Brian Blumsack enters his sixth year at the helm of the
Framingham State University baseball program. In 2012
Blumsack guided the Rams to a school record 26 victories, the third
seed in the MASCAC Championship Tournament and a second seed in the
ECAC New England Baseball Championship Tournament.
In 2010 Blumsack was selected the MASCAC Baseball Coach of the
year as he guided the Rams to a then school record 24 wins.
The Rams finished second in the MASCAC with an 11-3 mark and
qualified for the MASCAC post season tournament for the first time
since 2003. Blumsack's Rams were selected to participate in
the 2010 ECAC New England Baseball Championship where they advanced
to the semifinals. The 2010 Rams, who went 24-18 and hosted
their first MASCAC playoff game and set school records for games
played (42) and hits in a season (403).
Prior to joining the Rams, Blumsack spent two seasons as an
assistant coach at Lake City Community College in Florida. While at
Lake City, Blumsack coached over twenty players drafted by Major
League teams including helping to produce a 10th round pick for
the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. As Pitching Coach,
Blumsack's 2006 staff led the state of Florida with over 400
strikeouts, posted a 3.44 ERA and led Lake City to the
Florida Community College Activity Association State Playoffs and a
runner up finish in the Mid-Florida Conference. In 2007,
Lake City compiled 36 wins, produced the state, and conference
relief pitcher of the year, as well as the conference player of the
year. In 2010, one of Blumsack's Lake City pitchers was
promoted to the major leagues. Lake City's program was
nationally ranked in 2006 by Baseball America, and again in 2007 by
Perfect Game.
In his first five seasons at the helm, the Rams have improved
their record each year. The 2009 Rams offense had the highest
team batting average since 2005 and the highest team on base
percentage, slugging percentage and most RBI since 2003. As a
team the Rams hit 27 homeruns in 2009, which is the highest team
total since 2001.
As a player, Blumsack spent his freshman season pitching for the
University of Massachusetts-Amherst (1999) before transferring to
Central Florida Community College (2000). After his sophomore
season at CFCC, Blumsack finished his playing career at Suffolk
University (Boston, MA) where he captained the 2002 Rams team that
advanced to the NCAA New England Regional Tournament. Blumsack was
a two-sport standout at Malden High School (MA) where he was named
Greater Boston League MVP, a Boston Globe All-Scholastic, and a
Massachusetts All-Star in baseball as well as a first
team Greater Boston League selection as a point guard in
basketball.
Blumsack obtained a Bachelor's degree in History from Suffolk
University in 2003 and a Master’s in Administration of Higher
Education in 2005.