Amherst College Athletics

Chad Shade joins the Amherst baseball coaching staff after coaching across all levels. The 2025 season is his second with the Mammoths.

Most recently, Shade spent two years coaching at Kansas State University, where he was a graduate assistant in 2022-2023 and assistant director of player development in 2021-2022. During his stint with the Wildcats, Shade worked with infielders, outfielders, and hitters, and baserunning. 

In the summer of 2021, Shade began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Harwich Mariners in the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Prior to coaching, Shade played both baseball and football at Springfield College. Throughout his undergraduate baseball career, Shade garnered NCAA All-Region honors and NEWMAC All-Conference honors. 

After finishing at Springfield, Shade spent a year playing baseball at Kansas State University, and participating in five games with one start in 2021.