Jurczynski Promoted To First Assistant/Recruiting Coordinator
Alex Jurczynski (left) and Nadir Lewis (right)
PRINCETON, N.J. – Alex Jurczynski has been promoted to first assistant/recruiting coordinator Princeton Robert H.B. Baldwin ’42 Head Coach of Baseball Scott Bradley has announced.
“I would like to thank Coach Bradley for his mentorship and guidance over these last five years and preparing me for this role. I am excited to be in this position, as it provides an even greater opportunity to continue to develop our exceptional student athletes and compete for an Ivy League championship.”
“Alex has earned the opportunity to advance into our lead assistant and recruiting coordinator,” said Bradley. “He has impacted our program since his arrival and will continue to do so!”
Jurczynski is in his sixth year with Princeton. During his time with the Tigers, he has coached seven All-Ivy selections and five players that have gone on to play professional baseball.
In 2022, Princeton had three All-Ivy selections highlighted by second-team honoree Brendan Cumming, who set the Princeton single-season hit record with 67. Matt Scannell and Nadir Lewis also earned second-team All-Ivy honors.
James Proctor (Cincinnati Reds) and Jake Boone (Washington Nationals) signed professional contracts following the 2020 season. Ben Gross was selected by the Houston Astros in 10th round of the 2018 MLB draft and Ryan Smith signed a contract with the Los Angeles Angels in 2019.
Prior to coming to Princeton, Jurczynski was head coach at Hudson Valley Community College. During his time there, he was awarded Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year in back-to-back years (2015-16) while offensively ranking top five in the nation in batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base percentage all three years. He also recruited and coached an All-American Alex Koshgarian along with 14 players that were named to the Mountain Valley All-Region Team.
In 2016, his squad was ranked as high as No. 11 among Division III NJCAA Schools while finishing second in the nation in on base percentage (.464) and third in batting average (.370). On the mound, the Vikings were fifth in opponent’s batting average (.231) and 11th with a 3.69 team ERA.
In 2017, Jurczynski’s team won 26 games, the most since 2011 and reached the regional finals, its furthest playoff run since 2008.
Jurczynski was a catcher at Mohawk Valley Community College for two years before transferring to Oswego State where he was awarded all-conference accolades. Upon graduation, Jurczynski coached at Oswego for one season.
