Veteran Christian Brothers Baseball Coach Marty Kenney To Retire

LINCROFT, NJ — After 46 years of coaching, Marty Kenney announced he will retire as the varsity baseball coach at Christian Brothers Academy.

First hired by CBA on April 3, 1974, Kenney is drawing to an end of one of the most successful coaching careers in New Jersey high school athletics.

Throughout Kenney's tenure as head coach, the Monmouth County boys' Catholic school won three state championships, eight state sectional championships, nine Monmouth County titles, seven Shore Conference Championships and 18 divisional titles. His overall winning percentage exceeds .700.

He won his 800th game as CBA Baseball's head coach on April 13, 2018 against Wall Township. Kenney became just the second coach in New Jersey high school baseball history to reach 800 wins and finish with 832 total wins.

“I would like to thank all of the coaches who have been part of our program during my 46 seasons. Your dedication was second to none,” Kenney said. “I am humbled and grateful to all the athletes who played for me. Your sacrifices and commitment to our prestigious program has embedded memories that will never be taken away.”

Over 20 Colts alumni are currently playing collegiate baseball, with more than half of them playing at the Division I level. And while it was never his ultimate goal, Kenney developed 16 former Colts into MLB draftees.

Kenney is himself an alum of Christian Brothers Academy. Before he was hired in 1974 CBA had three different head baseball coaches between 1961 and 1973. Under Kenney, the Colts won the program's first-ever state championship in 1977.

In 2015, Kenney's Colts completed the heralded "quadruple crown," which includes winning the state, sectional, conference and division championships in the same year. Only one other team has completed the quadruple crown in Shore Conference history.

Christian Brothers Academy will commence a search for the next head baseball coach later this month. Information will be posted on LetsGoColts.com.