John Cooley joined the coaching staff prior to the 2023 season.
Cooley comes to Molloy following a one year stint as a volunteer assistant coach at Farleigh Dickinson University. While on the Knights staff, Cooley was responsible for managing and developing the pitching staff. Under Cooley's guidance, the Knights team ERA dropped a full run, they earned four All-NEC selections, and returned to the Northeast Conference Tournament for the first time since 2016.
Prior to FDU, Cooley spent three seasons as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Susquehanna University. At Susquehanna, Cooley coached one all region, 13 all conference, and two rookie of the year award winners, while also winning a conference championship in 2019. From 2019 to 2020 in the COVID shortened season, Cooley’s staff saw an improvement in almost every category, most notably team ERA which dropped by over a full point. In February 2021, Cooley obtained his CSCS from the National Strength and Conditioning Association to better help his athletes in the weight room and on the field.
As a player, Cooley began his career at SUNY Westchester and was a member of the first ever team to make the D2Â JUCO College World Series in Enid, Okla. Cooley then made his way to Susquehanna University where he was a member of the baseball team from 2016 to 2018. During the 2016 season, Cooley was named to the All-Conference team, along with helping lead the team to a program record 33 wins and finished one-win shy of the NCAA Division III College World Series. Cooley also served as a team captain in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
