Montclair State University Athletics

Dave Lorber was named the 12th head coach in the history of the baseball program in December 2019.

Under Lorber's guidance, Sam Angelo gained All-American honors and was the first NJAC Player of the Year since 2005 during the 2023 campaign. The team followed that up in 2024 with Angelo winning his second-consecutive Player of the Year Honors, joined by Jack Haveson as an All-American. Lorber has been instrumental in bringing the baseball program back to prominence on the national level, leading the team to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 for the first time since 2009.

The Red Hawks tallied 31 victories during the year, crossing the 30-win plateau for the first time since 2006. Peter Cosentino was named an All-American in 2021 and became the first in program history to gain Academic All-American honors in 2022.

During the shortened 2020 season, Lorber guided the Red Hawks to an 8-4 mark, and saw Joe Norton and Michael Schweyher gain weekly NJAC honors. The season was highlighted by a sweep of then nationally-ranked Cortland in a doubleheader.

Lorber came to Montclair State after spending the 2019 campaign at Stockton University, where he was named the school's first full-time head coach. He doubled the Ospreys' win total from the previous season, which included a 10-game winning streak to open the season. Stockton also recorded its first NJAC doubleheader sweep in three seasons.
 
Before joining the Ospreys, Lorber spent six years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at George Washington University. His responsibilities included working with the infielders, team defense, and hitting in addition to coordinating the recruiting efforts for the NCAA Division I program. In 2015, he helped the Colonials set a school record with a .978 fielding percentage that ranked 20th in the nation.
 
George Washington qualified for the Atlantic-10 Tournament five times and surpassed the 30-win mark three times in Lorber's six years on the staff. The string of playoff appearances began with a 2013 berth that ended a six-year drought for the program. Lorber recruited and coached nine players who became Major League Baseball draft picks as well as two All-Americans and 13 all-conference performers.
 
Lorber also possesses college coaching experience at Division I Stony Brook helping the Seawolves to the College World Series in 2012. He also spent time at Division II Felician College and Division III Eastern University plus one season at Brookdale Community College. 
 
Lorber played one season at Central Connecticut State after two years at Brookdale Community College, where he helped the latter to the NJCCA Division 2 World Series in 2005. He earned his bachelor's degree from Central Connecticut in 2008.