Tony Kurucz

Tony Kurucz was named Head Coach of The College of Saint Rose softball program in October 2023.  He joined the staff as an assistant prior to the 2022-23 season and was promoted to Interim Head Coach prior to the 2023 fall season.  


In 2024, The Golden Knights underwent a resurgence on the field posting the most wins for the program since 1996.  The team was also ranked by the NCAA East Region over multiple weeks – first time in school history.  The Golden Knights also had three players receive Northeast-10 All-Conference and NCAA Regional honors


Kurucz arrived at Saint Rose after serving as the Softball Recruiting Coordinator/Data Analyst at Herkimer County Community College, a role he held since March of 2016. While on staff with the Generals, Kurucz also oversaw team defensive skills responsibilities beginning in 2018.   During his time at Herkimer, Kurucz Assisted in the development of 11 NJCAA All-Americans and 13 NFCA NJCAA All-Americans.


In his first two full seasons as Herkimer’s Defensive Skills Coach, the team committed a mere 0.826 errors per game, surrendered only .543 unearned runs per game, and recorded a fielding percentage of .968.  During that period of time, the Generals went 92-13 overall, while collecting two straight Conference and Regional titles. HCCC also reached the NJCAA Division III National Championships two times, where the team earned two national runner-up finishes.


In 2019, Kurucz was recognized as an Easton/National Fastpitch Coach’s Association (NFCA) Assistant Coach of the Year for serving as the program’s defensive coordinator, first base coach and lead recruiter. 


Prior to Herkimer, Kurucz spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Onondaga Community College, where he focused on team defense, student-athlete recruitment, and team fundraising.   He  has also coached at Cazenovia High School, where he managed the Junior Varsity and Varsity Softball teams over eight seasons.