Panthers Hire Martin as Assistant Coach/Director of Pitching Development
7/25/2025 9:10:00 AM | Baseball
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh and Head Coach Mike Bell announced the hiring of Clay Martin as the baseball program's newest Assistant Coach and Director of Pitching Development, Friday morning.
"There was one name in the pitching world that kept coming up in our national search. It was an obvious choice and a natural fit," Head Coach Mike Bell said. "I truly feel that he is not just a diamond in the rough, but a rising star in today's game. We are extremely excited to welcome Clay to the Pitt baseball program."
Martin spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Seton Hill where he was instrumental in the Griffins making three-consecutive NCAA Super Regional appearances and clinching a PSAC Championship in 2023. In that short time frame, Martin helped the Griffins accumulate 129 wins, including 18 postseason wins.
This past season, he led First Team All-American Ian Korn to earning multiple National Pitcher of the Year awards. Under the guidance of Martin, Korn earned three First Team All-America honors, was named the Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Year, the PSAC West Pitcher of the Year and was a first team All-PSAC West selection in 2025.
In his second year on staff, Seton Hill maintained a 3.70 ERA throughout the 2024 season which ranked fifth in the entire country. On the mound, the Griffins had one all-region and two all-conference selections. Right-hander Aidan Layton, who earned multiple all-region honors, was selected in the 17th round of the 2024 MLB Draft by Oakland.
The Griffins earned their first NCAA Super Regional berth in Martin's first year at Seton Hill. His pitching staff led the Griffins to a perfect conference tournament record as they clinched a PSAC Championship in 2023. Martin's staff had the second-best ERA (3.54) in the conference in fourth-best in the all of Division-II. He had four pitchers earn all-conference honors while three would go on to be named all-region selections as well.
Prior to Seton Hill, Martin was an Assistant Coach and Director of Baseball Development/Operations at Division-I Eastern Illinois for one season. Martin handled the player development efforts of the program with performed data aggregation, analysis and implementation with coaching staff and student-athletes.
After graduating from Washington & Jefferson University in 2019, Martin spent two seasons as the Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator for the Westminster College baseball program. Martin served as a jack of all trades in his time with the Titans. He handled all recruiting efforts, managed the pitching staff and assisted with the catchers and infielders while also preparing and supervising the strength and conditioning program at Westminster.
Martin shined on the mound for four years at Washington & Jefferson where he left as one of the most accomplished relief pitchers in school history. He made 52 appearances throughout his career and currently holds school records for saves in a career (13) and saves in a single season (12). In his four years with the program, Martin was a two-time all-conference honorable mention while the Presidents won two PAC Championships, made two NCAA Division-III College World Series appearances and were the NCAA Division-III College World Series runner-up in 2017.