A coach with collegiate experience on both sides of the state, Vinnie Morelli enters her first season as an assistant coach at California (PA) in 2026.
Morelli recently completed his first season as an assistant coach at Susquehanna (PA), a NCAA Division III program in the Landmark Conference. He previously served three years as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Westminster (PA) after playing for the Titans from 2018-21.
While with the Crusaders, Morelli worked alongside 20-year head Denny Bowers – the all-time winningest coach in program history. Susquehanna won the Landmark Conference Championship as recently as 2023 before advancing to the NCAA Regional Championship that spring. Last year, the Crusaders ranked third in the league in stolen bases per game while sitting among the top five in doubles per game, total walks and ERA.
Morelli joined the coaching staff of Westminster in 2022 when the Titans advanced to the title game of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament for the first time in a decade. He helped Westminster record three-consecutive seasons of at least 20 victories while setting the program record for conference wins in 2022. The Titans boasted 13 different players that received recognition from the league during Morelli's tenure as assistant coach with shortstop Logan Mergenovich garnering All-PAC Second-Team laurels at shortstop in back-to-back years.
In addition to his collegiate experience, Morelli has served as head coach of the North Fork Ospreys in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League (HCBL) in each of the past two summers. The Ospreys play in Peconic, New York, which is 90 miles east of New York City on Long Island. This summer, Thomas Matuszewski led the HCBL with a .403 average after being a consensus first-team all-region player during the spring as a freshman at Jefferson (PA). Morelli previously spent the 2023 summer in Virginia as the hitting coach for the Strasburg Express in the Valley League
Morelli was a catcher at Westminster from 2018-21 and was a member of the PAC Academic Honor Roll as a senior. He appeared in 36 games over his career and made 23 starts, including 15 as a senior.
A native of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Morelli earned his bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in marketing from Westminster in 2021. He later competed his master's degree in business administration in 2024, also from Westminster.
