Jeff Kane – previously a longtime member of the coaching staffs at the U.S. Naval Academy and Holy Cross – enters his first season as a member of the Harvard University baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2025-26 after joining the Crimson in August 2025.
A veteran coach with 16 years of experience in the Patriot League, Kane spent 11 seasons (2015-25) as an assistant coach with Navy, guiding the Midshipmen’s offense and recruiting efforts after serving as an assistant coach and associate head coach at Holy Cross for five seasons (2010-14).
Over his 11 years in Annapolis, Kane played a critical role in Navy having eight recruiting classes ranked in Perfect Game’s top 100, including four straight top 100 incoming classes from 2016-19 and a program-best No. 78-ranked class in 2022. He also developed 40 All-Patriot League hitters as well as three Patriot League Players of the Year during his time at Navy.
Kane helped Navy win five straight Patriot League regular season title from 2015-19, including a 39-17 overall record and 18-7 conference mark during the 2019 season. The Midshipmen captured the 2016 Patriot League Tournament crown to earn a berth into the NCAA tournament, totaling a school-record 43 wins.
Prior to Navy, Kane served as the associate head coach, recruiting coordinator, and lead hitting instructor at Holy Cross. Kane coached 17 Crusader position players to earn All-Patriot League honors. Under his tutelage, Jordan Enos gained Patriot League Player of the Year in 2013, and Stephen Wadsworth won Patriot League Rookie of the Year in 2010.
Kane previously served as the head varsity baseball coach at Westford Academy from 2006-09, posting a 60-27 record during his tenure, as well as the manager for the Lowell All-Americans of the NECBL during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
A native of Acton, Mass., Kane played collegiately at Clemson from 1997-99, while his brother, Ryan, played at Presbyterian College before becoming a sixth-round pick of the Anaheim Angles in the 1995 MLB Draft. Kane lives with his wife, Lilly, son, Travis, and daughter, Louisa.
