Head Coach
Tim Sinicki

Coming off the most successful season in the school’s Division I tenure, reigning America East Coach of the Year Tim Sinicki will look to build on that success as he enters his 14th season at the helm in 2006.

His 2005 squad advanced to the conference tournament for the first time, and won 23 games, including 12 in America East play. Five all-conference players led the charge, including the league's Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

In addition to his team's on-the-field success, Sinicki's program continued its excellence in the classroom. The baseball team has achieved a 3.0 or higher grade-point average for 12 consecutive semesters.

In 2004, BU completed a remarkable turnaround with a 21-win campaign, fueled by a 9-1 stretch in April. That one-year margin of improvement (+15.5) ranked third in the entire nation and lent credence to the program Sinicki has built at Binghamton.

A former Division I standout and Major League Baseball draft pick, Sinicki has instilled that level of talent and commitment in his squad, which will begin its fourth season of Division I in the America East Conference in 2005.

Already the all-time winningest coach in 49 years of Binghamton baseball, Sinicki had earned a reputation as both an outstanding teacher and mentor. In addition to his team’s efforts on the playing field, Sinicki’s student-athletes are role models in the classroom, where BU baseball players traditionally maintain a 3.0 or higher grade-point average (11 straight semesters).

During BU’s historic transition to Division I in the last four years, three of Sinicki’s players have signed professional contracts, including promising minor league prospect Jeff Montani, who went from being a Sinicki protege to the Baltimore Orioles system in 2001.

In his team’s Division I debut in the America East in 2002, Sinicki led the Bearcats to a fifth place finish — just missing a conference tournament berth. Two seasons ago, the Bearcats showed their mettle with a shocking doubleheader sweep at ACC member Maryland.

During the team’s transition to Division I, BU captured an ECAC championship in 2000 and earned runner-up conference honors in 2001. That 2000 season was highlighted by a school-record 26 wins, and the post-season bid in 2001 was the fifth in seven years for Sinicki.

The program’s other ECAC crown came in 1997, when then-Division III BU went 26-10-1, registering the highest win percentage in school history (.716).

Sinicki began his collegiate playing career as a freshman all-conference pitcher at Binghamton in 1985. One year later, he was named to the All-Region III team while pitching at nearby Broome Community College, where he was tabbed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Major League Baseball amateur draft.

He finished his playing career at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C., where the Catamounts captured back-to-back Southern Conference titles and competed in the NCAA Division I Championship both seasons. In two seasons, Sinicki compiled 15 wins, including a team-leading nine as a senior.

He graduated from Western Carolina in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Tim resides in Vestal with his wife, Tina, and their children Allison, Tanner and Ashley.

Assistant Coach
Ryan Hurba

Ryan Hurba begins his first season at Binghamton in 2006. He comes from Mount Olive College (N.C.), where he served as an assistant for two years. Before that Hurba was an assistant with Brevard Community College (Fla.).

As an undergraduate, he earned All-America honors at Oswego State in 1996. Hurba was a three-time all-region selection and two-time ECAC all-star. In 2001, he was inducted into Oswego's Baseball Hall of Fame.

At Mount Olive, Hurba coached two All-Americans and one MLB draft pick. While at Brevard, Hurba served under head coach Ernie Rosseau, a former minor league hitting coordinator with the Chicaco Cubs and New York Mets. The Brevard team advanced to the Florida State Junior College tournament, finishing fourth in the state. Hurba coached five Brevard players who were drafted by MLB teams.

He has also served as an associate scout with the Milwaukee Brewers and was head coach and league director of the Dunwoody Senior Baseball League in Georgia.

Hurba received his bachelor's degree in recreation and leisure studies from Mount Olive in the spring.

Assistant Coach
Andy Hutchings

Former collegiate standout Andy Hutchings begins his first season as an assistant coach in 2006. A Binghamton-area pitcher who concluded his college career with the Bearcats in 2004, Hutchings earned his bachelor's degree in human development from the University in 2005.

After an outstanding two-year stint at College of Charleston, Hutchings transferred to Binghamton for his senior season and helped the 2004 Bearcats more than double their win total from the previous year.

A 2002 pre-season All-American for Charleston, Hutchings returned home to Broome County, where he was an all-state selection for Binghamton High School in the late 1990s.

He was drafted in the 27th round by the Houston Astros in 2000, was used as a set-up man at Charleston as a junior. He posted a 2-2 record with a 2.91 earned run average in 16 appearances. The previous year, Hutchings was one of the top closers in the nation. He saved a school-record 12 games (ranked fifth in nation) and earned second team All-Southern Conference honors. Hutchings then pitched in the prestigious Cape Cod League, averaging 13.1 strikeouts per nine innings with a 2.25 ERA. He sat out the 2002 college season with a minor shoulder injury.

Out of high school, he played one season at Alfred State, going 8-2 with a 2.06 ERA.

Last summer, Hutchings played professionally with the New Jersey Jackals of the Can-Am League.