Washington & Jefferson College Athletics

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A 12-time Presidents' Athletic Conference Baseball Coach of the Year and two-time ABCA Mideast Regional Coach of the Year. Jeff Mountain (Allegheny '00) just completed his 23rd season as head coach at Washington & Jefferson College in 2025. In addition, Mountain has served as an Assistant Athletic Director within the athletic department since July of 2015. 

Mountain has helped W&J win 12 Presidents' Athletic Conference baseball titles and the 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 squads earned spots in the NCAA Division III Tournament field. In addition, W&J secured the 2006 and 2007 ECAC Division III Tournament Championships in the postseason.

Mountain, the all-time baseball coaching victories leader at Washington & Jefferson College, is the 36th head coach in program history. He holds a 666-322-2 record (.674). W&J has made 15 total postseason appearances (11 NCAA, 4 ECAC) under his direction. Among Division III head coaches, Mountain's winning percentage currently ranks 19th and his 666 wins ranks as 28th most.

Mountain has put W&J baseball on the national radar. Washington & Jefferson claimed six consecutive PAC regular-season championships (2011 Co-Champs) from 2009-14 and repeated that feat again from 2019-2025. W&J has hosted the league tournament at Ross Memorial Park 13 times in the past 15 years. In Mountain's 23 years, W&J has finished as the PAC regular-season champion 17 times. 

Mountain led the 2017 team to the program's first NCAA Division III Mideast Regional title and the first trip to the Division III Baseball Championship in Appleton, Wis. Under Mountain's guidance, the Presidents again reached the Division III Baseball Championship in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 2019. The Presidents swept through the Salisbury Regional by beating the host #10 Sea Gulls before knocking off 11th ranked Rowan University twice. W&J then earned a road sweep over Misericordia University in the Super Regional round to advance to the College World Series. For his efforts, Mountain was named 2019 ABCA Division III Mideast Co-Coach of the Year.

Prior to his arrival, the Presidents had won a combined 21 games in four seasons. Since then, W&J has produced 156 All-PAC players, 50 All-Region selections and 12 All-Americans (2007 graduates Sam Mann and Shaun Pfeil; Eddie Nogay '14 in 2013; Nick Vento '17, Riley Groves '17, Derek Helbing '17 in 2017, Mullen Socha '19 in 2019, Henry Litman '22 in 2021 and Tyler Horvat '23 in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and Dante DiMatteo '25 in 2025). 

W&J compiled 28 wins during the 2025 season. The Presidents were once again the top seed for the PAC Tournament. The Red and Black put together a 16-4 mark in conference play to finish in a tie for first place during the regular season. A regular sweep over Grove City gave W&J the right to secure the top seed for the league tournament. The season was highlighted by wins over four NCAA Tournament qualifiers - a home win over Mount Union on Feb. 26, a sweep of Marymount on March 10, a sweep of Grove City on April 2 and a non-conference road victory over Baldwin Wallace on April 10. Following one of the best pitching seasons in program history, Dante DiMatteo earned several postseason accolades, including All-America honors from D3baseball.com and the ABCA, D3baseball.com Regional Pitcher of the Year and PAC Pitcher of the Year. 

The 2024 Presidents finished with 34 wins, secured its 16th PAC Championship and made it to the NCAA Tournament for an 11th time. W&J went 2-2 and advanced to the Cortland, N.Y. Regional final. Junior shortstop Jacob LaDuca was voted PAC Player of the Year and Mountain earned PAC Coach of the Year honors for a 12th time. The PAC Tournament title was the fifth-straight for the Presidents. Mountain had four players earn All-Region honors including Scout Zaas earning First Team All-Region from D3baseball.com and the ABCA. In addition, Zaas earned First Team Academic All-America status from the College Sports Communicators. 

The 2023 squad posted 32 wins, earned its 15th PAC Championship and made its 10th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Senior utilty man Tyler Horvat became the first player to earn both PAC Pitcher and PAC Player of the Year honors in the same season. Additionally, Horvat earned All-America honors from both the ABCA and D3Baseball.com. Mountain captured win No. 600 with a doubleheader sweep of Allegheny on May 6. 

