Gary Yeager Jr. has served as Albright's pitching coach since 2001. He is a 1996 graduate of Elizabethtown College, where he was a two-time All-American pitcher. Yeager was inducted into the Elizabethtown Hall of Fame in May 2011.
Yeager coached reliever Trevor Mastria to MAC Commonwealth Honorable Mention recognition in 2017. Mastria finished the season with a 3.71 ERA, ranking second on the team. He also recorded 36 strikeouts in 34 innings and earned two saves in 11 relief appearances.
Also in 2017, one of Yeager's former pitchers, Casey Lawrence, made his Major League Baseball debut, becoming the first Albright baseball player to reach the big leagues since 1931. Lawrence debuted with the Toronto Blue Jays in April before being acquired by the Seattle Mariners in May. He later set a Mariners club record for strikeouts in a relief appearance, recording nine in five innings.
In 2014, Albright finished with a 13-16-1 record, narrowly missing the Commonwealth Conference playoffs after being eliminated from contention on the final day of the season. The Red and White had five All-Commonwealth selections, including freshman pitcher Trevor Mastria.
In 2010, right-handed pitcher Casey Lawrence '10 became the first player during Yeager's tenure at Albright to sign with a Major League Baseball organization. Lawrence went on to earn Single-A All-Star honors with the Dunedin Blue Jays and make a start at the Triple-A level.
The 2009 season saw another successful campaign for the Lions, who qualified for the Commonwealth Conference Tournament for the second consecutive year. The Red and White finished the season with an 18-18-1 record and placed fourth in the conference standings.
In 2008, Albright posted a 16-18 overall record and earned a berth in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament. In 2003, the Lions captured a share of the Commonwealth Conference regular-season championship and earned their first postseason berth in five years.
Following his graduation from Elizabethtown, Yeager was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies and spent four years in the organization's minor league system.
At Elizabethtown, Yeager compiled a 20-3 career record with 21 complete games, 154 strikeouts and a 2.22 ERA. He still holds the school’s single-season records for wins and complete games, recording 11 of each in 1995.
