Two new assistant coaches will be joining Quinnipiac baseball for the 2025-26 season, according to Quinnipiac Athletics.
Former Bobcat Robbie Hitt ‘17 will be joining the coaching staff as the pitching coach, and Alex Denoyelle will join as the recruiting coordinator, after spending three seasons serving as recruiting coordinator for Bryant University baseball.
Denoyelle will be replacing recruiting coordinator Trey Stover (2022-25) and Hitt will take the place of pitching coach Rich Ceseca (2021-25).
Currently, Ceseca and Stover are listed as coaches on the Quinnipiac Athletics website, but this is due to the rosters not being updated yet, according to an email from Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Patrick Kraemer.
“Once the roster gets updated to this year’s team, the new coaches will be on the roster page,” Kraemer wrote.
Hitt spent three years with Quinnipiac as an athlete, before making a brief professional stint in the MLB. The former Bobcat pitcher was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers as the 217th pick of the 2017 draft.
Hitt served as a “crucial part of the Bobcats pitching staff” during his freshman year. He also set the single-season saves program record, with eight saves in his sophomore campaign, before that record was broken by Mike Davis ‘18 (nine saves) the following season.
Hitt bounced around in the minor leagues, where he played for five different affiliate teams (Glendale Desert Dogs, Milwaukee Brewers, Carolina Mudcats, Nashville Sounds and San Antonio Missions) until 2022. He then landed in the Frontier League, playing for Sussex County Miners for two seasons. In his second season with the Miners, Hitt garnered 53.2 innings pitched, 65 strikeouts and 26 saves, which earned him a spot on the All-Star team.
In 2024, Hitt landed his first coaching job as the pitching coach for Westfield State University. According to his profile on Quinnipiac Athletics, Hitt was in charge of every single aspect of the pitching staff.
“Hitt developed and executed performance plans and throwing programs for over 40 student athletes,” Quinnipiac Athletics wrote. “Hitt also prepared scouting reports based on video analysis, led in-game defensive/pitching strategy, and was responsible for pitch calling and running the bullpen.”
Denoyelle comes to Quinnipiac through the Bryant Bulldogs. During his time in Smithfield, Rhode Island, Denoyelle oversaw the development of Bryant players, including sophomore catcher Cam Papetti, who last season earned an America East All-Rookie selection.
The now Quinnipiac coach got his knack for developing catchers during his time in college, where he served as a catcher for Springfield College for four years. Denoyelle gained experience as a hitter as well during the back half of his collegiate career, hitting two home runs during his senior year.
While serving as an assistant for the Bulldogs, Bryant won back-to-back America East regular-season titles. Before his time at Bryant, Denoyelle served as an assistant coach at Keene State College from 2021-22.
As for Ceseca and Stover, it is currently unknown if they are staying with the organization in a new or similar role or moving on to a new program.
