Patrick Riley begins his seventh season at the helm of the Titans in 2025-26. Prior to being named head coach, he served as the pitching coach at Westminster for two years.
During the 2025 season, the Titans appeared in the PAC Championship title game. It was thr fourth consecutive season the Titans have qualified for the PAC Championship Tournament. Six players were named All-PAC.
During the 2023, 2024, and 2025 seasons, the Westminster pitching staff finished in the top three in the conference in earned run average (ERA). In the 2024 and 2025 seasons, the Titans were top two in the PAC for team fielding percentage. At the conclusion of the 2024 campaign, Westminster posted a .976 fielding percentage, which ranked in the top 10 in NCAA Division III.
In the 2022 season, Westminster had one of its most successful seasons in program history as it set a program-record for most conference wins in a season (17) and appeared in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championship game for the first time since 2012. The Titans had six players tabbed All-PAC, the most under Riley's tenure.
Throughout his career, Riley has gained coaching experiences across the United States and internationally. He was the head coach for the Fort McMurray Giants (Western Major Baseball League) in Canada, the Bristol Blues in the Futures Collegiate League in Connecticut and the North Fork Ospreys of the Hampton's Collegiate League in New York. Riley has also been on the coaching staff at the College of St. Joseph in Vermont, Iowa Wesleyan University, and Adirondack Community College in New York. While Riley was the pitching coach at the College of St. Joseph, the team won the USCAA National Championship in 2016 after going 52-11 and the pitching staff produced three USCAA All-Americans and one National Player of the Year.
As a player, Riley pitched for Division III Castleton University. He was a member of two conference championship teams earning All-North Atlantic Conference and All-Academic recognition during his time as a player.
Riley, a native of Strafford, Vermont, earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology at Castleton. He also earned his Master of Education degree from the College of St. Joseph. Riley currently resides in New Castel, Pennsylvania with his wife Jenna.
