Kraig Kupiec is entering his first season as head baseball coach at Newbury after serving three seasons as the assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts – Boston.   During his time at UMass the baseball program was the Little East Conference Champions 2010, New England Division III Regional Champions 2010 and went onto the Division III College World Series also in 2010.  Kupiec earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics at Wake Forest University in 1995 and then went on to earn a Master of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1998.  During his time at Wake Forest, Kupiec was a four year member of the baseball program as a centerfielder and was drafted by the Houston Astros in 1991.  Kupiec is also a published Author/Coach for his book Hitting Made Simple: A Guide for Parents and Coaches, which was published in 2006 and currently has a 5-star rating by Amazon readers. 

Kupiec currently resides in Lakeville, MA and will also serve as the recruiting coordinator for Newbury athletics.