Head Coach Matt Noone

Matt Noone brings extensive coaching experience to Babson as the Beavers’ new skipper, following Mike Reed’s departure to the US Army. Noone arrives on the Babson baseball scene from Northeastern University, where he was assistant coach for 12 years. He was actively involved with all phases of the Northeastern program and, as NU Head Coach, Neil MacPhee, commented: “Matt Noone played a major role in the success of our baseball program over the past 12 years. He is a big loss for us and we will miss his many talents, but the Babson opportunity was simply too good for him to pass up and we wish him only the best. Mark my words, he will be a terrific leader for the Babson baseball program.” The new skipper takes over the directorship of the Babson Baseball Summer Camp.

In addition to his tenure at Northeastern, Noone’s coaching experience includes the Bourne Braves and Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League, as well as the Peter Fuller Baseball Club in the Intercity League. He has also served as director and instructor at several baseball camps throughout the northeast. He had a three-year stint as Lead Charter of the Boston Red Sox for Inside Edge, a major league baseball scouting service, rating all players’ performances. He is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. During the entire time he was coaching at Northeastern, Noone was on the faculty at St. Sebastian’s School in Needham, where he taught US History, Geography, and Algebra.

A 1990 graduate of Princeton University, Noone earned a BA in History. In 2000, Noone earned an MA in Educational Administration from Boston College. He had a stellar baseball career at Princeton, where he was a four-year starting pitcher for the varsity nine, captaining the Tigers in his senior year. The crafty southpaw earned many honors for his diamond exploits, including a spot on the NCAA Division I All-Northeast District team and twice being named to the All-Ivy League squad. He was also an All-Star hurler in the Intercity League for several years.

A Belmont native, Noone and his wife reside in Needham. They have two children.

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Assistant Norm Govoni

A fixture on the Babson campus for 33 years, Norm Govoni begins his eleventh season as assistant coach. Govoni is a Wellesley native and former baseball standout at Wellesley High School and The Tilton School. After receiving his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Syracuse University, where he played freshman baseball for the Orangemen, Dr. Govoni earned his Ph.D from the University of Missouri. He taught at Syracuse University, the University of Missouri, and Bowling Green State University, before arriving at Babson in 1970.

The driving force behind the Babson College Athletics Hall of Fame, the Professor of Marketing serves as Babson's NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative and chairman of the Athletics Advisory Committee. In his younger days, Govoni played amateur baseball in the Boston Park League and the Blackstone Valley League. Govoni serves as the hitting and outfield coach for the Beavers.

Dr. Govoni and his wife, Terry, reside in Medfield. They have three children.

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