His 2022 team posted a 37-10 overall record and captured W&J's 14th conference championship. Senior catcher Peter Kalinski earned PAC Player of the Year while Mountain earned PAC Coach of the Year laurels. W&J posted a 25-2 record in PAC play and swept its way to a third-straight PAC Tournament Championship. The Presidents recorded wins over Lebanon Valley and Mitchell at NCAA Regionals before bowing out with a pair of losses to Rowan. W&J had six players earn ABCA All-Region and five players named D3baseball.com All-Region. Tyler Horvat was named an All-America selection by the ABCA. Both Evan Sante and Horvat were named First Team Academic All-Americans by CoSIDA. 

His 2021 squad sported a 37-3 overall record and captured another PAC title. The 2021 team swept the PAC yearly awards: Adam Morris (Player), Henry Litman (Pitcher), Tyler Horvat (Newcomer) and Mountain (Coach). Horvat and Litman were both selected as All-America selections by both the ABCA and D3baseball.com. Horvat earned First Team All-America status from D3baseball.com, as he became the first President to be named First Team AA under Mountain. Additionally, Adam Morris, Michael Zito and Nick Drake picked up All-Region accolades. The 2021 team finished at No. 13 in the final D3baseball.com Top 25 poll. 

W&J compiled a 38-13 record and reached the College World Series for a second time in three seasons in 2019. After a 3-7 start to the season, Mountain has helped guide the Presidents to 35 wins in their final 41 games. W&J recorded a 9-2 record in postseason play as the Red and Black secured the PAC title, the Salisbury Regional title and the South Super Regional title before going 1-2 at the College World Series. The Presidents had nine players honored on the All-PAC teams, including six First Team selections. Junior Ben Marsico was named the PAC Pitcher of the Year. Marsico became the eighth President to earn the award since 2009, including the third straight. Marsico, Mullen Socha and Mitchell Taufer gained All-Mideast Region accolades from D3baseball.com. Marsico and Socha were All-ECAC First Team picks while James Artale was named to the Second Team. Socha became W&J's seventh All-America selection when he garnered Second Team honors from the ABCA. Mountain was named PAC Coach of the Year for an eighth time. He went on to be named Division III Co-Mideast Region Coach of the Year by the ABCA/Diamond. 

In 2018, W&J went 28-16-1, the seventh consecutive season with 25 or more wins, and finished first in the PAC regular season standings (16-2). The Presidents advanced to the championship round of the conference tournament and defeated Thomas More, 8-7, to force the "if necessary" game before falling to the Saints, 7-5. A PAC-record 13 Presidents were named to the All-PAC teams while senior Bryce Schnatterly was named the Pitcher of the Year, the ninth time since 2009 that a W&J pitcher claimed the award.

The 2017 squad had the most successful season in program history, setting a new program mark with 42 wins, also a Division III-best, including 21 wins in the PAC which tied the program's all-time best (2012, 2014). The Presidents defeated Grove City for the PAC crown in 2017 with a pair of 8-1 victories on the final day to advance to the 2017 NCAA Division III Mideast Regional. W&J won its first three games of the tournament followed by a 6-3 win in its fifth game of the tournament over fourth-ranked SUNY Cortland. In Appleton, the Presidents swept their way through Pool A with three straight wins, including two over Roanoke (Va.), and won the first game of the best-of-three National Championship series over Cal Lutheran, 12-2, before falling twice on the final day. The team finished as the No. 2 team in the final D3baseball.com poll, the highest ranking in program history.

Mountain added his seventh PAC Coach of the Year award to his resume prior to the 2017 PAC Tournament, followed by ECAC Division III South Coach of the Year and ABCA/Rawlings Mideast Regional Coach of the Year honors.

In 2016, Mountain led the Presidents to a 26-17 record. After finishing third in the PAC regular season standings, W&J advanced to the PAC championship game. The Presidents received eight all-PAC selections. Additionally, juniors Nick Vento (outfielder, Second Team) and Riley Groves (pitcher, Third Team) earned all-region honors from the ABCA.

The 2015 Presidents rallied from a fourth-place regular season finish to score a 17-5 championship round victory over top-seeded Thomas More and earn the program's 10th all-time PAC title. Sophomore pitcher Riley Groves '17 earned Co-Pitcher of the Year honors from the PAC and ECAC, while collecting all-region honors from the ABCA (Second Team) and D3baseball.com (Third Team). Additionally, Kyle Smith '15 was named all-region by the ABCA and Capital One Academic All-District.

