Brandon Hennessey

Brandon Hennessey joined the Broncs baseball team as an assistant coach on August 8, 2013.
 
Hennessey came to the Broncs from Reinhardt University (Waleska, GA), where he served as the assistant coach/recruiting coordinator in 2012-13, with his on field duties being the development of the pitching staff. In just one year under Hennessey, the Reinhardt pitching staff lowered its team ERA from 6.08 to 4.23, the lowest in the program history. Reinhardt pitchers also lowered their walks by 70 and lowered their batting average against by over 30 points.
 
As a collegiate player at San Jose State from 2005-08, when it was a member of the WAC, the right-handed Hennessey went 10-6 with one save in 67 games (15 starts). He struck out 89 while walking 40 in 158 innings. During the summer after his junior season in 2007, Hennessey pitched in the Northwoods League for the Waterloo Bucks, where he compiled an ERA of 1.97 in 27 appearances. He also served as the team representative to San Jose State’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
 
After his playing career came to an end, Hennessey moved into the collegiate coaching ranks, first at Gavilan Junior College in 2009 where he served as the pitching coach. While with the Rams, Hennessey’s pitching staff made tremendous strides by lowering its team ERA by over three full runs. Hennessey then spent the summer of 2009 coaching the pitchers in the prestigious Alaskan Baseball League for the Peninsula Oilers. That summer, the Oilers pitching staff led the ABL in team ERA at 2.40.
 
Hennessey moved on to Cabrillo College in the fall of 2009 to help resurrect the Seahawk program under his former High School Coach Bob Kittle. Hennessey served as his pitching coach/recruiting coordinator for three seasons. Hennessey’s recruiting efforts garnered Cabrillo the largest single season record improvement in the state of California. The Seahawks improved from a 6-30 record to a 23-13 record in just one season and Cabrillo made a California Junior College Postseason Regional for the first time in 10 years. In all at Cabrillo, Hennessey’s pitching staffs led the Coast Conference Pacific Division in ERA in 2011 (3.00) and 2012 (3.18) and earned back-to-back California JUCO Regional appearances for the first time in program history. Cabrillo was ranked as high as No. 12 during Hennessey’s time there.
 
After the 2012 baseball season, Hennessey accepted the pitching coach position at San Jose State under head coach Sam Piraro. Hennessey’s stay at San Jose was brief as Piraro announced his retirement two months into his coaching stint with the Spartans.
 
Hennessey coached 22 pitchers who went on to play at a four-year college as a junior college pitching coach, while tutoring nine pitchers overall who have been selected in the MLB Draft.
 
Hennessey currently resides in McAllen with his wife, Suzanne.