Bryant University

A Rhode Island native and the holder of a 385-243-1 record as a college coach, Jay Grenier begins his fifth season as a volunteer assistant with the Bulldogs in 2017-18.

Grenier began is coaching career as an assistant at Rhode Island College in 1981 and landed his first head coaching job in 1993 at the Community College of Rhode Island. With the Knights, he was named the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Coach of the Year in 1994 and 1996 and the Louisville Slugger Region 21 Coach of the Year in 1993, 1994 and 1996. 

Following CCRI, Grenier took over as the head coach at his alma mater, RIC, in 2001. He led the Anchormen for nine seasons, turning the program around. He led RIC to its first Little East Conference championship and the school’s first NCAA appearance in 25 years in 2005. Grenier’s final two teams, in 2008 and 2009, set a program record with 24 victories.

Grenier has served as an assistant at Wheaton (MA) College and Barry University and is currently in his seventh season as the bench coach for the Chatham Anglers in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.