In 2013, the Presidents captured their second-straight PAC regular-season title and claimed the conference tournament crown for the first time since 2009.  W&J’s 9-3 victory over Thomas More in the PAC Championship game earned Mountain the 300th victory of his career.  The Presidents placed third among the eight competing teams at the NCAA Mideast Regional in Terre Haute, Indiana, the program's best showing in the NCAA Division III Tournament to that point.

The 2012 squad broke W&J’s regular-season victories record (36) and the PAC record with 21 league wins, while earning its third bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament in four years. During the season, W&J attained the highest ranking in school history, as it ranked 14th in the D3baseball.com Top 25 poll.

The 2010 Presidents made history by becoming the first PAC team since 1984 to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. W&J competed at the Mideast Regional at Don Schaly Stadium in Marietta, Ohio. W&J also attained the No. 1 ranking in the Mideast Region late in the season. 

Washington & Jefferson captured the PAC regular-season title and notched its fifth 30-win season in six years after finishing with a 32-12 overall record. Jim Pasquine '10 was named the PAC Player of the Year for the second-straight season and was one of four Presidents selected to the Rawlings/ABCA All-Mideast Region team.

In 2009, the Presidents earned the PAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament and won two games at the South Regional in Salisbury, Md., while marking its first-ever appearance in the national tournament. W&J placed fourth at the eight-team regional tournament, defeating Washington and Lee (Va.) and York (Pa.). The Presidents set numerous school records during the 2009 campaign, including single-season victories at that point with a 35-14 record. Mountain was named the ECAC Division III South Coach of the Year and Pasquine was chosen as the PAC Player of the Year and was selected First Team Rawlings/ABCA All-Mideast Region.

In 2008, a young Presidents' squad earned the school's fourth consecutive postseason bid in the ECAC Tournament.  W&J advanced to the semifinals after defeating Pitt-Bradford in the first round.

The 2007 season marked another 30-win season (32-12). W&J was ranked as high as 16th in the nation and No. 2 in the NCAA Division III Mideast Region. Washington & Jefferson claimed the PAC regular-season and tournament titles and advanced to postseason play. Mountain was once again selected as the PAC Coach of the Year. Mountain played an important role in the development of Sam Mann '07, who became the first W&J baseball player in modern history to earn a professional baseball contract. Mann started his career with the Kalamazoo Kings of the Frontier League before signing a contract in 2008 with the Washington Wild Things.

In 2006, Mountain guided the Presidents to a 34-13 overall record and a No. 5 ranking in the NCAA Division III Mideast Region. The 34 victories broke the school record from the previous season and the Presidents' ECAC title was the first in school history. Mountain was also honored as the PAC Coach of the Year and was named the Washington-Greene County Men's Coach of the Year by the Washington Observer-Reporter newspaper.

Mountain became the leader of the Presidents in 2003 season. After posting six wins in his first season, W&J was one of the most improved programs in the country as they compiled 21 seasons in 2004. The Presidents surpassed 30 wins in a season for the first time when they recorded 32 victories in the 2004 season. 

Mountain served as the assistant baseball coach at John Carroll for two seasons prior to his arrival in Washington where his primary responsibility was the pitching coach, while assisting with hitting and defense. Mountain was also in charge of developing scouting reports and was the regional recruiting coordinator for Ohio, western Pennsylvania and western New York.

In addition to his experience in collegiate coaching, Mountain served one season as a consultant for the Wellsville Nitros of the Northeastern Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2000.

A 2000 graduate of Allegheny College as a history major, Mountain concluded his playing career as one of the most decorated pitchers in Division III. He was twice named the NCAC Pitcher of the Year and led the Gators to their first-ever NCAA Division III World Series appearance in 2000. Mountain was named an ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-American and a First Team All-Mideast Region pitcher following his senior season. At the CWS, he pitched the Gators to a 4-2 tournament-opening win over Chapman. In the summer of 2010, he was inducted into the Allegheny College Sports Hall of Fame.

Mountain, who was named to the North Coast Athletic Conference’s 20th Anniversary Baseball Team, also rewrote the Allegheny record books during his four years and is the school’s all-time win leader with 26 career victories. He also ranks second for innings pitched (239.2) and ranks fifth in Gator history with 185 career strikeouts. Mountain's graduating class produced the baseball program’s winningest four-year period (139-40) in program history.

Mountain and his wife, Gretchen, reside in Venetia, Pa., and are the proud parents of a daughter, Claire, and son, Bryce.