Conditioning Coach at Complete Strength and Conditioning in Norwood, Mass.
Maher played five seasons of college baseball for fellow Brown assistant Eric Podbelski at Wheaton College, where he earned Second Team All-NEWMAC honors in 2024 after posting a .341 batting average with a team-leading 35 runs scored and a .468 on-base percentage.
Maher earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wheaton in 2024. While at Wheaton, he conducted qualitative research on how social media affects college students and their mental health.
COACHING TIMELINE
In his first season on staff in 2026, Maher and his fellow coaches were named the Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year and led the Bears to the finals of the Ivy League Tournament. Brown’s 23 wins were more than the previous two seasons combined. Maher helped Brown's offense improve significantly from the year prior to his arrival, with the team batting average increasing by 25 points from 2025, along with scoring 1.53 more runs per game. Brown also ranked in the top half of the league in steals.
Maher came to College Hill after most recently serving as an assistant coach with the Worcester Bravehearts of the Futures League during the 2025 season where he worked with the team’s hitters and infielders. He also spent the previous year as a Mental Skills and Strength and Conditioning Coach at Complete Strength and Conditioning in Norwood, Mass.
Maher played five seasons of college baseball for fellow Brown assistant Eric Podbelski at Wheaton College, where he earned Second Team All-NEWMAC honors in 2024 after posting a .341 batting average with a team-leading 35 runs scored and a .468 on-base percentage.
Maher earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Wheaton in 2024. While at Wheaton, he conducted qualitative research on how social media affects college students and their mental health.
COACHING TIMELINE
| Season | School | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worcester Bravehearts | Assistant Coach |
| 2026-present | Brown | Assistant Coach |
Saturday, September 12
Monday, September 07
Sunday, September 06
Sunday, September 06
