Brandon Shileikis

Brandon Shileikis
Current position
TitleCo-Head coach
TeamUMass Minutemen
Biographical details
BornNorth Dighton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
2014–2018Quinnipiac
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2018–2021Pittsfield Suns (pitching)
2021Roger Williams (assistant)
2022Amherst (assistant)
2022Niagara Power
2023–2025UMass (assistant)
2025–presentUMass

Brandon Shileikis is an American college baseball coach and former player. Shileikis is the co-head coach of the UMass Minutemen baseball team.

Playing career

As a player, Shileikis played collegiately for the Quinnipiac Bobcats baseball team and was a four year letter winner. He was a pitcher on the team from 2014 to 2018.[1] He appeared in 51 games with 26 starts, totaling 10 wins and 12 losses.

Shileikis played for the Pittsfield Suns in summers 2016 and 2017.[2] He was also on the North Shore Navigators in summer 2014.[3]

Coaching career

From 2018-2021, Shileikis was a pitching coach for the Pittsfield Suns.[2]

Sheleikis coached at Roger Williams University as the baseball team’s top assistant in Spring 2021.

Shileikis spent a season prior to joining UMass as an assistant coach for the baseball team at Amherst College.

Shileikis also was head coach of the Niagara Power while splitting time at Amherst College.[4]

In September 2022, Shileikis was hired as an assistant coach for the UMass Minutemen baseball team.[4]

After head coach Matt Reynolds left UMass in August 2025, Shileikis ascended to co-head coach of UMass alongside Max Weir.[5]

Personal life

Shileikis is a native of North Dighton, Massachusetts.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Brandon Shileikis - Baseball". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  2. ^ a b https://archive.today/AipDE
  3. ^ "Register Players Encyclopedia". www.baseball-reference.com.
  4. ^ a b c https://umassathletics.com/staff-directory/brandon-shileikis/889
  5. ^ "Former Pittsfield Suns pitcher, coach Brandon Shileikis named interim co-coach of UMass baseball". www.berkshireeagle.com.