Matt Perper is entering his fourth year with the Iona College baseball program.
Gaels baseball head coach Pat Carey announced the appointment of Matt Perper as assistant coach in September 2013. Prior to joining the Iona coaching staff, Perper spent the previous four seasons as an assistant at his alma mater Western Connecticut State University.
Following his graduation after five seasons with the Colonials, Perper immediately joined the coaching staff as hitting coach and third base coach. In 2012 his hitters led the nation in home runs. Perper mentored Conor Bierfeldt at Western Connecticut, a two time All-American who was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2013 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
During the 2011 season, the Colonials' offense set numerous school records under Perper's tutelage, and ranked in the top 10 nationally in multiple categories. Perper also served as the head coach of the Harrison Patriots, of the Westchester- Rockland Wood Bat League, and guided them to the 2012 WRWBL Championship.
As a player, Perper appeared in over 100 games for the Colonials as a first baseman, designated hitter and relief pitcher. Perper earned his bachelor's degree in communications in 2008 and currently resides in Brookfield, CT.
