Ben Farber began serving as an assistant coach of the New York University baseball team in December 2023. His main responsibilities for the Violets include working as the director of pitching analytics, and as assistant pitching coach and bullpen coach on game days.
In 2025, the Violets posted their eighth consecutive winning season, finishing with a 20-17-1 record and tying the program mark with eight University Athletic Association (UAA) victories. The teams’ pitchers struck out a program-record 304 batters, while the teams’ hitters twice belted four home runs in a game, tying the team record.
Shortstop Dakota Barbet signed a professional contract following the season, inked by the Reggio Rays in Serie A, the top division of Italy’s domestic league. Several other individuals also made their marks in ‘25, as Kosta Mocklis was selected D3baseball.com Second Team Region 4 and ABCA (American Baseball Coaches Association)/Rawlings All-Region IV Second Team, Connor Roggero was named ABCA/Rawlings All-Region IV Third Team, and both earned First Team All-UAA honors.
In 2024, the Violets posted their seventh-straight winning season (25-13) and went 8-8 in the UAA. The pitchers recorded the most strikeouts (279) in team annals, while NYU established program records for batting average (.343), runs (361), hits (455), home runs (36), doubles (100), slugging percentage (.507), and on-base percentage (.436).
In addition, the defense set new marks for fielding percentage (.970) and fewest errors (40).
NYU players received a multitude of accolades. Cam Dunn was chosen American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region 4 First Team and First Team All-UAA. Nick Argenziano was selected First Team All-UAA and ABCA All-Region 4 Third Team. Alex VanLandingham was also named First Team All-UAA, while Harrison Blueweiss, Nate Pallotta and Andrew Reid were Second Team honorees.
Farber previously worked for NYU as a Play-by-Play Broadcaster for varsity softball and baseball from 2018-19.
Prior to joining NYU, Farber worked as a pitching coach for Trinity School's varsity baseball team in New York, NY. Additionally, he took on the roles of interim head coach for the junior varsity team and head coach for the middle school baseball team at Trinity.
Farber previously served as an assistant coach for baseball and the boys basketball varsity teams at Friends Seminary. His coaching experience also included roles at Macalester College, Pitch2Pitch, and the Rising Star Baseball Camp.
Outside of coaching, Farber worked for the West Coast League’s Walla Walla Sweets as a Play-by-Play Broadcaster and the Director of Media Relations. He was also both a Play-by-Play Broadcaster and Staff Writer for the New Bedford Baysox of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
A 2016 graduate of Macalester with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Media and Cultural Studies, Farber, was a pitcher on the Scots’ baseball team. He went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in Journalism and a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from Northeastern University in 2021.
Farber is a native and resident of New York City.
