Kyle Decker re-joined the Harvard University baseball staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2023 season after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Dayton during the 2021 and 2022 seasons and previously serving as an assistant coach with the Crimson during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He completed his fifth season overall with Harvard in 2024-25.
During the 2025 season, the Crimson earned a spot in the Ivy League Tournament and finished as the tournament’s runner-up. Harvard registered seven All-Ivy selections, including unanimous First Team All-Ivy accolades for Gio Colasante, alongside three Ivy League Tournament All-Tournament Team selections and three Academic All-District picks.
After the 2025 season, Harvard notched a pair of MLB Draft picks for the third straight season as right-hander Truman Pauley went to the New York Mets in the 12th round with the 373rd overall pick while right-hander Callan Fang was picked by the Minnesota Twins in the 13th round with the 389th overall selection.
In 2024, Harvard totaled seven Ivy League awards, including Ivy League Pitcher of the Year honors for Callan Fang and unanimous First Team All-Ivy accolades for Ben Rounds who hit .403, becoming the first member of the Crimson to hit above .400 since 2004. Over the course of the season, Harvard earned at least one win over all seven other Ivy programs.
Following the 2024 season, the Crimson tallied a pair of MLB Draft selections for the second straight season as right-hander Sean Matson went to the Cleveland Guardians in the ninth round with the 265th overall pick and right-hander Tanner Smith went to the San Diego Padres in the 15th round with the 450th overall selection.
Decker helped guide the Crimson to a berth in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament in 2023, securing the No. 2 seed behind a 15-6 Ivy League record, marking Harvard’s most Ivy League wins since 2005. The Crimson captured six of its seven Ivy League series during the regular season. Decker coached Callan Fang to earn Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors as the Crimson tallied five All-Ivy honorees and five Academic All-District selections.
Following the conclusion of the 2023 season, the Crimson boasted a pair of draft picks in the 2023 MLB Draft. On the second day of the draft, the Los Angeles Angels took right-handed pitcher Chris Clark in the fifth round with the 147th overall pick while the Cleveland Guardians snagged right-handed pitcher Jay Driver in the ninth round with the 278th overall pick.
Decker returned to the Crimson in 2023 after spending the previous two seasons (2021, 2022) as an assistant coach at Dayton. He helped lead the Flyers to the championship game of the Atlantic 10 Tournament in 2021.
During his time at Harvard during the 2019 and 2020 seasons, Decker helped lead the team to the 2019 Ivy League title and a berth in the NCAA tournament, including a trip to the Oklahoma City Regional.
Prior to Harvard, Decker served as an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts during the 2018 season.
Decker also has experience as a coach in summer collegiate baseball leagues. He served as an assistant coach with the Plymouth Pilgrims of the New England Collegiate Baseball League during the summer of 2017. In the summer of 2015, he served as the head coach of the Torrington Titans of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League.
As a player, Decker competed on the professional level in both Australia and Belgium.
On the collegiate level, Decker played at both Trinity College (2012 and 2013 seasons) and Oberlin College (2014 and 2015 seasons). He helped the Bantams win the NESCAC title in 2012 before helping the Yeomen capture the 2015 NCAC title. He gained both All-NCAC and New York Regional All-Tournament Team accolades in 2015. Decker earned a bachelor’s degree in politics from Oberlin in 2016.
