College of Saint Rose Athletics

James Seeley enters his second year as head softball coach at The College of Saint Rose. Seeley took over the reins last August and is thus the sixth head coach in the history of the Golden Knights program, which dates back to 1979.

In his first season at the helm, Saint Rose finished with a 15-23 overall mark and an 11-17 record in league play. The Golden Knights closed out the 2009 campaign by winning seven of their final 10 games and two student-athletes garnered All-League accolades from the Northeast-10 Conference at season’s end.

Seeley’s prior coaching career spanned 25 years and culminated with a New York State Championship in 2007 at Hoosic Valley Central School. He garnered New York State Softball Coach of the Year honors from the New York State Sportswriters Association following the season. Seeley, who accumulated 385 career coaching victories, also had head coaching stints at Glens Falls City School and Bolton Central School to help account for 10 league titles, seven sectional crowns and five state tournament appearances.

Seeley, who is now retired, spent 18 years as the Superintendent at Glens Falls and Hoosic Valley. He received his Doctorate in educational administration from Columbia University in 1990 and completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at SUNY Plattsburgh. Seeley, who resides in South Glens Falls, currently does work for the Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Warren County.