In addition to helping our young athetes develop their skills on and off the field, Coach Clancy currently serves as the Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Coach at Eastern University.
Prior to returning to Eastern, Coach Clancy last served as the Head Coach at the University of Valley Forge in Phoenixville, PA (NCAA D3) from 2020-2023. While at UVF, Coach Clancy oversaw one of the most successful turnarounds for a program in collegiate baseball. Under Clancy, the Patriots Baseball program had the largest rosters in School History year after year. Not only was there success in growth, but simultaneously the Patriots also saw significant improvements on the field. This was capped off in the 2023 season where Coach Clancy led the program to a University record for single season wins, and it was the first time ever that the UVF program achieved double digit wins. Coach Clancy also led the UVF Baseball program to finishing in the top 25 in the nation for several team offensive categories, including the highest finishes of 3rd in the nation for stolen bases and 3rd in the nation for stolen bases per game. Player development at UVF grew exponentially under Clancy as he developed the program's first ever ABCA All-Region player and first Player to be signed to Professional Baseball. In 2023 UVF also set a program record for the most players to ever receive All-Conference awards from the CSAC conference.
Prior to Valley Forge, Coach Clancy was an Assistant Baseball Coach at Eastern from 2017-2020. Clancy assisted with the day-to-day operations of the program while specializing in pitching, player development, operations, fundraising and recruiting.
Clancy was a member of the marketing team for the Philadelphia Phillies from February 2013-2014, where he assisted all fans in activities and promotions provided by the organization, as well as the corporate sponsors. Clancy then transitioned to the Front Office as an intern, wearing many hats from February 2014-September 2014 where he assisted the Management, Scouting, Ticket Sales, Marketing, Community Outreach, Ballpark Operations, and Fan Development Departments with their day-to-day operations.
Coach Clancy graduated from Eastern University in December 2016 with Bachelors of Science in Business Management and a minor in Finance. During his undergraduate time at Eastern Clancy was a 4-year member of the baseball program. While Clancy was at Eastern for his previous coaching stint he earned an MBA with a concentration in Business Management in April 2020. For High School Coach Clancy attended the Lawrenceville School (NJ) and was a 4 year member of the Baseball program for the Big Red.
