Colby-Sawyer Athletics

Head Coach Tom White '09, HOF '14
Email: tom.white@colby-sawyer.edu
Phone: (603) 526-3607

Colby-Sawyer Hall of Famer Tom White enters his fourth season as the second baseball head coach in school history in 2025. 

White coached the Chargers to a program-tying 25 wins in 2024 with the first 20-win season since the year 2000. The Chargers ended the year 25-17 with a 10-6 GNAC record. In the first GNAC playoff berth in program history Colby-Sawyer ended the year as the runner-up in the number one seed pod play. Six Chargers would later be named to the GNAC All-Conference teams with three being named All-Region selections. 

White graduated from Colby-Sawyer in 2009 and was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014 for his career on the baseball diamond as well as the soccer pitch.  Before returning to New London as an assistant under Broughton, White was the head coach at  Northern Vermont University-Lyndon for five seasons.  He led the Hornets to three playoffs appearances and was named North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Coach of the Year in 2017.

During his playing career with the Chargers, White earned a number of different accolades.  He was named Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Rookie of the Year, twice named All-CCC first team, and once named All-CCC second team.  In Colby-Sawyer history, he ranks first in games played (141), first in at bats (464), first in doubles (39), second in hits (164), second in on base percentage (.450), second in runs scored (119), tied for second in stolen bases (40), and ranks third in runs batted in (133).   

After graduating from Colby-Sawyer White pursued graduated studies completing his Masters of Education in Athletic Administration at Plymouth State University in 2010. 

A native of Lisbon, N.H., White is married to the former Ellen Naughton '09, a women's basketball student-athlete for the Chargers from 2005-09. 

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Result
2021	2-2 *	0-0 (GNAC)
2022	8-29	4-14 (GNAC)
2023	8-25	4-13 (GNAC)
2024	25-17	10-6 (GNAC)	GNAC Pod Play Runner-Up
Total	43-73	18-33 (GNAC)
* 2021 Season Canceled After 4 games due to COVID-19

 

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Pitching Coach & Recruiting Coordinator: Ryan Connolly '08
Email:  ryan.connolly@colby-sawyer.edu

Ryan Connolly enters his fifth season on the Chargers coaching staff in 2025 with a primary focus on recruiting, player development and working with the pitching staff. Connolly has a heavy emphasis on player development and building relationships and skills that go beyond the field. Connolly recently got his certification for Rapsodo baseball pitching. 

While at Colby-Sawyer Connolly has led the pitching staff to set two program records in strikeouts in 2022 (205) and 2024 (253), while also dropping the opposing batting average 47 points from 2023 to 2024. 

He has held previous coaching positions at All-Star Baseball Academy, a player development organization in the Mid-Atlantic, as well as inter scholastically where he was the pitching coach and instructor for players 7-18 years of age.

Connolly graduated from Colby-Sawyer in 2008 with a degree in sport management. His playing career started at the University of Tampa, before transferring to CSC and appearing in 32 games with the Chargers seeing time both at first base and on the mound.

Ryan is a native of Littleton, N.H. and is married to his wife Brianne, and has one daughter Leona.