Tim Scannell is in his 15th season as the Trinity baseball coach this spring, having built the Tigers into an NCAA Division III powerhouse the last 14 years.  

Coach Scannell has an overall record of 374-163, which places him in the top 20 in winning percentage (.708) among active NCAA Division III coaches.

He has guided the Tigers to five Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships and five trips to the NCAA postseason tournament. Coach Scannell, who became head coach in 1999, has been voted as SCAC Coach of the Year five times (1999, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010). In 2002, Trinity set a new school single-season record for victories with 37. That same year, the Tigers advanced to their first-ever NCAA regional tournament. In 2004, Trinity matched that feat with another 37-game season and a trip to the NCAA regional. On three occasions - in 2002, 2004 and 2008 - the Tigers fell just one game short of advancing to the Division III College World Series.

Coach Scannell has led the Tigers to nine 30-plus victory seasons, and finished a year under .500 only once in his career.

He has coached one GTE Academic All-American and two Verizon Academic All-Americans. Coach Scannell has also had the privilege to coach 11 ABCA All-Americans.

Fourteen players have signed professional baseball contracts, including Chuck Huggins (Toronto Blue Jays), Ryan Cavan (San Francisco Giants), and Evan Bronson (Washington Nationals).

Coach Scannell spent the summer of 1999 as the hitting coach for the Cape Cod League champion Cotuit Kettleers. He coached current MLB all-stars Chase Utley (Philadelphia Phillies) and Garrett Atkins (Baltimore Orioles).

He has served with both the University of Massachusetts and his alma mater, Northeastern University, as an assistant coach.

As a player, the Xaverian Brothers High School graduate was a four-year standout at Northeastern, where he captained the baseball team his junior and senior year. Coach Scannell also spent two seasons playing in the prestigious Cape Cod League for the Harwich Mariners and the Cotuit Kettleers.

Coach Scannell is a native of South Weymouth, Mass.  Along with his wife, Christa, the Scannells have three sons: Matthew (age 9), TJ (7) and James (5).