Entering his 14th season as Head Coach at SUNY Oneonta, Grimm has coached his team to five SUNYAC tournament appearances. He has coached 27 All-SUNYAC performers, ten All-New York Region performers, an ECAC All-Star, a Don Axtell SUNYAC Pitcher of the Year, a Clark V. Whited SUNYAC Rookie of the Year, a D3baseball.com All-American, has had one player selected in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft and has had five players play or been offered professional contracts.
The 2023 version of the Red Dragons completed one of the better seasons in recent history, finishing 25-15, with a 3rd place finish in the SUNYAC, and were regionally ranked in multiple NCAA Region 3 polls, peaking at number 7. The team also set a school record by winning 13 games in row. Utility player Sean Liquori and Third baseman Jake Barrett earned first team all SUNYAC honors and Starting Pitcher Devin Rooney earned second team all SUNYAC Honors. Liquori was also recognized as an ABCA/Rawling All Region performer on the third team and Barrett was recognized as a D3Baseball.com All Region performer on the third team. Thomas Skoczek was also recognized as the SUNYAC Elite 20 performer for baseball, having the highest GPA at the conference championship. Brad Turner and Derek Shea also earned Academic All District Team honors as selected by College Sports Communicators for their combined contributions on the field and their work in the classroom.
In the return to the diamond in 2021 following the Covid-19 Outbreak in 2020, the Red Dragon's finished the regular season 11-11 and in second place in the SUNYAC Eastern Division to qualify for the SUNYAC tournament while finishing with 2 wins over top 25 programs. LHP Mike Losak paced the SUNYAC in Saves and K/9 to earn 2nd Team All SUNYAC and 3rd team ABCA All New York Region Honors. 1B/LHP Sean Liquori was elected as the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year and 2nd Team ALL SUNYAC after finishing among the league leaders in Wins, IP, ERA, all while hitting near .300 for the season.
In a shortened 2020 season, the team finished in the top 50 nationally in Stolen Bases per game and Sac Flies and the top 100 nationally in triples, stolen bases, Sac Bunts, HBP, Walks per 9 innings, Double Plays and Double Plays per game. Sean McGlynn finished in the top 50 nationally in SB per game, James Ceparano finished in the top 50 nationally in Walks per game, and Pat McGee finished in the top 50 nationally in Sac Flies. The team also had the 30th ranked SOS in the country when the season was cut short. Mike Losak also earned the SUNYAC Award of Valor.
The 2019 team finished third in the SUNYAC tournament and finished in the top 50 nationally in stolen bases and stolen bases per game and the top 100 in triples and triples per game. Along with that, Rob Ottaviano led the SUNYAC in earned run average while earning All New York Region and All-SUNYAC honors. Ryan Fay led the SUNYAC in appearances while earning All-SUNYAC honors, Steven Gerringer led the SUNYAC in saves and Mickey Mullins led the SUNYAC in stolen bases per game.
The 2018 team finished ranked in the top 50 nationally in hits allowed per 9 Innings, and the top 100 nationally in home runs, home runs per game, ERA, and strikeouts per 9 innings. Along with that, Takoda Sitar led the SUNYAC in strikeouts per 9 innings and Dom Lamonica led the SUNYAC in home runs.
Since arriving at SUNY Oneonta the baseball team has seen steady success in the classroom. During this time, 130 different times players have earned SUNYAC Academic honors, 25 players have been inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society, two players have earned CSC Academic All District and one player has won the SUNYAC Elite 20 award. The team has also been honored 7 times with the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award in recognition of a team GPA over 3.0 for the entire school year.
During the summer of 2009, Grimm co-founded the Sherrill Silversmiths collegiate summer baseball team and the Sherrill Athletic Club, Inc., a 501c3 non profit. The team plays in the MLB Funded New York Collegiate Baseball League. After a ten year hiatus, Grimm returned to the Noyes Park Dugout in 2021 and has been there since. In 2023 he oversaw the best season in franchise history as Sherrill posted the first winning season in NYCBL history at 23-18-1, secured just the third playoff berth in franchise history, won its first ever playoff series advancing out of the wild card round, before eventually falling in the Eastern Conference Championship Series. At the season's end Grimm was also elected to serve as the President of the franchise for a second time. In 2021 and 2022 he guided the team to within one game of just the third NYCBL playoff appearance in franchise history. In his return to Sherrill he has coached 13 All NYCBL performers, 4 NYCBL Top Prospects, one player selected in the MLB Amateur Draft and helped tutor Jack Kaloogian who was named an Uprising Coach in 2021. In 2011, Sherrill transitioned into the NYCBL from the now defunct ECBL. In his first run with the team, Grimm coached three players who signed professional contracts. He also coached nine ECBL All Stars, three NYCBL All-stars, one All-NYCBL performer, and the player who set the NYCBL single season mark for stolen bases at 62. He also had the privilege to coach third base during the 2011 NYCBL All-Star game and the 2009 ECBL All-Star game.
Immediately before coming to Oneonta, Coach Grimm served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY for the 2011 season. In his one season at Hamilton, he helped the pitching staff lower their team ERA by over three runs. He also helped the team to the longest winning streak in four years.
Prior to arriving at Hamilton, he spent three years (2008-2010) as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, WV. In his three years at D&E, he coached three All-WVIAC pitchers, one All-Atlantic Region pitcher, and saw the school record for career and single season saves, and career appearances broke. During his time at D&E the pitching staff lowered its team ERA by over three runs, the team increased its win total by 16 from nine in 2008 to 25 in 2010, helped D&E make the WVIAC tournament in 2009, and helped D&E achieve a No. 8 ranking in the Atlantic Region Poll in 2010. He coached one pitcher that signed a professional contract.
In the summer of 2008, Grimm served as an assistant coach with the Haymarket Senators of the Valley League, which is a MLB sponsored collegiate league, in Virginia. During his one season in Haymarket he helped the team make the Valley League playoffs for the first time in franchise history and coached four players who signed MLB contracts.
In 2007, Grimm served as the pitching coach at Cazenovia College. In his one season at Cazenovia he coached one All-NEAC Pitcher and saw the single season record for saves broke. He helped guide Cazenovia to the NEAC Conference Tournament in 2007.
Coach Grimm has also worked many camps and clinics including those at the United States Naval Academy, Mississippi State University, The University of Mississippi, Harvard University, Lafayette University, and Hartford University.
Coach Grimm is a 2010 Graduate of West Virginia University with a M.S. Degree in Athletic Coaching Education.
In 2006, he received his B.S. in Recreation and Tourism Management from Concord University in Athens, WV. While at Concord, Grimm pitched two seasons for the Mountain Lions. He had a combined record of 7-3 in those two seasons while being used primarily as a reliever. In 2006, he finished 5-3 with one save in 21 appearances for a team that played in the WVIAC Conference Championship game and finished 8th in the Atlantic Region. He also earned WVIAC Commissioner’s List Honors in his senior season for his work in the classroom.
In 2004, he received an A.S. in Recreation Leadership from Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, NY. In his two seasons with the Lazers, Grimm was a part of two teams that qualified for the Region III tournament. In his sophomore season, he led OCC in wins, strikeouts, and opponents’ batting average against. He finished his OCC career with a complete game no hitter against Mercyhurst Northeast in the Region III tournament.
During the summer of 2003 Grimm pitched for the Mohawk Valley Cobras of the NYCBL.
A 2001 graduate of Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central, Grimm lettered in Baseball and Basketball while also playing Legion baseball for Sherrill Post 230.
Coach Grimm currently resides in Bainbridge with his wife Megan, and their two children Ellie and Maddox.
