Staff Directory

Pete Kelich

Title:
Director of Pitching Development
Email:
Joined Brown:
September 2025
Alma Mater:
Bryant '13

Pete Kelich is in his second season as the Bears' Director of Pitching Development in 2027. Kelich previously served as a pitching coach at Rhode Island College from 2022-2023 under current Brown Head Coaching Chair Frank Holbrook.

In his first season at Brown in 2026, Kelich saw Brown’s pitching staff lead the Ivy League with a 3.92 ERA in league games. Overall, the team posted a 4.60 ERA, a decrease of 2.79 runs from the season prior to his arrival. Kelich 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. Kelich also saw pitcher Ryan Oshinskie selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round (192nd overall) of the MLB Draft.

As a collegiate player, Kelich remains one of the top pitchers in program history at Bryant, where he compiled 30 career wins, which still ranks second all-time, and remains the program’s all-time leader with 273 career strikeouts. He also sits third all-time with 335.2 innings pitched from 2010-2013. He was a two-time First Team All-Northeast Conference selection in 2012 and 2013, a two-time Rawlings All-Region honoree and was named the 2012 NEC Pitcher of the Year.

Kelich was named the NECBL’s Reliever of the Year while playing for the Newport Gulls in 2012 and was honored as part of the Gull’s Hall of Fame Class of 2024. He was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 38th round of the 2013 MLB Draft and in his rookie season, Kelich was named the Arizona League Pitcher of the Year after compiling a 7-1 record with a 1.40 ERA, and 69 strikeouts over 58.0 innings. In total, he spent three years in the Padres organization.

Kelich graduated from Bryant in 2013 with a degree in marketing.

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